Hardest Public Golf Courses in Utah
The hardest public golf course in Utah is Thanksgiving Point Golf Club in Lehi, with a slope of 144 and a course rating of 76.8 from the Black tees (7,700 yards). It is a public course, open to all golfers. Next are Soldier Hollow Golf Course (slope 141) and Sunbrook Golf Club (slope 141).
5 hardest public courses in Utah, by slope
Every course here has had its public access checked against a named source.
| Rank | Course | City | Access | Slope | Course rating | Tee | Yards | Access checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thanksgiving Point Golf Club | Lehi | Public | 144 | 76.8 | Black | 7,700 | Nov 2026 source |
| 2 | Soldier Hollow Golf Course | Midway | Municipal | 141 | 75.4 | Gold (Gold Crs) | 7,627 | Nov 2026 source |
| 3 | Sunbrook Golf Club | St. George | Municipal | 141 | 73.8 | Black (WB/BR) | 6,859 | Nov 2026 source |
| 4 | Stonebridge Golf Club | West Valley City | Municipal | 140 | 73.1 | Champ (SR/SB) | 7,065 | Nov 2026 source |
| 5 | Coral Canyon Golf Course | Washington | Public | 136 | 74.2 | Black | 7,078 | Nov 2026 source |
How this list is built
Each course is ranked by the highest slope rating from its men's tees. Women's ratings are used only where a course publishes no men's rating. Only regulation 18-hole courses are included; nine-hole courses are left out.
Only courses whose public access Stymie has checked against the club's own site or another named source are listed, and private clubs are left out. That is why this list differs from the hardest golf courses in Utah, which ranks every rated course.
Courses are checked in order from the highest slope down, and the list stops at the first course whose public access has not been checked yet, so nothing here skips over an unchecked course. Courses that were checked and could not be confirmed as open to the public are left out. 92 golf courses in Utah have a slope rating on file, and Stymie has checked access for 8 of them so far.
Utah public course FAQ
What is the hardest public golf course in Utah?
Of the Utah courses Stymie has checked for public access, Thanksgiving Point Golf Club in Lehi has the highest slope rating: 144 from the Black tees, with a course rating of 76.8. Soldier Hollow Golf Course is next at 141. Courses are checked from the highest slope down, so no unchecked course ranks above the ones listed.
What is the hardest municipal course in Utah?
Soldier Hollow Golf Course in Midway, with a slope rating of 141 from the Gold (Gold Crs) tees. It ranks No. 2 on this list of checked public courses.
Can anyone play Thanksgiving Point Golf Club?
Yes. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club is a public course, open to all golfers. Stymie checked its access in Nov 2026 against thanksgivingpointgolfclub.com. Tee-time policies change, so confirm with the course before you go.
How is difficulty measured?
By slope rating, which measures how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer. It runs from 55 to 155, and 113 is standard difficulty. Each course is ranked by the highest slope from its men's tees, and only regulation 18-hole courses are included. Course rating, the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot, is shown alongside.
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