Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma Golf Courses & Tee Times

Who runs public golf in Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Parks run two courses in this corner of the state. Grand Cherokee at Grand Lake sits below Pensacola Dam, with Bermuda greens and few water hazards. Sequoyah State Park has a tight, revamped nine: 3,040 yards, par 35, with elevated tees and greens. TravelOK links each state park course to online tee times. Bartlesville owns Boots Hollow Golf Club, the old Adams Municipal. The Adams family gave the land and cash to build it, and it opened in 1963. Voters paid for a rebuild of all 18 greens, and the course reopened under its new name in 2025.

Public courses worth knowing in Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma

• Boots Hollow Golf Club: Bartlesville's city course, opened in 1963 as a gift of land from the K.S. "Boots" Adams family. Randy Heckenkemper redesigned all 18 greens in a $2.5 million project finished in 2025, and Turkey Creek is in play on 12 holes. 6,748 yards from the back.
• Muskogee Golf Club: A Perry Maxwell design that hosted the 1970 U.S. Women's Open. It is a club with members and guests, so check access before you go.
• The Coves Golf Club: Par 72 and up to 6,500 yards on the south end of Grand Lake, with an odd mix of five par 3s and five par 5s. Non-members call the shop for a tee time.
• Patricia Island Country Club: 18 holes in Grove at the north end of Grand Lake, just off US-59.

Booking tee times in Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma: the local rules

Booking differs by course here. The state park courses at Grand Cherokee and Sequoyah take tee times online through links on TravelOK. At The Coves, non-members call (918) 782-3220 for a tee time. We found no published resident booking windows for the city or state courses.

Why tee times in Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma are hard to get

In Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma, the busiest months are spring and fall. In summer, everyone wants to finish before the heat, so early tee times go first.

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 Grand Lake & Northeast Oklahoma

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. Grove has 2 courses on Yoink and Bartlesville has 1.

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