Top 5 Public Golf Courses in Montana - Golfers' Choice 2025

Mother Natures provides plenty of places for beautiful public golf courses in Montana.
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
A view from Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

In the woods. In the mountains. Along the rivers. Below the blue sky in Big Sky.

Montana's top public golf courses share these beautiful spaces with Mother Nature.

GolfPass releases a Top 5 Public Golf Courses in Montana every March thanks to YOU. We create our annual Golfers' Choice lists by curating the reviews submitted by everyday golfers. We use GolfPass' Ratings Index logic that weights newer reviews and combine it with a course's subcategory averages.

Each course needed at least two reviews and at least some public access to qualify. The Wilderness Club didn't receive enough reviews to qualify, and the super private Rock Creek Cattle Company isn't eligible.

We make our Golfers' Choice best-of lists user friendly. Simply click on the photo of each course to learn more about the facility or to book a tee time (in most cases).

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Montana golf courses reviewed in 2024: 18
Reviews of Montana golf courses in 2024: 101

Best Public Golf Courses in Montana

  1. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

    Fairmont, Montana
    Resort
    4.5098039216
    26

    Green fee: $40-$60
    What they're saying: "Great new clubhouse! Love the simulators and layout. Am sure you’ll be busy this winter. Thanks for a fun time always." - GolfPass Reviewer

  2. Pryor Creek Golf Club – Johnny Walker Course

    Huntley, Montana
    Semi-Private
    4.5582501349
    145

    Green fee: $28-$46
    What they're saying: "From tee to green, the golf course was spectacular. Amazing elevation changes. I saw some people walking the course and I have to think they were part mountain goat. The sand traps were well maintained and filled with white silica sand. Just an amazing experience and I've never paid so little for such a wonderful course." - JohnnyV223

  3. Big Sky Resort Golf Course

    Big Sky, Montana
    Resort/Public
    4.5424208145
    25

    Green fee: $95-$185
    What they're saying: Three five-star reviews were submitted without comment in 2024.

  4. Mission Mountain Golf Club

    Ronan, Montana
    Semi-Private
    4.0853386809
    67

    Green fee: $55-$95
    What they're saying: "Great place to play a round of golf beautiful scenery and some challenging holes. I will be back" - GolfPass Reviewer

  5. Red Lodge Golf Club

    Red Lodge, Montana
    Public
    2.637254902
    43

    Green fee: $23-$35
    What they're saying: "We picked a beautiful first day and golfed mid day so it wasn't crazy busy. The staff was very friendly." - GolfPass Reviewer

Jason Scott Deegan has reviewed and photographed more than 1,200 courses and written about golf destinations in 28 countries for some of the industry's biggest publications. His work has been honored by the Golf Writer's Association of America and the Michigan Press Association. Follow him on Instagram at @jasondeegangolfpass and X/Twitter at @WorldGolfer.
Brooke Taylor is an intern for GolfPass and a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Entertainment Management, Digital Media, and Managing Sporting Events.

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