Most Affordable Top 100 Courses UK?

[crdb]

This week i'm heading to play my second top 100 course (Cavendish) & made me want to look at other courses near to me that are in that list, but the one's I've seen are just so expensive..

I've managed to get 18 holes at Cavendish for £35 which to me is amazing value.

Does anyone know any others in the top 100 that are in a similar price bracket?

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses for £60 and Under in Great Britain and Ireland

Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses for £60 and Under in Great Britain and Ireland

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[HomerJSimpson]

As always a very subjective list. How Epsom got in at 92 (many reasons I could list) and Reigate Heath at 47. Surprised Bude and North Cronwall is up at 27 but a good course and a very friendly welcome

 

[Old Colner]

Get yourself a County Card, some courses do give discount if you have one, I played at Perranporth a couple of years ago for similar cost to your round, there is also twilight rates, Goswick reduces from £100 to £70, if my memory is correct.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Get yourself a County Card, some courses do give discount if you have one, I played at Perranporth a couple of years ago for similar cost to your round, there is also twilight rates, Goswick reduces from £100 to £70, if my memory is correct.

Got a Berkshire one and some good savings. My issues with the first two courses I named was their appearance on the list at all, especially Epsom

 

[3 jabber]

Got a Berkshire one and some good savings. My issues with the first two courses I named was their appearance on the list at all, especially Epsom

I thought it was a national scheme now with the exception of East Anglia?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I thought it was a national scheme now with the exception of East Anglia?

Possible but don't tend to venture too far these days

 

[Orikoru]

Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses for £60 and Under in Great Britain and Ireland

Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses for £60 and Under in Great Britain and Ireland

www.todays-golfer.com

List sorely needs updating I think. I checked out Berkhamsted (highest one in the list that's reasonably close to me), and they state there that it's £60. Berkamsted website says £99. County Card £70 though. Not sure if the list was meant to include CC rates or not. Another one, Old Fold Manor they list as £45 weekdays, whereas I've looked it up recently and it was £60.

Annoying as well that about half of them are in Scotland.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

List sorely needs updating I think. I checked out Berkhamsted (highest one in the list that's reasonably close to me), and they state there that it's £60. Berkamsted website says £99. County Card £70 though. Not sure if the list was meant to include CC rates or not. Another one, Old Fold Manor they list as £45 weekdays, whereas I've looked it up recently and it was £60.

Annoying as well that about half of them are in Scotland.

last updated 8th March 2022 according to top of page

 

[abjectplop]

Britain and Ireland’s best golf courses for under £65 | Golf World Top 100

Britain and Ireland’s best golf courses for under £65 | Golf World Top 100

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This is an updated (2023) version of the list

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Still wouldn't rate Reigate heath and it has actually gone up as has Bude but I actually think that is worth a place in the top 100 but not as high as it is. Good but not that good

 

[sjw]

Possible but don't tend to venture too far these days

It's national apart from Norfolk and Suffolk (the latter being where my dad lives and therefore where I'm most likely to visit )

 

[D-S]

There are some quite nice courses on there but not many, of those that I have played which I would describe as a Top course or a course worthy of a long trip to. ‘Worth a game if you’re in the area’ is how I would describe them. Also the fees need updating, Isle of Purbeck for example.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

There are some quite nice courses on there but not many, of those that I have played which I would describe as a Top course or a course worthy of a long trip to. ‘Worth a game if you’re in the area’ is how I would describe them. Also the fees need updating, Isle of Purbeck for example.

You won’t get many “top courses” for under £60 prob even under £100 now

 

[D-S]

You won’t get many “top courses” for under £60 prob even under £100 now

Agreed, you’ll get a load of ‘fine’ courses for a pleasant day out locally for under £60 on a County card. I can think of 20 or 30 in this area up to about an hours drive away. Many or all are as good as some on this list, so this list actually becomes even more subjective than the Top courses list

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Agreed, you’ll get a load of ‘fine’ courses for a pleasant day out locally for under £60 on a County card. I can think of 20 or 30 in this area up to about an hours drive away. Many or all are as good as some on this list, so this list actually becomes even more subjective than the Top courses list

Where it works though, is for people wanting to arrange a trip outside of their usual area but without the money of an American hedge fund manager. It's those second or third tier courses that the majority of us can justify, financially, but don't necessarily know about. I could give you a list for Northumberland, possibly North Yorkshire but beyond that I'm in the dark. These lists help.

 

[D-S]

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Where it works though, is for people wanting to arrange a trip outside of their usual area but without the money of an American hedge fund manager. It's those second or third tier courses that the majority of us can justify, financially, but don't necessarily know about. I could give you a list for Northumberland, possibly North Yorkshire but beyond that I'm in the dark. These lists help.

I take your point but if £60 is your benchmark and you have a National County Card (they are free for all affiliated members in Gloucestershire for instance), you can play every course in Gloucestershire during the week for under £60. Cleeve Hill, Minch Old and Painswick (on this list) are the ‘oddest’ courses in Gloucestershire but suggesting they are the top courses to visit under 60 quid is a bit of a stretch and not useful for those visiting I would suggest.

 

[Skytot]

I’ve played Cavendish a few times , admittedly not for about 3 years but I don’t think it deserves to be in the Top 100 courses

 

[abjectplop]

Remember, the list is based on standard green fee published on a club's website, not what you'll get on County Card, Golf Now, twilight, mates rates, etc!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Remember, the list is based on standard green fee published on a club's website, not what you'll get on County Card, Golf Now, twilight, mates rates, etc!

That's right as well. After all, if you are planning a trip in advance, it is the rate you will likely have to pay.