Britain's 100 Best Under 100 Pounds

[David_Tepper]

From National Club Golfer:

http://nationalclubgolfer.com/features/articles/golf-courses-britains-best-golf-courses-under-100.html

[jeffwarne]

That might be one of the most worthwhile list I've come across, though no doubt the locals and the well traveled can point out worthy courses left off.
Strictly as a resource, not in order or by ranking-don't really care who is ranked 21st vs. 53rd

[Thomas Dai]

David,

Thanks for highlighting this. It's a very fine reference list. Certainly worth keeping a copy.

Off-season quite a few of the plus+£100 clubs/courses drop below the £100 barrier, plus for UKer's there's the County Card system to lower prices further.

Also, for Open Comps at numerous top clubs, see the very useful GolfEmpire website - http://www.golfempire.co.uk/

ATB

[Mike Hendren]

Astounded to see Hayling pop up first.   Had never heard of it until last evening when I was looking through Donald Steele's links book in the section on the southeast of London.  Might have to include it in my trip next year for that reason alone.

bogey

[Mark Pearce]

Neither Elie nor Crail Balcomie make the list?  Jubilee but not Eden?

[David_Tepper]

If I get a chance over the weekend, I will draw up a "best under 50 pounds" from the list.

[Thomas Dai]

If I get a chance over the weekend, I will draw up a "best under 50 pounds" from the list.

At the price quoted Perranporth ought to be very near the top.
ATB

[Garland Bayley]

Thanks for bringing us the updated version of this list.

[David_Tepper]

From the list for 50 pounds or less:

Seascale
King's Lynn
Bude & North Cornwall
Isle of Purbeck
Gullane #2
Perranporth
Irvine Bogside
Seaton Carew
Brora
Golspie
Castletown
Pennard
Tenby (the cheapest at 25 pounds)
Ashburnham
Seacroft
Soutnerness
Boat of Garten
Royal Worlington & Newmarket
Sillith on Solway

[Mark_F]

From the list for 50 pounds or less:

Seascale
King's Lynn
Bude & North Cornwall
Isle of Purbeck
Gullane #2
Perranporth
Irvine Bogside
Seaton Carew
Brora
Golspie
Castletown
Pennard
Tenby (the cheapest at 25 pounds)
Ashburnham
Seacroft
Soutnerness
Boat of Garten
Royal Worlington & Newmarket
Sillith on Solway

It's nice to see there are still some interesting courses to play for £50. There were also quite a few good ones at the £65 mark.

£100 is still a lot to play for a round of golf.  

[Jud_T]

No Askernish?!

[Steve Salmen]

I thought Dornoch was 85GBP? Did it go up?  I was expecting it to be #1.

[David_Tepper]

Steve -

You are living way in the past! The green fee for the 2014 season at Royal Dornoch will be 120 pounds. It was 110 pounds for 2013.

DT

[Paul Gray]

Astounded to see Hayling pop up first.   Had never heard of it until last evening when I was looking through Donald Steele's links book in the section on the southeast of London.  Might have to include it in my trip next year for that reason alone.

bogey

As a born and bred local I will personally, and not without a little bias, recommend it to you most strongly. Lovely, no nonsense layout. How it ranks below a few others in the list is quite beyond me. Then again, each to his or her own.

[Duncan Cheslett]

£100 is far too high a figure to make such a list really useful. All I see are the 'usual suspects' minus the top tier.

For the vast majority of golfers £50 would be a more realistic cut-off for what counts as 'affordable'.

[Jordan Wall]

The first thing I thought when I read the title was really skinny women....I know I'm bad.

[Kyle Henderson]

Steve -

You are living way in the past! The green fee for the 2014 season at Royal Dornoch will be 120 pounds. It was 110 pounds for 2013.

DT

It was 85 pounds WAY back 4 years ago.

[Anders Rytter]

Fraserburgh? Up to 70£ but we paid 24£ as off-season weekday rate in mid october

[Mark Pearce]

£100 is far too high a figure to make such a list really useful. All I see are the 'usual suspects' minus the top tier.

For the vast majority of golfers £50 would be a more realistic cut-off for what counts as 'affordable'.

Agreed.

[Niall C]

If I get a chance over the weekend, I will draw up a "best under 50 pounds" from the list.

Thanks David, £100 does seem quite a high threshold and I know up in Scotland probably 95% or more of the courses will come into that category.

Niall

[Niall C]

Fraserburgh? Up to 70£ but we paid 24£ as off-season weekday rate in mid october

Anders

I got the £12 deal one weekend in Sept/Oct 2012. For the last few years the Press and Journal has offered deals for various courses in the north of Scotland every March/April and Sept/Oct at £12 a round, just collect the tokens. I played Inverallochy straight after for £10.

Unfortunately thats the disadvantage of travelling at a fixed time and booking in advance, whereas "locals" like myself can take advantage of deals as and when they occur. Mind you £24 for a round at Fraserburgh isn't too bad.

Niall

[Thomas Dai]

From the list for 50 pounds or less:
Seascale
King's Lynn
Bude & North Cornwall
Isle of Purbeck
Gullane #2
Perranporth
Irvine Bogside
Seaton Carew
Brora
Golspie
Castletown
Pennard
Tenby (the cheapest at 25 pounds)
Ashburnham
Seacroft
Soutnerness
Boat of Garten
Royal Worlington & Newmarket
Sillith on Solway

Some nice combinations/trips here as well -

Brora-Golspie-perhaps Boat of Garten
Pennard-Tenby-Asburnham
Sillith-Southerness
Seacroft-Kings Lynn-RW&N

ATB

[Anders Rytter]

Fraserburgh? Up to 70£ but we paid 24£ as off-season weekday rate in mid october

Anders

I got the £12 deal one weekend in Sept/Oct 2012. For the last few years the Press and Journal has offered deals for various courses in the north of Scotland every March/April and Sept/Oct at £12 a round, just collect the tokens. I played Inverallochy straight after for £10.

Unfortunately thats the disadvantage of travelling at a fixed time and booking in advance, whereas "locals" like myself can take advantage of deals as and when they occur. Mind you £24 for a round at Fraserburgh isn't too bad.

Niall

I hear you. But atleast it possible to book. Fraserburgh @24£ is the best value for money i've ever found

[Niall C]

Thomas

Not sure of the travel times exactly but Boat of Garten to Brora is likely to be a couple of hours ? Likewise Silloth to Southerness, even with the new bypass round Carlisle, that's a couple of hours. Better combo's in that they don't involve as much travel would be;

Silloth & Carlisle or Seascale

Southerness & Powfoot

Boat of Garten & Granton-on-Spey/Kingussie/Spey Valley (any of the 3) with the nine holer at Nethy Bridge thrown in.

Niall

[Paul Gray]

At under £50 Camberley Heath immediately leaps to mind. Can never understand why it's always so overlooked. Just my two penneth.