Where can I find cheap golf holidays?
No guide we can point to names a single cheapest golf destination or bargain resort. Prices depend on season, currency and what a package includes. The reliable route is to shortlist courses, compare like-for-like fees and inclusions, and confirm current prices directly with each course.
A quick honesty note first. Neither the PGA trip checklist nor the Golf Golf Baby course catalogue identifies a current cheapest country, resort or all-inclusive deal. Any list claiming "the five cheapest golf destinations" would be inventing numbers. What the guidance does support is a repeatable process for finding a low-cost golf break yourself, and that process works whatever your budget.
[1][2]Start with the catalogue, not the adverts
Golf Golf Baby maps 29,749 courses across 24 named countries, led by 13,547 in the United States. That breadth matters for cost. A cheap golf holiday is usually a cheap course plus cheap travel, and the biggest lever is choosing a destination you can reach and stay in inexpensively. Search by country or by courses near a location, then add promising options to the bucket list. You can keep up to 24 favourites and compare up to four side by side, entering green fees yourself as you gather them.
[2]Compare fees that actually match
The site's own shortlist guidance is worth repeating: compare fees only when currency, season and inclusions match. A green fee quoted in euros for a July weekend tells you nothing next to a sterling weekday rate. The PGA checklist makes the same point from the other direction—distinguish what a package includes before judging whether it is cheap. A rate that looks low may exclude tee-time guarantees, buggy hire or range access; a higher rate may bundle them.
[2][1]A worked example: two-course trip, two very different totals
Suppose, hypothetically, you shortlist four courses and narrow to two. Course A sits an hour from your accommodation, charges a fee that covers the round only, and is closed for maintenance on the Tuesday you planned to play. Course B is twenty minutes away, costs slightly more per round, but the quoted rate includes a buggy and the tee times you want are open. The PGA checklist flags exactly these checks: course maintenance dates, transport between courses and hotel, and tee-time planning. On paper A looked cheaper. In practice, once you add travel time, an extra round to replace the closed day and a buggy, B could cost less per round played. That is the comparison that matters.
[1][2]Your decision checklist
- Agree the group's expectations and budget before searching, as the PGA checklist recommends.
- Shortlist courses in countries you can reach and stay in affordably, using the 24-country catalogue.
- Add each candidate to the bucket list and compare up to four at a time.
- Enter green fees yourself and compare only matching currencies, seasons and inclusions.
- Check course maintenance dates so a closed day does not eat your trip.
- Plan transport between courses and accommodation before committing.
- Confirm visitor access, current price, availability and any restrictions directly with the course.
One limitation to keep in mind: prices shown anywhere on the catalogue are last recorded observations, dated where shown, and an unchanged price does not stay valid indefinitely. The final total is only ever confirmed by the course or retailer on the day.
[2]Practical next step: pick one country from the catalogue, add four affordable-looking courses to your bucket list, and call or email each course this week for a current green fee and open tee times. That single round of confirmations will tell you more about where the cheap golf holidays actually are than any published ranking.
[2]Sources and dates
- https://www.pga.com/story/golf-trip-checklist-11-things-to-know-before-you-go · accessed 2026-10-18
- https://golfgolfbaby.com/ · accessed 2026-10-18