Climate: 29Cost of public golf: 5Amount of public golf: 11Quality of public golf: 14Accessibility: 44__Average rank:__19.8*Pictured: Birdsfoot Golf Club, located in Freeport, PA.More info on this course.View more courses in Pittsburgh
Climate: 4Cost of public golf: 34Amount of public golf: 8Quality of public golf: 13__Accessibility:__43Average rank: 20.4*Pictured: Scholl Canyon Golf Course, located in Glendale, CA. More info on this course.View more courses in LA area
Climate: 2Cost of public golf: 45Amount of public golf: 18Quality of public golf: 10Accessibility: 33Average rank: 21.6*Pictured: The 17th green at Bay Hill Club in Orlando.More info on the course.View more courses in Orlando
T-6. Seattle
Climate: 6Cost of public golf: 28Amount of public golf: 23Quality of public golf: 23Accessibility: 28Average rank: 21.6*Pictured: Chambers Bay is located in University Place, Washington (20 minutes from Seattle).More info on this course.View more courses in Seattle
Houston
Climate: 20Cost of public golf: 22Amount of public golf: 17Quality of public golf: 16Accessibility: 34Average rank: 21.8*Pictured: Redstone GC's Tournament course hosts the Shell Houston Open.More info on this course.View more courses in Houston
Nashville
Climate: 8Cost of public golf: 7Amount of public golf: 42Quality of public golf: 44Accessibility: 9Average rank: 22.0*Pictured: Gaylord Springs at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.More on this course.View more courses in Nashville
T-10. Cleveland
Climate: 34Cost of public golf: 12Amount of public golf: 20Quality of public golf: 15Accessibility: 31Average rank: 22.4*Pictured: Chardon Lakes Golf Course is 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland (Golfers' rating __ ½__).More info on this course.View more courses in Cleveland
Climate: 22Cost of public golf: 2Amount of public golf: 41Quality of public golf: 39__Accessibility:__10Average rank: 22.8*Pictured: Young golfers walk along the Lake Hefner golf course in Oklahoma City. More info on this course.View more courses in the Oklahoma City area
St. Louis
Climate: 32Cost of public golf: 11Amount of public golf: 15Quality of public golf: 21__Accessibility:__36Average rank: 23.0*Pictured: Gateway National Golf Links is located minutes from downtown St. Louis.More info on this course.View more courses in St. Louis
Riverside, Calif.
Climate: 14Cost of public golf: 48Amount of public golf: 9Quality of public golf: 4__Accessibility:__42__Average rank:__23.4*Pictured: Oak Quarry Golf Club is located 45 minutes from LA (Golfers' rating __ ½__).More info on this course.View more courses in the Riverside area
T-15 Phoenix
Climate: 13Cost of public golf: 49Amount of public golf: 5Quality of public golf: 5Accessibility: 46__Average rank:__23.6*Pictured: Grayhawk Golf Club (Talon) is located 30 minutes from downtown Phoenix.More info on this course.View more courses in the Phoenix area
Climate: 3Cost of public golf: 47Amount of public golf: 27Quality of public golf: 18__Accessibility:__24Average rank: 23.8*Pictured: Torrey Pines South Course hosted the 2008 U.S. Open. Here's the dramatic drop from the 4th hole.More info on this course.View more courses in the San Diego area
Climate: 48Cost of public golf: 15Amount of public golf: 4Quality of public golf: 6Accessibility: 47Average rank: 24.0*Pictured: Rush Creek GC has hosted three LPGA events and the U.S. Public Links.More info on this course.View more courses in the Minneapolis area
T-20. Birmingham, Ala.
Climate: 19Cost of public golf: 13Amount of public golf: 45Quality of public golf: 38Accessibility: 6Average rank: 24.2*Pictured: At 8,191 yards from the back tees, RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge is the third-longest golf course in the world.More info on this course.View more courses in the Birmingham area
T-20. Louisville
Climate: 33Cost of public golf: 3Amount of public golf: 31Quality of public golf: 34__Accessibility:__20__Average rank:__24.2*Pictured: Quail Chase Golf Club is Louisville's only 27-hole championship regulation golf course.More info on this course.View more courses in the Louisville area
