Wyoming
Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming Golf Courses & Tee Times
Southwest Wyoming golf is mostly town golf, spread along I-80 and up into Star Valley. Rock Springs has 27 holes at White Mountain. Kemmerer has a nine on the Hams Fork River. Afton's Valli Vu started as a simple nine and is now an 18-hole Johnny Miller design at the foot of the Bridger-Teton. At Star Valley Ranch, Cedar Creek is an 18-hole par 73 and Aspen Hills is a par-36 nine.
Good weekend tee times in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 5 public courses here, from Kemmerer, Evanston, Star Valley Ranch, Afton and Rock Springs, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
Who runs public golf in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming
Rock Springs runs White Mountain as part of its Wataha Recreational Complex. The season runs late March to early November, daylight to dark, and on summer Mondays it opens at 10 a.m. The Town of Afton runs Valli Vu, where a season pass without a cart is $400 for town residents and $450 for everyone else. Resident means living inside Afton's town limits. Kemmerer's Fossil Island is a city nine, staffed April through October. The city calls its double par-5 island green world-famous.
Public courses worth knowing in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming
- White Mountain Golf Course: Rock Springs' 27-hole city course, open late March to early November.
- Valli Vu Golf Course: Johnny Miller rebuilt Afton's simple nine into a compact, walkable 18.
- Star Valley Ranch Association: Two courses: Cedar Creek (18 holes, par 73) and Aspen Hills (9 holes, par 36). Aspen Hills has the 7th, "The Tunnel Hole," which the club says is rated the hardest hole in Wyoming.
- Fossil Island Golf Club: Kemmerer's city nine on the Hams Fork River, with a double par-5 island green.
5 courses in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming
Evanston
Why tee times in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming are hard to get
Golfers in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming get maybe six months of good weather, and they all want the same weekend mornings. Demand bunches up from May to September.
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
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming
Yoink
Watch all 5 courses in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming. Hear the moment one opens.
Pick the courses you'd play and Yoink keeps an eye on all 5 courses in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming. You see what's open in one place, and you hear about it the moment a time that fits your day, window and group turns up, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- 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.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Widen the map. If your first choice is full, check the next town over. Kemmerer has 1 courses on Yoink and Evanston has 1.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
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Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- rswy.net · official
- aftonwyoming.gov · official
- golfstarvalley.com · official
- kemmerer.org · official
Tee times in Star Valley & Southwest Wyoming, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.