Price Hikes: a Matter of Course

Green fees at public courses that have opened in Southern California in the last few years are usually substantially higher than at most established municipal courses. Here’s a look at weekday and weekend fees at new courses, with the year of their Southern California Golf Assn. affiliation. All fees are for peak hours and include cart.

* Moreno Valley Ranch (1989): $40 Monday through Friday, $60 Saturday and Sunday.

* Tustin Ranch (1989): $80 Monday through Wednesday, $90 Thursday and Friday, $115 Saturday and Sunday.

* Menifee Lakes (1990): $35 Monday through Friday, $56 Saturday and Sunday.

* Redhawk (1990): $50 Monday through Thursday, $60 Friday, $75 Saturday and Sunday.

* Tijeras Creek (1990): $75 Monday through Thursday, $110 Friday through Sunday.

* Eastlake (1991): $50 Monday through Friday, $65 Saturday and Sunday.

* Mission Hills North (1991): $140 Monday through Thursday, $150 Friday through Sunday.

* Four Seasons Resort Aviara (1991): $155 every day.

* Mt. Woodson (1991): $47 Monday through Thursday, $52 Friday, $75 Saturday, $65 Sunday.

* Pelican Hill (1991): $150 Monday through Thursday, $210 Friday through Sunday.

* Steele Canyon (1991): $50 Monday through Thursday, $60 Friday, $70 Saturday and Sunday.

* Cypress (1992): $55 Monday through Friday, $75 Saturday and Sunday.

* Real Del Mar (1992) :$55 Monday through Thursday, $65 Friday through Sunday.

* River Course at the Alisal (1992):$40 Monday through Friday, $50 Saturday and Sunday.

* Twin Oaks (1993): $44 Monday through Thursday, $60 Friday through Sunday.

* Eagle Crest (1993): $48 Monday through Friday, $65 Saturday and Sunday.

* Desert Dunes (1994): $85 Monday through Thursday, $95 Friday through Sunday.

* The Vineyard (1994): $49 Monday through Friday, $60 Saturday and Sunday.

* Temeku (1995): $40 Monday through Friday, $60 Saturday and Sunday.

* Coyote Hills (1996): $70 Monday through Thursday, $95 Friday through Sunday.

* Empire Lakes (1996):$50 Monday through Thursday, $75 Friday through Sunday.

* Oak Creek (1996): $85 Monday through Thursday, $120 Friday through Sunday.

* Desert Willow (1997): $110 Monday through Thursday, $130 Friday through Sunday.

* Glen Annie (1997):$60 Monday through Thursday, $75 Friday through Sunday.

* Primm Valley (1997): $125 Monday through Friday, $150 Saturday and Sunday. (Reduced rates for Residence Inn guests)

* Riverwalk (1997):$75 Monday through Thursday, $85 Friday, $95 Saturday and Sunday.

* Strawberry Farms (1997): $85 Monday through Thursday, $125 Friday through Sunday.

Green Fees by State

Average weekend green fees, in season, with cart (18-hole regulation daily fee courses only):

Hawaii: $85.70

Nevada: $84.00

Arizona: $66.70

California: $57.00

Colorado: $51.90

New Jersey: $48.70

South Carolina: $43.90

Florida: $43.20

Vermont: $42.70

Idaho: $42.60

New Hampshire: $42.30

Maryland: $40.90

Wyoming: $40.40

Massachusetts: $40.30

Virginia: $40.30

Connecticut: $38.30

Oregon: $37.30

Rhode Island: $37.10

North Carolina: $37.00

Georgia: $36.80

New Mexico: $36.40

Delaware: $36.20

Mississippi: $34.80

Maine: $34.40

Texas: $34.40

Washington: $33.90

Alaska: $33.50

Utah: $33.50

Michigan: $33.30

Montana: $33.20

Missouri: $33.10

Pennsylvania: $32.90

Louisiana: $32.50

Minnesota: $31.90

Illinois: $31.60

Wisconsin: $31.20

Tennessee: $30.30

West Virginia: $29.90

New York: $29.90

Indiana: $29.50

North Dakota: $28.50

Oklahoma: $27.30

Nebraska: $27.30

Iowa: $26.80

Alabama: $26.40

District of Columbia: $26.00

Ohio: $26.00

Kentucky: $25.30

Arkansas: $25.00

Kansas: $24.20

South Dakota: $23.80

U.S. average: $37.30

Source: National Golf Foundation