The best courses you can play in Montana
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 436 rounds in Montana and rate what they played. These are the 6 highest-rated public courses across Montana, ranked by those community scores.
Northern Pines Golf Club
Kalispell, MT, USAPublicAndy North & Roger Packard
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.7Value
- 4.7Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Great value
- Must play
The Reserve at Moonlight Basin
Big Sky, MT, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 1.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Mountain
North
Whitefish Golf Club
Whitefish, MT, USAPublicJohn Steidel
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Canyon River Golf Club
Missoula, MT, USAPublicBrian Curley & Lee E. Schmidt
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Must play
- Fast greens
- Underrated
South
Whitefish Golf Club
Whitefish, MT, USAPublicJohn Steidel
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Big Sky Resort Golf Course
Big Sky, MT, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
- Underrated
- Mountain
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Montana. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
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Common questions about public course rankings in Montana.
The top public golf courses in Montana on Course Vaults are led by Northern Pines Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 6 courses, including Northern Pines Golf Club, The Reserve at Moonlight Basin, Whitefish Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Montana. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Montana list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Northern Pines Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in Montana on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:38 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
