Augusta Golf Courses & Tee Times

Who runs public golf in Augusta

The Patch is the city course again, rebuilt and back open. In 2023 Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced a partnership with the course, First Tee of Augusta and Augusta Technical College, and the club and city agreed to a 50-year lease. Tom Fazio and Beau Welling redesigned the 18 holes. Tiger Woods and TGR Design added The Loop, a nine-hole short course. It reopened on April 15, 2026, and Bobby Jones Links runs it. Local rates need a government ID with a permanent address in Richmond, Columbia, McDuffie, Jefferson or Burke County in Georgia, or Edgefield or Aiken County in South Carolina. Active-duty military qualify too. In 2026 that means $25 to walk 18 Monday through Thursday and $35 Friday through Sunday. Non-locals pay $85 and $95. Farther out, Georgia State Parks runs Arrowhead Pointe on Lake Richard B. Russell and Brazell's Creek at Jack Hill State Park.

Public courses worth knowing in Augusta

• The Patch: Augusta Municipal, opened in 1928 and rebuilt by Tom Fazio and Beau Welling with Augusta National backing. Reopened in April 2026 with a Tiger Woods short course, The Loop.
• Forest Hills Golf Club: Donald Ross, 1926, now owned by Augusta University. Part of the 1930 Southeastern Open that started Bobby Jones's Grand Slam.
• Arrowhead Pointe Golf Course At Richard B. Russell: State park course by Bob Walker from 2001, with 10 holes along Lake Richard B. Russell. Golf Advisor ranked it #10 on its 2017 list of Top 25 courses under $50.
• Brazell's Creek Golf Course: Denis Griffiths layout at Jack Hill State Park, par 71 and 6,821 yards. The 15th is a 207-yard par 3 over wetlands to an island green.

Booking tee times in Augusta: the local rules

Tee times at The Patch were phased in after the April 2026 reopening, with full capacity planned for the summer. Bring an ID every time to get the local rate. From September 14 to October 12, 2026, cart path and tree work may turn weekday rounds into the same nine played twice. At Arrowhead Pointe there's no walking and no nine-hole play on Friday through Sunday and holidays until after 1 p.m. The state's Greens Pass isn't valid there during Masters Week.

Why tee times in Augusta are hard to get

Spring and fall are peak season in Augusta. In summer the heat pushes everyone toward early morning, so the first few hours of the day fill before anything else.

Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.

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 Augusta

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. Reidsville has 1 courses on Yoink and Fort Gordon has 1.

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