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Cheapest Golf Club Memberships in Scotland
What it actually costs to join a Scottish golf club — annual fees for 102 clubs, sorted cheapest first. Joining fees, waiting-list status, and a source link for every figure. Nobody else keeps this list.
Median annual fee
£720
Across 102 clubs
No joining fee
18
Clubs you can join free
Clubs tracked
102
17 regions · and growing
The ten cheapest memberships
The lowest annual full-membership subscriptions in the database. Rural and small-town clubs dominate — golf in Scotland is far cheaper to join than the headline links courses suggest.
- 1Colonsay Golf Club£80
- 2Harris Golf Club£150
- 3Dollar Golf Club£150
- 4Lochgilphead Golf Club£276
- 5Dunaverty Golf Club£288
- 6Anstruther Golf Club£300
- 7South Uist Golf Club (Askernish)£300
- 8Tobermory Golf Club£315
- 9Aberfeldy Golf Club£330
- 10Gairloch Golf Club£330
Would joining actually save you money?
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Figures are the standard full adult subscription. Most clubs also offer country, 5-day, intermediate, student and junior categories at lower rates — and many of the cheapest have no joining fee and no waiting list.
102 clubs
| Club | Region | Annual | Joining | Waiting list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonsay Golf Club Community machair course | Scottish Islands | £80 | None | — |
| Harris Golf Club 9-hole; local first-year £75; confirmed live 2026-07 | Scottish Islands | £150 | — | — |
| Dollar Golf Club Community hill course; 9-hole; confirmed live 2026-07 | Stirlingshire | £150 | — | — |
| Lochgilphead Golf Club Ordinary incl. levies; 9-hole | Argyll | £276 | — | — |
| Dunaverty Golf Club Inferred from £24/month standing order | Argyll | £288 | — | — |
| Anstruther Golf Club | Fife | £300 | £150 | — |
| South Uist Golf Club (Askernish) Askernish; plus SGU levy | Scottish Islands | £300 | — | — |
| Tobermory Golf Club Full playing; 9-hole island club | Scottish Islands | £315 | — | — |
| Aberfeldy Golf Club 9-hole | Perthshire | £330 | — | — |
| Gairloch Golf Club Ordinary member | Highlands | £330 | — | — |
| Galashiels Golf Club Full adult; plus levy | Scottish Borders | £350 | — | — |
| Bridge of Allan Golf Club Ordinary; 9-hole | Stirlingshire | £360 | — | — |
| Melrose Golf Club Ordinary; 9-hole | Scottish Borders | £370 | — | — |
| Comrie Golf Club Ordinary; 9-hole | Perthshire | £390 | — | — |
| Castle Douglas Golf Club 9-hole; adult | Dumfries & Galloway | £400 | — | — |
| Reay Golf Club Full 30-64; no joining fee; 2026/27 fees published only via membership form — figure unconfirmed 2026-07 | Highlands | £414 | None | — |
| St Fillans Golf Club 9-hole; incl. catering vouchers | Perthshire | £425 | — | — |
| Machrihanish Dunes Resort; 2024 is still the latest season the club has published (checked 2026-07) | Argyll | £425 | — | — |
| Golspie Golf Club Full ladies and gents | Highlands | £430 | — | — |
| Royal Tarlair Golf Club Full gents/ladies | Aberdeenshire | £435 | — | — |
| Arbroath Golf Links Links Ticket, full adult | Angus | £435 | — | — |
| Newtonmore Golf Club Full ordinary incl. levies | Highlands | £440 | — | — |
| Fort William Golf Club 2024/25 latest published | Highlands | £450 | — | — |
| Wick Golf Club | Highlands | £468 | — | — |
| Gifford Golf Club Full adult; 9-hole | East Lothian | £480 | £150 | — |
