Green Fee Rates Top 50 Courses Ireland 2026 and 1999

Green Fee Rates Top 50 Courses Ireland 2026 and 1999

 

 Here's a look at green fee rates at the Top 50 Courses in Ireland in 1999 and summer 2026. 

 Club                                               2026                                   1999

Royal Portrush	£420 - €482	£60 - €91.44
Portmarnock	€475	IR£80 - €101.60
Royal County Down	£450 - €517	£75 - €114.30
Lahinch	€450	IR£45 - €57.15
Ballybunion	€450	IR£55-€69.85
County Louth	€325	IR£50- €63.50
The Golf Course at Adare Manor	€550	IR£50- €63.50
Waterville	€425	IR£50- €63.50
Tralee	€450	IR£45- €57.15
The Island	€325	IR£50- €63.50
Rosapenna – St Patrick’s	€350	*IR£25-€31.75
Carne – Wild Atlantic Dunes	€195	IR£20- €25.40
County Sligo	€375	IR£35- €44.45
The European Club – Now Brittas Bay	€400	IR£35- €44.45
Enniscrone	€235	IR£22- €27.94
Trump International Doonbeg	€525	*IR£50- €63.50
The K Club – Palmer North	€260	IR£120- €152.40
Ballyliffin – Glashedy	€330	IR£30- €38.10
Royal Dublin	€340	IR£60- €76.20
Portsalon	€200	IR£17-€21.59
Portstewart	£335 - €385	£50-€76.20
Ballyliffin – Old	€300	IR£30- €38.10
Druids Glen	€225	IR£80- €101.60
Dooks	€260	IR£20- €25.40
Old Head	€500	IR£50- €63.50
Jameson Links Portmarnock	€320	IR£50- €63.50
Slieve Russell	€90	IR£36- €45.72
Killeen Castle	€205	*IR£50- €63.50
Nairn & Portnoo	€300	IR£16- €20.32
Connemara	€220	IR£25- €31.75
Rosapenna – Sandy Hills	€240	*IR£25- €31.75
Mount Juliet	€225	IR£50- €63.50
Cork	€195	IR£40- €50.80
Strandhill	€195	*IR£17- €21.59
Fota Island	€180	IR£37- €46.99
Donegal	€280	IR£22.50- €28.58
Malone	£125 - €143	£37-€56.39
Carlow	€80	IR£25- €31.75
Luttrellstown Castle	€150	IR£45- €57.15
Carton House – Montgomerie	€225	*IR£50-€63.50
Castlerock	£250 - €287	£35-€53.34
Headfort – New	€75	*IR£20-€25.40
Galgorm Castle	£195 - €224	*£25-€38.10
Ardglass	£250 - €287	£20-€30.48
Dromoland Castle	€185	IR£30-€38.10
Lough Erne	£175 - €201	*£40-€60.96
Rosapenna – Old Tom Morris	€200	IR£25-€31.75
Portumna	€125	IR£17-€21.59
Killarney – Killeen	€225	IR£38- €48.26
Galway Bay	€250	IR£35- €44.45

 

Top 50 courses are taken from Irish Golfer Magazine Rankings 2024. 2026 Green fee rates are sourced from golf club’s websites, rate searched was for a weekend day in peak season. Sterling rates are also shown in Euro. 1999 Prices are from Golf Monthly’s Golfing Gems Ireland. 1999 prices with * are estimated.

 

Sterling to Irish Punt was approx. £1-£1.20 in June of 1999. Irish Punt to Euro was £1-€1.27. 

 

Some of the data to note: 

2026 Total for 50 rounds - €14,436, average €288.72 – Range €80-€550

1999 Total for 50 rounds - €2,478.92, average €49.58 – Range €20.32-€152.40 

 

Prices have jumped 582.3% from 1999 to 2026 

 

 €2478.92 in 1999 would be €4392.65 in December 2025 

€49.58 in 1999 would be €87.86 in December 2025 

 

The Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator from the CSO has €100 of goods and services in June 1999 costing €177.21 in December 2025 or 77.2% higher. 

 

These are peak season fees, there are other ways of playing all the courses for less, guest of a member, scratch cups, championships, open competitions, inter club competitions, off season rates etc. What do you see in the data?