Shortest golf courses on record in America

The 50 shortest golf courses on record in America run from 1,515 yards at Bear Creek Golf Course in Medford to 2,438 yards. Many are par-3 or executive layouts — short by design, made for a quick round, beginners, or practice. They are drawn from the 4,792 American courses with a reliable published yardage — 38% of the 12,541 listed here; the median across that group is 6,614 yards. The rest carry no published yardage, so a shorter course may not appear on this list.

1. 1 Bear Creek Golf Course Medford 1,515 yds
2. 2 Centerbrook Golf Course Brooklyn Center Public 1,530 yds Par 27 · slope 86
3. 3 Stoney Creek Golf Course Arvada Public 1,567 yds Par 30 · slope 102
4. 4 North Olmsted Golf Club North Olmsted Public 1,580 yds
5. 5 Royal Crest Country Club Walpole Private 1,610 yds
6. 6 The Golf Club at Southport Mashpee Neck Public 1,614 yds
7. 7 Greenlea Golf Course Boring Public 1,652 yds
8. 8 Brea Creek Golf Course Brea Public 1,693 yds
9. 9 Bixby Village Golf Course Long Beach Public 1,761 yds
10. 10 Brookland Golf Park Brooklyn Park Public 1,795 yds
11. 11 Fairfield Hills Golf Course Baraboo Public 1,903 yds
12. 12 Glenview Prairie Club Glenview Public 1,921 yds
13. 13 Grantsburg Golf Course Grantsburg Public 1,950 yds
14. 14 South Portland Municipal Golf Course South Portland Public 1,958 yds
15. 15 River Ridge Golf Course Selah Public 1,967 yds
16. 16 Glen Lake Golf & Practice Center Minnetonka Public 1,970 yds
17. 17 Turtle Cove Flovilla Private 1,976 yds
18. 18 Buena Vista Golf Course West Hartford Public 1,977 yds
19. 19 Wilderness Ridge Golf Course Lincoln 2,001 yds
20. 20 Crystal Springs Golf Course Pomeroy Public 2,033 yds
21. 21 Haystack Mountain Golf Course Longmont 2,046 yds
22. 22 Menomonie Country Club Menomonie 2,047 yds slope 101
23. 23 Harvey Penick Golf Campus Austin 2,060 yds
24. 24 Van Buren Golf Center Riverside 2,102 yds
25. 25 Duston Country Club Hopkinton Public 2,109 yds
26. 26 Meadow Links & Golf Academy New Burlington Public 2,110 yds
27. 27 Echo Hills Golf Course Hemet Public 2,145 yds
28. 28 Lafayette Club Village of Minnetonka Beach 2,148 yds
29. 29 Hadley Creek Golf Learning Center Rochester Public 2,150 yds
30. 30 Woodland Golf Course Covedale 2,161 yds
31. 31 National City Golf Course National City Public 2,174 yds
32. 32 Bradford Golf Club Bradford Public 2,179 yds
33. 33 Walsh Golf Center La Crosse Public 2,189 yds
34. 34 Catalina Island Golf Course Avalon Public 2,201 yds
35. 35 Foothills Executive Bow Mar Public 2,212 yds Par 31 · slope 98
36. 36 Chatham Seaside Links Chatham Public 2,223 yds
37. 37 Great Chebeague Golf Club Chebeague Island Public 2,239 yds
38. 38 Swanson Meadows Golf Course North Billerica Public 2,243 yds
39. 39 Pasfield Golf Course Springfield Public 2,299 yds
40. 40 Peninsula Golf Course Long Beach Public 2,302 yds
41. 41 Grande Vista Golf Club Orlando Public 2,321 yds
42. 42 Chelmsford Country Club Lowell Public 2,340 yds
43. 43 Wapsipinicon Country Club Anamosa Public 2,346 yds
44. 44 Craig Woods Golf Club Lakewood Public 2,349 yds
45. 45 Neskowin Beach Golf Course Neskowin 2,351 yds
46. 46 Sassamon Trace Golf Course Cochituate Public 2,383 yds
47. 47 King Rail Golf Course Lynnfield 2,402 yds
48. 48 Jefferson District Golf Course Falls Church Public 2,415 yds
49. 49 East Potomac White Course Washington Public 2,420 yds
50. 50 Oakland Country Club Oakland Public 2,438 yds