The directory
A page for every course in the United States — location, hole count and website where the data exists, and the courses nearby. Organized by state and town, built from open map data.
In progress — first states landing soon
An American golf directory
Every golf course
in the country.
Par 5 is building an honest directory of American golf — on the way to every course in the country, state by state. Where they are, what's actually known about them, and which ones belong on your list.
- States
- 50 + DC
- Courses
- 12,466
- Pages per course
- 1
- Made-up facts
- 0
What's on the card
Three things, done plainly
The guides
Bucket-list editorial for planning real trips: the public courses worth crossing a state line for, regional itineraries, and lists grounded in what can actually be verified.
In progress
The tools
Small, fast utilities for golfers — starting with a handicap calculator. No accounts, no apps, nothing to install. They load instantly and do one job well.
In progress
Browse the directory
Find golf by state
- Alaska 22
- Alabama 154
- Arkansas 94
- Arizona 350
- California 896
- Colorado 220
- Connecticut 167
- District of Columbia 6
- Delaware 35
- Florida 824
- Georgia 263
- Hawaii 77
- Iowa 363
- Idaho 91
- Illinois 532
- Indiana 309
- Kansas 175
- Kentucky 159
- Louisiana 94
- Massachusetts 340
- Maryland 158
- Maine 111
- Michigan 805
- Minnesota 345
- Missouri 247
- Mississippi 69
- Montana 83
- North Carolina 357
- North Dakota 64
- Nebraska 173
- New Hampshire 83
- New Jersey 221
- New Mexico 84
- Nevada 99
- New York 666
- Ohio 495
- Oklahoma 120
- Oregon 157
- Pennsylvania 503
- Rhode Island 56
- South Carolina 250
- South Dakota 80
- Tennessee 188
- Texas 584
- Utah 116
- Virginia 269
- Vermont 56
- Washington 251
- Wisconsin 445
- West Virginia 118
- Wyoming 42
House rules
An honest scorecard
Most course directories pad thin data with invented color — fairway descriptions nobody wrote from the fairway, histories nobody checked. Par 5 doesn't. A course page here says only what the source data supports, and a short honest page beats a rich fabricated one every time. More about the project and where the data comes from →