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2026 Private Golf Access: Our Year in Review

An original count of charity golf events at verified private courses, built only from the listings on this site. Every figure below is explained, and unknowns are kept apart from the numbers.

Data cutoff: . 2026 is still in progress, so figures cover events already recorded or listed for the year so far.

Events
567

Qualifying listings dated in the year.

Unique courses
380

Distinct private courses, alias-aware.

States
41

US states and DC with at least one event.

Cities
339

Distinct city and state pairs.

Seasonality

Events by calendar month of the event date. October had the most listed events (191). A low month may reflect when listings were added as much as when outings happen.

Events per month in 2026
MonthEventsShare of busiest month
January0
February1
March3
April17
May29
June62
July32
August57
September84
October191
November71
December20

Leading states

States ranked by number of events, then alphabetically. A state links to its own report only when it has at least 5 events at 3 or more courses.

Events by state in 2026
StateEvents
Texas70
California48
Florida40
Georgia37
Massachusetts36
New York34
New Jersey28
Colorado22
Illinois22
Pennsylvania22
Tennessee22
North Carolina20
Connecticut19
Rhode Island18
Virginia16

Courses with the most events

Distinct courses ranked by number of listed events. This reflects how many outings were listed, not the quality or prestige of a club.

Courses by number of events in 2026
CourseEvents
Stonebriar Country Club7
Chattanooga Golf & Country Club6
Lakewood Country Club6
Peachtree Golf Club5
Quaker Ridge Golf Club5
Champions Golf Club4
Concord Country Club4
Country Club of Colorado4
Governors Club4
Maidstone Club4

Leading cities

City and state pairs ranked by number of events.

Events by city in 2026
CityEvents
Atlanta, GA12
Houston, TX11
Charlotte, NC8
Austin, TX7
Chattanooga, TN7
Frisco, TX7
Brentwood, TN6
Colorado Springs, CO6
Fort Worth, TX6
Rockville, MD6

Listed entry prices

An entry price is listed for 67 of 567 events (12%). The other 500show “Price not listed” and are left out of every price figure below; they are never counted as free or averaged in. Among listed prices the range is $125 to $12,000 with a median of $375.

Events by listed entry price
Entry priceEventsShare of largest group
Under $1000
$100 to $24914
$250 to $49925
$500 to $99911
$1,000 and up17
Price not listed500Shown separately, not part of the distribution

Source listings

Every event counted here has a page on this site that links to the organizer's registration page. Open the full list, or browse a month.

All 567 events counted in 2026

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