The hardest golf courses in Salt Lake City, Utah
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Salt Lake City, Utah, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 13 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Midway, Park City, Lehi, North Salt Lake, Springville and 4 more nearby towns.
Painted Valley
Promontory Park City Golf Club
Park City, UT, USASlope rating 151, 78.2 course rating, Gold tees, 8,098 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
Tighter fairways with very few spots to miss aided and abetted by very undulating greens. Great condition, facilities, etc. Incredible views with an incredibly fun layout. Several different ways to play many differently holes.
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- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
Red Ledges Golf
Heber City, UT, USASlope rating 151, 76.9 course rating, Black tees, 7,653 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
The Golf Course at Thanksgiving Point
Lehi, UT, USASlope rating 144, 76.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,716 yds
PublicJohnny Miller & Fred Bliss
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Glenwild Golf Club
Park City, UT, USASlope rating 141, 75.5 course rating, Blue tees, 7,564 yds
PrivateTom Fazio
- 4.5Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Gold
Soldier Hollow Golf Club
Midway, UT, USASlope rating 141, 75.4 course rating, Gold tees, 7,719 yds
PublicGene Bates
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Mountain
Canyons Golf Course
Park City, UT, USA
Slope rating 141, 69.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,035 yds
(Silver) Soldier Hollow Golf Club
Midway, UT, USA
Slope rating 138, 74.0 course rating, Gold tees, 7,355 yds
(Park City Golf Course) Park City Golf Club
Park City, UT, USA
Slope rating 133, 71.4 course rating, Back tees, 6,662 yds
(Lake) Wasatch Mountain State Park Golf Course
Midway, UT, USA
Slope rating 130, 72.0 course rating, Blue tees, 6,910 yds
Old Mill Golf Club
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Slope rating 128, 70.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,769 yds
Bonneville Golf Course
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Slope rating 126, 71.1 course rating, Black tees, 6,872 yds
Eaglewood Golf Course
North Salt Lake, UT, USA
Slope rating 123, 71.8 course rating, Blue tees, 6,772 yds
Fox Hollow Golf Course
American Fork, UT, USA
Slope rating 122, 72.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,189 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Salt Lake City, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Painted Valley at Promontory Park City Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Salt Lake City, Utah at Slope 151 (78.2 course rating · Gold tees · 8,098 yds). 13 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Salt Lake City, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Salt Lake City, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
