The Best Golf Courses in Tuscany
Tuscany is not a golf factory, and that is the point. Its best courses are a handful of beautifully sited layouts strung through the Val d'Orcia, the hills of Siena and the coast, where a great round comes wrapped in cypress, vineyard and Renaissance towns. Here are the six we would build a trip around.
Photo: Argentario Golf Club via Google.
How we chose
Tuscany rewards quality over quantity. The region has a relatively small number of courses, so our ranking weighs design pedigree, setting and the strength of the overall experience rather than chasing length. We give the most weight to the layouts that golfers travel for: the modern designs by Tom Weiskopf and Robert Trent Jones Junior, the eco certified PGA course on the coast, and the historic Chianti club that started it all.
Where a course is open to visitors we say so, and where it is private we flag it plainly. Designers, opening years and par were verified at the time of writing from the clubs and leading course databases. Editorial verdicts are our own. This is a guide to planning, so we have leaned toward the rounds that combine genuine golf with the Tuscan scenery that makes a trip here worth taking.
Reviewed June 2026 by the GolfForKings editorial desk. How we research and rank.
The ranking
1. The Club at Castiglion del Bosco
The finest course in Tuscany and one of the best in Italy. Tom Weiskopf laid it out in 2012 across a 2,000 acre estate in the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO landscape of rolling hills, cypress avenues and Brunello vineyards, with castle ruins and a Rosewood hotel on the property. The routing flows naturally over the contours, the par 3s are superb and the conditioning is immaculate. It is private, reserved for members and resort guests, which only adds to the sense of occasion. Read more in our Castiglion del Bosco guide.
2. Royal Golf La Bagnaia
The best course in Tuscany that you can readily play. Robert Trent Jones Junior carved this layout into the rolling hills south of Siena, part of a restored medieval borgo resort, and it was voted Italy's Best Golf Course at the 2023 World Golf Awards. It is a strategic, well bunkered par 71 that uses the natural amphitheatres of the land beautifully, with the resort lodging making it an easy and memorable base for a Tuscan trip.
3. Argentario Golf Club
Tuscany's coastal championship test and, since 2019, PGA National Golf Course Italy, the only PGA licensed facility in the country. Set on the Monte Argentario promontory among Mediterranean maquis, it is an eco certified, immaculately maintained par 71 with sea glimpses, plenty of elevation change and a strong set of holes that has hosted important Italian tournaments. Our Argentario course guide has the detail.
4. Le Pavoniere Golf Club
An Arnold Palmer design on the plain northwest of Florence, Le Pavoniere is a mature, well watered parkland of generous fairways, mature trees and water in play, a contrast to the hill courses and a fine, accessible round close to the city. It is a comfortable, enjoyable championship test and a sensible pairing with a Florence based stay.
5. Ugolino Golf Club
The grand old club of Italian golf. Laid out by the British architects Cecil Blandford and Peter Gannon and opened in the mid 1930s, Ugolino is the oldest eighteen hole course in Italy, set among the olive groves and vines of Chianti just south of Florence. It is short and hilly rather than long, but full of character and history, and a round here is a window into where golf in Italy began.
6. Cosmopolitan Golf and Country Club
A links flavoured coastal course at Tirrenia near Pisa, set inside the Migliarino San Rossore nature reserve with dunes, umbrella pines and lakes shaping the holes. It is flatter and more open than the hill courses, has hosted professional events and offers a different, breezier test by the Tyrrhenian Sea, a useful addition on a trip that takes in the coast.
Indicative green fees
| Course | Designer | Indicative green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Castiglion del Bosco | Tom Weiskopf | Private, members and resort guests |
| Royal Golf La Bagnaia | Robert Trent Jones Jr | about €100 to €150 |
| Argentario | PGA National Italy | about €100 to €150 |
| Le Pavoniere | Arnold Palmer | about €70 to €100 |
| Ugolino | Blandford and Gannon | about €60 to €90 |
| Cosmopolitan | David Mezzacane | about €60 to €90 |
The leading courses cluster around Siena and the Val d'Orcia, with Argentario on the southern coast and Ugolino, Le Pavoniere and Cosmopolitan nearer Florence and Pisa, so a week can comfortably combine the hill courses with a coastal round and the cities in between.
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Tuscany golf questions
What is the best golf course in Tuscany?
The Club at Castiglion del Bosco, a 2012 Tom Weiskopf design on a private estate in the Val d'Orcia, is widely rated the finest course in Tuscany. Royal Golf La Bagnaia, a Robert Trent Jones Junior layout near Siena, was voted Italy's Best Golf Course at the 2023 World Golf Awards and is the leading course open to visitors.
How much are green fees in Tuscany in 2026?
Indicative 2026 high season green fees run from around 60 to 90 euros at Ugolino and Cosmopolitan to roughly 100 to 150 euros at Argentario and Royal La Bagnaia. Castiglion del Bosco is private, reserved for members and resort guests. Always confirm directly before booking.
When is the best time to play golf in Tuscany?
April to June and September to October offer warm, settled weather and the best course conditions without the peak summer heat. July and August are hot, so play early in the day. Winters are mild and quiet on the coast.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course designers, opening years and par verified June 2026 from the clubs and leading course databases; green fees indicative for 2026 high season, always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.