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Best Public Golf Courses in Montana
Experts + Golfers + Story + Architect + Challenge + Access = the Total Score
All courses
- 1Old Works Golf ClubAnaconda · Public · Est. 1997Jack NicklausUnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
- 2Whitefish Lake Golf Club - North CourseWhitefish · Municipal · Est. 1936John Steidel (redesign); original nine 1936, second nine by Gregor MacMillan (1960s)UnchartedNot enough reviews yet. Go see for yourself.
2 public courses in Montana so far, so we show them all. A Top 10 opens at 20.
How we rank
Public courses only — anyone can book a tee time (public, municipal, resort, semi-private, university). Each course gets a Formula 18 Golf Total Score out of 10 with one word (Legendary, Destination, Memorable, Playable, Unsolved), cited on its page. Not enough to go on yet? It reads Uncharted. Expert lists, golfer stars, challenge, access and threads make the score. A notable architect and a real story add bonus points, and missing ones never count against a course. See the full formula →Editor’s picks are placed by the Formula 18 Golf team. Played one that belongs higher? Tell us.