| Buckie Strathlene Golf Club Full playing incl. £190 levy; confirmed live 2026-07 | Moray | £500 | — | — |
| Eyemouth Golf Club No joining fee | Scottish Borders | £504 | None | — |
| Brora Golf Club Plus affiliation; 2026/27 | Highlands | £507 | £507 | — |
| Kelso Golf Club Adult 26+; no joining fee | Scottish Borders | £510 | — | — |
| Newton Stewart Golf Club Full playing | Dumfries & Galloway | £525 | — | — |
| Hopeman Golf Club Excl. bar/catering levy | Moray | £540 | — | — |
| Muir of Ord Golf Club Full adult | Highlands | £543 | — | — |
| Hawick Golf Club Full playing; confirmed live 2026-07 | Scottish Borders | £555 | — | — |
| Boat of Garten Golf Club No joining fee; from 1 April 2026 | Highlands | £560 | None | — |
| Callander Golf Club Full ordinary | Perthshire | £580 | — | — |
| Stranraer Golf Club No joining fee | Dumfries & Galloway | £585 | None | — |
| Inverurie Golf Club Ordinary; 2025/26 | Aberdeenshire | £588 | — | — |
| Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club Full adult 26+; no joining fee | Highlands | £590 | None | — |
| Portpatrick Dunskey Golf Club Adult full, Dunskey course | Dumfries & Galloway | £595 | — | — |
| Ballater Golf Club No joining fee | Aberdeenshire | £595 | None | — |
| Powfoot Golf Club No joining fee | Dumfries & Galloway | £636 | None | — |
| Fraserburgh Golf Club Full, both courses; confirmed live 2026-07 | Aberdeenshire | £660 | — | — |
| Kirriemuir Golf Club Gold (full) | Angus | £660 | — | — |
| Crail Golfing Society (Balcomie Links) Entry fee £900; waiting list | Fife | £662 | £900 | Waiting list |
| Balbirnie Park Golf Club Ordinary 7-day | Fife | £675 | — | — |
| Forfar Golf Club Full golf | Angus | £700 | — | — |
| Banchory Golf Club No joining fee; incl. bar credit | Aberdeenshire | £710 | None | — |
| Inverness Golf Club Plus levies/insurance | Highlands | £711 | £450 | — |
| Peebles Golf Club Full adult | Scottish Borders | £715 | — | — |
| Ballochmyle Golf Club Full; plus levies | Ayrshire | £715 | £375 | — |
| Crow Wood Golf Club No joining fee | Glasgow | £720 | None | — |
| Leven Links Leven Golfing Society full | Fife | £720 | — | — |
| Stonehaven Golf Club Ordinary | Aberdeenshire | £725 | — | — |
| Helensburgh Golf Club Ordinary; CASC | Argyll | £753 | £200 | — |
| Aboyne Golf Club Full 30+; no joining fee; no waiting list | Aberdeenshire | £756 | None | Open |
| Dumfries & County Golf Club Ordinary; accepting all categories | Dumfries & Galloway | £758 | £500 | Open |
| Shotts Golf Club Ordinary; no joining fee | Lanarkshire | £760 | None | — |
| Alyth Golf Club Full 27-hole | Perthshire | £786 | — | — |
| Forres Golf Club Full 7-day unrestricted | Moray | £790 | — | — |
| Bathgate Golf Club No joining fee; incl. levies | West Lothian | £792 | None | — |
| Linlithgow Golf Club Full | West Lothian | £795 | — | — |
| Elgin Golf Club Ordinary; no joining fee | Moray | £810 | None | — |
| West Linton Golf Club Full 7-day; no joining fee | Scottish Borders | £825 | None | — |
| Nairn Dunbar Golf Club Ordinary | Highlands | £834 | — | — |
| Ladybank Golf Club Ordinary; categories full | Fife | £835 | £850 | Waiting list |
| Lundin Golf Club Entry fee payable over 3 years; short waiting list | Fife | £846 | £1,100 | Waiting list |
| The Glen Golf Club, North Berwick Waiting list; incl. £50 bar tab; joining fee 50% of first-year sub; confirmed live 2026-07 | East Lothian | £850 | £425 | Waiting list |
