OpenGolfAPI

The open database of every golf course in America. Community-maintained. ODbL licensed.

17,322

Courses

15,600+

Scorecards

77,000+

Tee Records

244,000+

Hole Records

150K+

Nearby POIs

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What You Get

REST API

Search courses, get details, browse by state. 1,000 calls/day, no API key needed.

MCP Server

Drop-in golf data for any AI agent. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini — they all work.

Tees, Climate & Nearby

77K+ tee records with ratings/slopes, NOAA 30-year climate data, 150K+ nearby POIs — all open.

Bulk Download

Full dataset as GeoJSON + CSV. Updated weekly. Use it however you want.

ODbL Licensed

Same license as OpenStreetMap. Commercial use OK. Just attribute us.

Try It Now

No signup. No API key. Just curl.

      # Search for courses

      curl "https://api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/search?q=pebble+beach"

      # Get all courses in California

      curl "https://api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/state/CA"

      # Get course detail with scorecard

      curl "https://api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/{id}"

      # Tee records with ratings + slopes

      curl "https://api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/{id}/tees"

      # Climate data (NOAA 30-year normals)

      curl "https://api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/{id}/climate"

      # Nearby POIs (hotels, restaurants, courses)

      curl "https://api.opengolfapi.org/v1/courses/{id}/nearby"

      # MCP server for AI agents

      npx @opengolfapi/mcp-server

Sample Response

{

  "name": "Pebble Beach Golf Links",

  "state": "CA",

  "city": "Pebble Beach",

  "type": "Resort/Public",

  "par": 72,

  "year_built": 1919,

  "scorecard": [

    { "hole": 1, "par": 4 },

    { "hole": 2, "par": 5 },

    // ... all 18 holes

  ]

}

Everything is Open

All data is ODbL licensed and available via the API and bulk download. No tiers. No paywalls.

Data	OpenGolfAPI	Notes
Course name, location, type	Open	100% coverage
Par + hole-by-hole scorecard	Open	90% of courses
Phone, website, address	Open	53–84% coverage
Tee ratings, slopes, yardages	Open	77K+ tee records
Yardages per tee per hole	Open	5 tee sets avg
Climate + best months to play	Open	NOAA 30-year data
Nearby hotels + restaurants	Open	150K+ POIs
Real-time weather forecast	Open	Weather.gov live
Difficulty percentile ranking	Open	vs nearby courses
Tee time booking links	Open	GolfNow links
MCP tools for AI agents	Open	8 tools

Data Sources

All data sourced from public, ODbL-compatible sources. Zero proprietary dependencies.

OpenStreetMap

Course locations + boundaries

NOAA

30-year climate normals (public domain)

Nominatim

Addresses + postal codes (OSM-based)

Course Websites

Phone, email, hours (public facts)

ODbL-1.0 Same license as OpenStreetMap. Attribution required.