Lake Havasu & Bullhead City Golf Courses & Tee Times

Who runs public golf in Lake Havasu & Bullhead City

Most golf along the river is daily-fee and open to the public rather than run by a parks department. Laughlin Ranch sells a Local's Golf Pass to residents of certain zip codes, which takes 50% off public green fees. It also sells a $297-a-year Homeowners Pass and a six-month seasonal pass. Los Lagos in Fort Mohave is a public Ted Robinson Sr. layout. Kingman's Cerbat Cliffs is described as municipal by the Lake Havasu tourism bureau, but a City of Kingman page confirming that could not be read in this pass.

Public courses worth knowing in Lake Havasu & Bullhead City

• Laughlin Ranch Golf Course: David Druzisky design in Bullhead City, par 72 and 7,155 yards, with water, waterfalls and bridges. Public, with a discounted pass for local zip codes.
• Los Lagos Golf Club: Ted Robinson Sr. design in Fort Mohave cut from the Colorado River Valley desert, with four sets of tees and public play.
• Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course: Kingman's hometown course since 1973, in the middle of town off I-40 at Stockton Hill Road, with bentgrass greens.
• Mojave Resort Golf Club: Across the river in Laughlin, run by the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe.

Why tee times in Lake Havasu & Bullhead City are hard to get

Golf in Lake Havasu & Bullhead City peaks in winter, when seasonal residents and visitors arrive. From roughly November through April, weekend mornings are the hardest times on the sheet to get, and even weekdays fill up.

Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.

When tee time cancellations happen

Booked-up doesn't mean gone. Plans change: groups cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline (often 24 to 48 hours out), players drop when the forecast turns, and a group that shrinks leaves an open spot. Those times quietly come back on the booking page, usually for minutes, not hours.

How to get a tee time in Lake Havasu & Bullhead City

Doing it by hand? Here's what works.

1. Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
2. Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
3. Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
4. Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
5. Widen the map. If your first choice is full, check the next town over. Bullhead City has 1 courses on Yoink and Mohave Valley has 1.

Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked