Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland 2021/22

Last updated: Read: 6 mins
Go&Golf is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more

Golf courses appeal to different people in different ways. Someone who bombs it 300 yards off the tee will probably prefer a longer more open course, whilst someone who doesn’t move it quite as far will prefer a shorter tighter course that favours accuracy. Lower hitters may prefer links courses, higher hitters probably prefer parklands. You get the idea.

There’s much debate in the golfing world as to the top 100 courses in the UK and Ireland. A quick search online and you’ll find a number of different websites listing the best courses. But there’s one thing, they are all different. But that’s OK…

That’s why we created Go&Golf. It’s a platform for you to share your views with the idea that the community will balance them out over time to give a fair reflection on the course.

Trump International

What does this have to do with the top 100 courses in the UK?

Well, most golfers will have a dream of playing one of the best courses in the UK or even a wish list of a few. There are even golfers out there like “Top 100 Golfer” that dedicate their golfing lives to ticking off top 100 courses. But there’s a problem. It’s notoriously difficult to get a round on some of these and not to mention – expensive!

So we’ve compiled the cheapest round we could find on the websites of each of the top 100 golf courses in the UK and Ireland to help play that dream round of golf. And now updated for 2021/22!

Naturally most offer their best rates are in winter. Although it may not be the best time to experience the full magic of the course, it’s better than not getting the chance at all (and it means you can tick it off your list). But do keep an eye out as there are a few sneaky twilight rates and open competitions around in the summer months too – look out for the ☀️!

Rather than adding to another list to the debate, we chose to use Golf World’s Top 100. They offer one of the most respected top 100 rankings with a panel of 18 golfers owning a mixed range of handicaps that go out and play these courses themselves. They also know what they are talking about. You have to have played a minimum of 70 of the top 100 in order to get on the panel, many more than most golfers will play in their lifetime.

So here it is. If you’re looking to experience the best that UK and Ireland golf has to offer, find your ideal course and see if your dreams of playing there are more realistic than you first thought.

Top 100 golf courses UK & Ireland

  1. Turnberry (Ailsa) – £175 (November – March), Normal Price £395 – Saving 55%
  2. Royal County Down – £90 (November – February), Normal Price £270 – Saving 67% 
  3. Royal Portrush (Dunluce) – £90 (November – March) *Sat Excluded, Normal Price £240 – Saving 63%
  4. St Andrews (Old) – £98 (November – March), Normal Price £195 – Saving 50%
  5. Muirfield – £110 (November – December), Normal Price £285 – Saving 61%
  6. Royal Dornoch – £64 (Open Competition – May), Normal Price £210 – Saving 70% ☀️
  7. Sunningdale (Old) – £275
  8. Carnoustie (Championship) – £192 (October – April), Normal Price £270 – Saving 29%
  9. Royal Birkdale – £185 (October – March), Normal Price £250 – Saving 26%
  10. Royal St Georges – £160 (November – February), Normal Price £250 – Saving 36%
  11. Waterville – €75 (November – March), Normal Price €250 – Saving 70%
  12. Kingsbarns – £328
  13. Ballybunion (Old) – €250
  14. Trump International – £85 (Open Competition – May), Normal Price £295 – Saving 71%  ☀️
  15. Portmarnock – €145 (November – March), Normal Price €275 – Saving 47%
  16. Woodhall Spa – £65 (November – April), Normal Price £110 – Saving 41%
  17. Sunningdale (New) – £275
  18. Lahinch – €190 (October & March – April), Normal Price €240 – Saving 21%
  19. North Berwick – £110 (November – December), Normal Price £175 – Saving 37%
  20. Royal Lytham St Annes – £160 (October – March), Normal Price £230 – Saving 30%
  21. Skibo Castle – £300 (Limited Times)
  22. Royal Troon – £260
  23. St Enodoc (Church) – £47.5 (November – March), Normal Price £110 – Saving 57%
  24. Cruden Bay – £40 (Open Competition – August), Normal Price £160 – Saving 75% ☀️
  25. Royal Porthcawl – £80 (November – March), Normal Price £160 – Saving 50%
  26. Royal Liverpool – £135 (November – February), Normal Price £220 – Saving 39%
  27. Gleneagles (The King’s Course) – £75 (November – March), Normal Price £200 – Saving 63%
  28. The European – €120 (November – March), Normal Price €230 – Saving 48%
  29. Walton Heath (Old) – £120 (December – February), Normal Price £250 – Saving 52%
  30. West Sussex – £85 (November – March), Normal Price £100 – Saving 15%
  31. Loch Lomond – £N/A
  32. The Island – €90 (November – March), Normal Price €185 – Saving 51%
  33. Castle Stuart – £235
  34. Swinley Forest – £195
  35. St George’s Hill – £150 (November – December), Normal Price £195 – Saving 23%
  36. Formby – £95 (November – March), Normal Price £185 – Saving 49%
  37. Ganton – £80 (Twilight – After 4pm), Normal Price £150 – Saving 47% ☀️
  38. Alwoodley – £85 (Open Competition – September), Normal Price £125 – Saving 32% ☀️
  39. Trump Links Ireland – Doonbeg – €65 (November – March), Normal Price €95 – Saving 32%
  40. Western Gailes – £70 (November – February), Normal Price £185 – Saving 62%
  41. Prestwick – £105 (November – March), Normal Price £160 – Saving 34%
  42. Royal Cinque Ports – £95 (Open Competition – November), Normal Price £175 – Saving 46%
  43. Saunton (East) – £70 (Twilight – After 2.30pm / 3pm / 4pm), Normal Price £100 – Saving 30% ☀️
  44. Wentworth (West) – £-
  45. Royal West Norfolk – £- 
  46. Machrihanish Dunes – £40 (November – March), Normal Price £75 – Saving 47%
  47. Carne – €55 (November – March), Normal Price €120 – Saving 54%
  48. Burnham & Berrow – £70 (Open Competition – June), Normal Price £155 – Saving 55% ☀️
  49. Nairn – £60 (November), Normal Price £190 – Saving 68%
  50. Woking – £95 (October – December), Normal Price £130 – Saving 27%
  51. The Berkshire (Red) – £110 (November – March), Normal Price £185 – Saving 41%
  52. Royal Aberdeen – £95 (October – April), Normal Price £195 – Saving 51%
  53. Machrihanish – £30 (Open Competition – June), Normal Price £75 – Saving 60% ☀️
  54. County Louth (Baltray) – €100 (November – March), Normal Price €185 – Saving 46%
  55. Notts Hollinwell – £60 (November – March), Normal Price £110 – Saving 45%
  56. Rye – £175
  57. The Machrie – £65 (November – March), Normal Price £130 – Saving 50%
  58. Tralee – €180 (October – April), Normal Price €250 – Saving 28%
  59. Hankley Common – £130
  60. Enniscrone – €45 (October – March), Normal Price €145 – Saving 69%
  61. Ballyliffin (Glashedy) – €200
  62. Silloth-on-Solway – £35 (November – March), Normal Price £75 – Saving 53%
  63. Adare Manor – £320 (October – December), Normal Price £395 – Saving 19%
  64. Old Head of Kinsale – €225 (April & October), Normal Price €375 – Saving 40%
  65. Gleneagles (Queen’s) – £75 (November – March), Normal Price £200 – Saving 63%
  66. Hunstanton – £70 (November – March), Normal Price £110 – Saving 36%
  67. Portstewart (Strand) – £65 (November – March), Normal Price £195 – Saving 67%
  68. Royal St David’s – £60 (Twilight – After 3pm), Normal Price £95 – Saving 37% ☀️
  69. County Sligo – €60 (November – March), Normal Price €200 – Saving 70%
  70. Hillside – £60 (November – February), Normal Price £220 – Saving 73%
  71. Moortown – £60 (Open Competition – May), Normal Price £115 – Saving 48% ☀️
  72. Ballyliffin (Old) – €180
  73. Rosapenna (Sandy Hills) – €110 (Online Off Peak Times), Normal Price €140 – Saving 21% ☀️
  74. The Renaissance Club – £-
  75. Princes Golf Club – £70 (November – February), Normal Price £120 – Saving 42%
  76. Gullane (No.1) – £90 (November – March), Normal Price £210 – Saving 57%
  77. Woburn (Dukes’) – £179 (Monday – Thursday) , Normal Price £195 – Saving 8% ☀️
  78. Worplesdon – £95 (November – March), Normal Price £150 – Saving 37%
  79. Liphook – £70 (Twilight – After 4pm), Normal Price £120 – Saving 42% ☀️
  80. West Lancs – £60 (Open Competition – October), Normal Price £160 – Saving 63%
  81. Portsalon Golf Club – €100 (Monday – Friday), Normal Price €120 – Saving 17%
  82. Southport & Ainsdale – £85 (November – March), Normal Price £180 – Saving 53%
  83. Moray (Old) – £25 (Open Competition – July), Normal Price £95 – Saving 74% ☀️
  84. The Berkshire (Blue) – £110 (November – March), Normal Price £185 – Saving 41%
  85. Royal Ashdown Forest – £65 (November – March), Normal Price £99 – Saving 34%
  86. Southerness – £45 (December – February), Normal Price £70 – Saving 36%
  87. St Andrews (New) – £43 (November – March), Normal Price £90 – Saving 52%
  88. Wentworth (East) – £-
  89. Little Aston – £55 (November – March), Normal Price £95 – Saving 42%
  90. Ferndown (Old) – £70 (Twilight – After 3.30pm), Normal Price £140 – Saving 50% ☀️
  91. Aberdovey – £30 (Open Competition – May), Normal Price £70 – Saving 57% ☀️
  92. Parkstone – £65 (November – March), Normal Price £125 – Saving 48%
  93. Broadstone – £65 (November – March), Normal Price £105 – Saving 38%
  94. West Hill – £80 (November – March), Normal Price £140 – Saving 43%
  95. Pennard – £20 (Open Competition – September), Normal Price £85 – Saving 76%☀️
  96. St Andrews (Castle) – £60 (November – March), Normal Price £125 – Saving 52%
  97. Beau Desert Golf Club – £75 (November – March), Normal Price £95 – Saving 21%
  98. New Zealand – £ On Application
  99. Woburn (Marquess’) – £179 (Monday – Thursday), Normal Price £195 – Saving 8% ☀️
  100. Blairgowrie (Rosemount) – £25 (November – March), Normal Price £95 – Saving 74%

Map of UK & Ireland Top 100 Golf Courses

Want to save more money on green fees? Check out the below;