Caddie TapThe Least Walkable Golf Courses in America
July 9, 2026 · Caddie Tap course data team
Nobody measures the walk between holes — so we did, on 747 courses: every green to the next tee, all round long. The average is 1,582 yards of pure transfer — more than a mile of walking that isn't golf.
| # | Course | Green→tee total | Longest single hike |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Broadmoor East Course | 8,339 yds | 744 yds (after #8) |
| 2 | TPC Harding Park | 7,183 yds | 701 yds (after #14) |
| 3 | Brookview Golf Course | 6,814 yds | 818 yds (after #5) |
| 4 | Deercreek Country Club | 4,502 yds | 696 yds (after #16) |
| 5 | Stoneybrook Golf Course | 3,916 yds | 542 yds (after #11) |
| 6 | Bethesda Country Club | 3,467 yds | 655 yds (after #5) |
| 7 | Angel Park Golf Club | 3,369 yds | 594 yds (after #15) |
| 8 | Country Club Of Billerica | 3,323 yds | 876 yds (after #4) |
| 9 | Greystone Golf & Country Club | 3,298 yds | 253 yds (after #12) |
| 10 | Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation | 3,161 yds | 510 yds (after #4) |
| 11 | The Grand Golf Club | 3,147 yds | 474 yds (after #7) |
| 12 | Springfield Golf Club | 3,125 yds | 380 yds (after #9) |
| 13 | Colbert Hills Golf Course | 3,114 yds | 360 yds (after #9) |
| 14 | Stone Canyon Golf Club | 3,066 yds | 545 yds (after #9) |
| 15 | Silverado Golf Club | 3,038 yds | 543 yds (after #11) |
Why modern courses walk long
Classic-era courses were routed for walkers — next tee steps from the last green. Real-estate-era and cart-first designs thread holes between home lots and hillsides, and the transfers balloon. If you love walking golf, this list is your avoid list (or your cart list); our steps-and-calories piece covers what the full round adds up to.
How we measured
Transfers = GPS distance from each green's center to the next tee, holes 1–18, on 747 courses with complete routing (transfers over 900 yards excluded as multi-course routing artifacts). Distances are computed along each hole's GPS playing line (middle-tee geometry), the same data the Caddie Tap app uses on the course. Facility records that map the same course twice are collapsed, and obvious data outliers are excluded rather than published. Counts reflect what is mapped in our database — a famous course's hand-counted total may run higher. Spot a mistake? The app has a built-in "report a course issue" button.
Get Caddie Tap — Free on the App StoreFAQ
What makes a golf course hard to walk?
Not the golf — the gaps. Green-to-next-tee transfers average about 1,582 yards per round, and cart-first designs stretch single transfers past 400 yards.
How far do you walk between holes?
Across 747 measured courses, about 1,582 yards per round just moving from greens to tees — over a mile before you count the golf itself.
Data: Caddie Tap GPS course database — distances measured along each hole's playing line, middle-tee geometry.