Green Fees in Virginia: What It Costs to Play in 2026
Virginia golf splits cleanly in two. There is the marquee resort golf of the Allegheny mountains and the Williamsburg tidewater, the Cascades, Primland and Kingsmill, where you pay a true destination green fee, and there is one of the deepest benches of good value public golf in the East, where excellent courses play for the price of a cart. Here is what golf actually costs in Virginia in 2026, the flagship courses by name, and where the value lies.
Photograph: Cascades Course, Omni Homestead Resort, via Google
The short answer
Budget by tier. For the flagship resort rounds, plan on roughly 300 to 325 US dollars for the Cascades at the Omni Homestead, around 250 for the Highland Course at Primland for resort guests, and near 175 for the River Course at Kingsmill for guests. The Robert Trent Jones designed Gold Course at the Golden Horseshoe in Williamsburg, one of the best public courses in the state, sits a clear step below the resort flagships. These are the rounds worth saving for, and they carry destination prices to match.
Below that tier, Virginia is a value golfer's state. The great majority of its public and daily fee courses, in the Shenandoah Valley, around Richmond and Charlottesville, and along the coast, play for well under 100 dollars, and many fine layouts cost far less. So a Virginia golf trip can be built two ways: a short, splurge focused visit to one of the mountain resorts, or a wider, cheaper tour of the state's public courses with the occasional marquee round folded in. The figures here are indicative for the 2026 season, they move with the day and the tee time, so treat them as a guide and always confirm directly before booking.
Virginia green fees by course, 2026
| Course | Where | Indicative 2026 green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Cascades, Omni Homestead | Hot Springs, Allegheny Highlands | Around 300 to 325 dollars at peak; William Flynn mountain classic |
| Highland Course, Primland | Meadows of Dan, Blue Ridge | Around 250 dollars for resort guests; Donald Steel mountain design |
| River Course, Kingsmill | Williamsburg, tidewater | Around 175 dollars for resort guests; Pete Dye, former PGA Tour venue |
| Gold Course, Golden Horseshoe | Williamsburg | Public; a tier below the resort flagships, Robert Trent Jones Sr design |
| Old Course, Omni Homestead | Hot Springs | Resort rate below the Cascades; historic layout reworked by Donald Ross |
| Full Cry, Keswick Hall | Charlottesville | Open to club and resort guests; Pete Dye design from 2014 |
| Typical public course | Statewide | Commonly well under 100 dollars; many good layouts far less |
Green fees verified in June 2026 from resort and course listings; they vary by season, day and tee time, favour resort guests and change without notice, so always confirm current rates directly with the course or your trip planner before booking. Check tee time availability.
How green fees work in Virginia
Two things shape the price: the calendar and the resort guest question. The prime golf months are spring and autumn, roughly April to June and September to October, when the Allegheny mountains and the Williamsburg tidewater are at their best and rates are highest. The hot, humid heart of summer brings lower off season fees and early tee times, and the cool winter is the cheapest of all, with some mountain courses, the Cascades among them, closing for the season. Twilight, replay and stay and play rates trim the cost meaningfully at every resort.
The bigger lever is whether you stay on site. The Cascades and Old Course at the Omni Homestead, the Highland Course at Primland and the River Course at Kingsmill all reserve their best access and rates for resort guests, so a stay and play package is usually both the smartest way to secure tee times and the better value. The Golden Horseshoe courses in Williamsburg are fully public and bookable by anyone, which makes them the easy anchor for a tidewater trip. One concierge booking can line up the resort stays, the package rates and the public rounds into one clean Virginia itinerary.
Where to spend, and where to save
If you spend up on one experience, make it the Cascades, long regarded as the finest mountain course in the East and the reason serious golfers make the trip to Hot Springs. Beyond that, Virginia rewards restraint. Williamsburg lets you pair the Golden Horseshoe Gold with the River Course at Kingsmill for a strong two course tidewater trip at a fraction of a mountain resort week, and the state's public courses fill out any itinerary for very little. Build a trip around one or two flagship rounds and a run of well chosen value courses, and the standard barely dips while the average cost per round stays low. That is how to play Virginia properly, and it is what we do for every trip we plan.
Plan a Virginia golf trip
We hold the tee times at the Cascades, Primland and Kingsmill, secure the stay and play rates the resorts reserve for guests, and pair the flagship rounds with the state's best value public courses. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Virginia green fee questions
How much are green fees in Virginia in 2026?
It depends entirely on whether you play the marquee resort courses or the state's deep bench of public golf. The flagship rounds carry resort prices in 2026: the Cascades at the Omni Homestead runs indicatively around 300 to 325 US dollars, the Highland Course at Primland around 250 for resort guests, and the River Course at Kingsmill near 175 for guests. The Robert Trent Jones designed Gold Course at the Golden Horseshoe in Williamsburg sits a tier below, and the great majority of Virginia's public and daily fee courses play for well under 100. Always confirm current fees directly before booking.
What is the most expensive golf course in Virginia?
Among courses a visitor can book, the Cascades at the Omni Homestead in Hot Springs is typically the dearest, with an indicative 2026 green fee in the region of 300 to 325 US dollars at peak. The Highland Course at the Primland resort near Meadows of Dan is the next tier at around 250 for resort guests. The very best private clubs in northern Virginia do not publish a visitor fee and are accessed through a member. Always confirm current rates directly before booking.
Can you play Virginia's best courses without staying at the resort?
Often, but the resort courses price and prioritise their own guests. The Cascades and Old Course at the Omni Homestead, the Highland Course at Primland and the River Course at Kingsmill all favour resort guests with access and better rates, and a stay and play package is usually the smartest way to secure tee times and value. The Golden Horseshoe courses in Williamsburg are fully public. Full Cry at Keswick Hall is open to club and resort guests. Always confirm access and current fees directly before booking.
When are green fees cheapest in Virginia?
Outside the spring and autumn peaks. Virginia golf is at its best, and its busiest and dearest, from April to June and again in September and October, when the mountains and the tidewater are in fine condition. The hot, humid heart of summer brings lower rates and early tee times, and the cool winter months are the cheapest of all, with some mountain courses closing. Twilight and replay rates trim the cost at most resorts. Always confirm current seasonal rates directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Indicative green fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.