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Golf Courses Near Girvan, Ranked by Price

From a council green fee to the most expensive round in Britain, all within fifteen minutes of each other.

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Pictured: A tall ship berthed in Girvan harbour — a general view of the area, not of this place.

Fees are the club's published summer 2026 visitor rates where they exist; 'guide' means an independent source, 'council band' means Golf South Ayrshire's unpublished-online tariff (their courses are grouped into three price bands, cheapest to dearest: Maybole; Girvan and Dalmilling; Seafield and Fullarton; Belleisle, Lochgreen and Darley).

CourseTypeSummer 2026 visitor feeFrom Girvan
Maybole9-hole council parklandLowest council band (c. £15–20 for 9; not published online)13 mi
GirvanCouncil links/parklandc. £30 (visitor reports)0 mi
DalmillingCouncil parklandSame band as Girvan25 mi
Seafield · FullartonCouncilMiddle council band23–31 mi
Belleisle · Lochgreen · DarleyCouncil (Braid / links)Top council band — reviewers quote £25–4523–31 mi
Portpatrick DunskeyClifftopc. £45 (guide)39 mi
StranraerBraid parkland£50 summer · £35 twilight · £25 winter31 mi
Wigtownshire CountyTrue links£60 summer · £85 day · £35 twilight/winter33 mi
Gailes LinksChampionship linksc. £75–80 (last published; verify)40 mi
Kilmarnock BarassieChampionship links£75–100 (guide)33 mi
Prestwick St NicholasLinks£90–130 summer · £100 Apr/Oct27 mi
Royal Troon PortlandLinks£125 (2025 tariff)31 mi
Dundonald LinksChampionship links£245 Mon–Thu · £260 Fri–Sun · £105 winter40 mi
Turnberry King Robert the BruceChampionship linksc. £250 (guide) · £500 Scottish-resident fourball6 mi
Western GailesClassic links£310 weekday incl. lunch · £335 Sat · £95 winter40 mi
PrestwickHistoric links£340 Mon–Thu · £380 Fri/Sun · £175 winter · £105 Ayrshire residents27 mi
Royal Troon OldChampionship links£365 (2025 tariff); day ticket with Portland £42031 mi
Turnberry AilsaChampionship links£1,000 May–Sep non-resident · £650 late pm · £475 hotel guests · £175 winter6 mi

Ways to pay less

  • Winter and shoulder seasons cut the championship fees by 60–80 per cent: Turnberry Ailsa £175 (mid-Nov on), Prestwick £175–205 (Nov–Mar), Western Gailes £95 (Nov–mid Mar), Dundonald £105 (Nov–Feb), Stranraer £25, Wigtownshire County £35.
  • Twilight: Prestwick St Nicholas £90 after 4pm, Stranraer £35 after 3pm, Wigtownshire County £35 after 4pm, Turnberry Ailsa £650 late afternoon.
  • Resident rates if you qualify: Prestwick £105 for KA postcodes (Mon–Thu from 3pm); Turnberry Bruce £500 per Scottish fourball; Dundonald from £85 for Scottish residents; Turnberry Ailsa £475 for hotel guests.
  • Second rounds and day tickets: Dundonald second round within five days £55–135; Prestwick 36 holes £440; Western Gailes two rounds £425; Wigtownshire County day £85, week £180; Stranraer day £90, five rounds £175; Royal Troon day ticket £420.
  • Packages: Gailes Golf Experience (three courses), Ultimate Links (Dundonald, Prestwick, Western Gailes + stay), Troon Links Experience and Braid Trail (council), Open Links of Ayrshire (Turnberry + Prestwick + Troon).
  • Council season ticket £560 (2025–26) for unlimited golf on all eight South Ayrshire courses — worth it for a week of daily rounds.
Prices and visitor policies checked August 2026 against the club's own website and cross-checked with independent golf guides. Clubs revise rates every season and restrict visitor times around competitions, so confirm directly before you book.

Questions visitors ask

Frequently asked

What is the cheapest golf course near Girvan?

Maybole's 9-hole council course, then Girvan's own course at around £30 for 18 holes; Dalmilling in Ayr is in the same band. Among private clubs, Stranraer at £50 and Wigtownshire County at £60 are the bargains.

What is the most expensive golf course near Girvan?

Turnberry's Ailsa: £1,000 for a non-resident round at any time between May and September 2026 — the highest published green fee in Britain.

How can I play Turnberry cheaply?

Play in winter (£175 weekdays from mid-November, on mats), take a late-afternoon summer slot (£650), stay a night at the hotel (£475), or play the King Robert the Bruce instead — £500 for a Scottish-resident fourball.

What is the price range near Girvan?

From a few pounds for nine holes at Maybole to £1,000 for a summer round on the Turnberry Ailsa — and the two are twenty minutes apart.

Is expensive always better?

No. Girvan's own James Braid links costs around £30, and many visitors enjoy it as much as rounds costing ten times more. Price here reflects reputation and demand as much as quality.

When do prices drop?

Sharply out of season. Turnberry falls from £1,000 to £175 in winter, Prestwick from £340 to £175, and Western Gailes from £310 to £95.

Are there local discounts?

Yes, and they are worth knowing about — Prestwick offers Ayrshire residents £105, Turnberry's Bruce course has a £500 Scottish-resident fourball, and Dundonald has a Scottish resident rate from £85.

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Winter dusk on Girvan beach

Cheap golf near Girvan

Good golf near Girvan for under £100 — Girvan (c. £30), Maybole, Dalmilling, Seafield, Belleisle and Troon's three council courses, Stranraer (£50), Wigtownshire County (£60), Portpatrick (c. £45), Gailes Links and Barassie (£75–100), Prestwick St Nicholas (£90 twilight) — plus the £560 council season ticket and how to play the championship courses in winter for a fraction of the price.

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Girvan beach at dusk

Courses by distance

All 20+ golf courses within an hour of Girvan in distance order — Girvan, Turnberry (6 mi), Maybole (13), Belleisle/Seafield/Dalmilling (23–25), Prestwick and St Nicholas (27), Royal Troon, Troon Links and Barassie (31–33), Stranraer (31), Wigtownshire County (33), the Gailes courses (40), Portpatrick (39) — with type, par and summer fee.

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Girvan beach and Byne Hill

Championship & premium courses

The championship and premium courses reachable from Girvan — Turnberry's two world top-100 links, Royal Troon (10 Opens), Prestwick (24 Opens), Western Gailes and Dundonald — with 2026 fees, access rules, packages that combine them, and the further-afield premium courses (Southerness, Machrihanish, Shiskine) worth a longer drive.

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A yellow flag on a links green at Girvan Golf Course, with the hill and the coast behind

Golf

The definitive guide to golf around Girvan, Ayrshire — every course within an hour grouped by drive time, with verified 2026 green fees, visitor rules, booking details and honest advice on which to play. Championship links, Braid municipals and bargain seaside golf from one cheap base.

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