The favorites I have played:
Bethpage; just don't t-it up from the blacks ! Great course and only $34/round + cart.
Pinehurst #2: Legendary and affordable.
Cedar Crest: Dallas's hidden muny gem. Think the 1927 PGA Championship and Hagen and Vardon. $10.00 (senior rate) !!!!!!!
Black Butte Ranch Golf Course; 36 holes in the high mountains of Central Cascades of Oregon. Originally Posted by Whirlaway
Just returned from Pinehurst. #2 is over $400 for non-resort guests. Their policy is that every time Pebble Beach raises their price, they raise the price of #2. They slightly lower prices on packages in the summer due to the heat and drop off but still over $600 per night to stay and play. Not exactly affordable if you want to play it every day. I grew up near by and played it as a kid in the 60s all the time before it was bought by Dallas based ClubCorp (one of the worst offenders of golf greed). I usually tell people to skip #2 and play Mid-Pines and #4 for a better experience.