| Bellshill Golf Club Full adult; confirmed live 2026-07 | Lanarkshire | £875 | — | — |
| Cruden Bay Golf Club 2026/27; waiting list | Aberdeenshire | £895 | £815 | Waiting list |
| Dunblane New Golf Club Full age 30+ | Stirlingshire | £896 | £800 | Open |
| Falkirk Tryst Golf Club Full 7-day | Stirlingshire | £898 | £250 | — |
| Haddington Golf Club Full; no joining fee; 2026/27 | East Lothian | £900 | None | — |
| Lochwinnoch Golf Club Full gent | Glasgow | £950 | — | — |
| Buchanan Castle Golf Club First year £1148.50, then £950 | Stirlingshire | £950 | — | — |
| Royal Musselburgh Golf Club Incl. bar levy | East Lothian | £954 | — | — |
| Gourock Golf Club Full member | Glasgow | £960 | — | — |
| Lenzie Golf Club Full 7-day | Glasgow | £973 | — | — |
| Largs Golf Club Joining fee over 2 years | Ayrshire | £980 | £400 | — |
| Ratho Park Golf Club 7-day, excl. levies; joining over 3 years | Edinburgh | £1,030 | £300 | — |
| Longniddry Golf Club 7-day; plus levies; waiting list | East Lothian | £1,035 | £1,035 | Waiting list |
| Cardross Golf Club Full adult; 2026 | Glasgow | £1,125 | — | — |
| Wishaw Golf Club 7-day; no joining fee; no waiting list | Lanarkshire | £1,134 | None | Open |
| Murcar Links Ordinary, excl. levies | Aberdeenshire | £1,144 | — | Open |
| Blairgowrie (Rosemount Course) Ordinary | Perthshire | £1,150 | £750 | Waiting list |
| East Kilbride Golf Club Waiting list for full membership | Lanarkshire | £1,150 | £500 | Waiting list |
| The Roxburghe Resort club; full membership | Scottish Borders | £1,150 | — | — |
| Whitecraigs Golf Club Full; entrance fee £1700 | Glasgow | £1,215 | £1,700 | — |
| Hilton Park Golf Club Ordinary 30+ | Glasgow | £1,230 | — | — |
| Baberton Golf Club 7-day; 2025/26 | Edinburgh | £1,248 | — | — |
| Cathkin Braes Golf Club 7-day full | Glasgow | £1,263 | £1,000 | Waiting list |
| Murrayfield Golf Club Ordinary 33+; joining over 5 years | Edinburgh | £1,300 | £2,600 | — |
| Glenbervie Golf Club Ordinary; short waiting list | Stirlingshire | £1,310 | £1,000 | Waiting list |
| Newmachar Golf Club (Swailend) Full both courses 7-day | Aberdeenshire | £1,320 | — | — |
| Bonnyton Golf Club Full | Glasgow | £1,404 | £600 | — |
| Cowglen Golf Club Incl. affiliation; no joining fee | Glasgow | £1,410 | None | — |
| Cawder Golf Club Full (two courses) | Glasgow | £1,416 | — | — |
| Duddingston Golf Club Ordinary incl. bar credit; waiting list | Edinburgh | £1,444 | £400 | Waiting list |
| East Renfrewshire Golf Club Full ordinary 30+ | Glasgow | £1,460 | £800 | — |
| Haggs Castle Golf Club Ordinary 30-74; 2026/27 | Glasgow | £1,471 | £600 | Waiting list |
| Craigielaw Golf Club Full 7-day | East Lothian | £1,800 | £650 | — |
| Pollok Golf Club | Glasgow | £1,896 | £1,000 | — |
| Gleneagles King's Course Resort individual membership | Perthshire | £3,780 | £2,000 | — |
Open = no waiting list · Waiting list = join queue applies · — = not published. Fees are the standard full adult subscription; many clubs also offer country, 5-day, intermediate, student and junior categories at lower rates.
By region
Cheapest, median and dearest annual fee in each region we cover, with the best-value club to start from.
Fees compiled from official club membership pages. Each figure records its source and fee year. Verified June 2026. Subscriptions change annually and categories vary — always confirm with the club before joining.
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