How much do you pay to play? Comparing golf prices, options in Rockford area and beyond
Rockford has always been known for affordable and accessible golf.
It cost kids only $2 to play all year in the 1960s. The price of a season pass has quadrupled in the last 30 years, but with tee times and online bookings it is also much easier to golf now than it was then.
Golfers no longer have to camp out at the course for 3 hours early on weekend mornings to get a tee time like they did in the 1970s.
The Rockford Park District and Winnebago County Forest Preserve offer deals better or equal to other multi-course season pass option in the state, especially for all-inclusive passes that include cart rentals. That doesn't include early season discount offers.
Rockford
3 courses (plus a 9-hole course)
Adults: $900
Students: $250
With cart: $1,850
Winnebago County
Adults: $860 (includes golf improvement fee)
Students (24-and-under): $240
With cart: Not offered
Freeport
2 courses at one location
Adults: $725
Students (21-and-under): $195
With cart: $1,335
Byron
Adults: $900
Students: $325
With cart: $1,425
Peoria
3 courses (plus a 9-hole, par-3 course)
Adults: $900
Juniors: $800
With cart: $2,200
Decatur
Adults: $1,450
Students: $250
With cart: Not offered
Springfield
2 courses (plus two 9-hole courses)
Adults: $660
Students: $175 for ages 17-under, $199 ages 18-26 with a school ID
With cart: $1,660
Elgin
2 courses (plus a 9-hole course)
Adults: $2,400 (Highlands only)
Students: $445
With cart both courses: $4,400
Contact: mtrowbridge@rrstar.com, @matttrowbridge or 815-987-1383. Matt Trowbridge has covered sports for the Rockford Register Star for over 30 years, after previous stints in North Dakota, Delaware, Vermont and Iowa City.
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