Over 10% of golf courses in the U.S. have closed since 2006. As participation in the sport has dwindled, the golf industry has seen these closures as necessary to reach a sustainable supply / demand balance. However, a disproportionate number of these closures have been public facilities, posing a threat to the future accessibility and affordability of the game. As a potential alternative solution, this thesis explores the use of co-design as a means of emphasizing the community’s values in the golf design process—supporting mutual benefits for golfers and non-golfers at public golf courses. A proposed co-design framework was developed from literature review research and was tested through a conceptual redesign of The Oaks golf course in Porterdale, GA. The results of this community engagement process were analyzed to gauge the success of the proposed framework and inform a discussion of implications for future public golf design practices.