Green Fees in County Mayo: What Golf Costs in 2026
Mayo holds a world top 100 links in the biggest dune system in golf, and you can play it for less than 200 euro. Behind Carne the county is cheaper still: a championship parkland from 50 euro at Westport, club rounds from 24, and 18 holes on Achill Island for 15. Here is what golf actually costs in County Mayo in 2026, course by course.
Photograph: Carne Golf Links, via Google
The short answer
Budget under 200 euro for the one bucket list round and 15 to 60 euro for everything else. Carne Golf Links at Belmullet, Eddie Hackett's last and wildest design, now plays its Wild Atlantic Dunes routing, ranked No. 63 in Golf Digest's World's 100 Greatest Courses 2026 to 2027, for a peak summer 2026 rate listed around 195 euro, with shoulder and winter rates far below. No other course in the world top 100 of any ranking costs so little, and nothing else in Ireland's elite is within shouting distance of the price.
The rest of County Mayo barely registers on a trip budget. Westport, the county's 6,980 yard championship parkland under Croagh Patrick, publishes 2026 summer rates from 50 euro midweek and 60 at weekends. Ballinrobe's parkland runs 40 to 55 euro by day of the week, Castlebar has appeared on recent listings around 24, and the two nine hole treasures on Clew Bay, Mulranny's sheep grazed commonage links and Achill Island's machair course at Keel, cost pocket change, Achill listing 15 euro for 18 holes. A full Mayo week, Carne included twice, can come in under 500 euro in green fees.
County Mayo green fees by course, 2026
| Course | Note | Indicative green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Achill Island | Nine holes on the machair at Keel between the strand and Slievemore | Around 15 euro for 18 holes on recent club listings |
| Castlebar | Mature parkland with 18 sand based greens on the edge of the county town | Around 24 euro on recent listings |
| Mulranny | Nine hole commonage links above Clew Bay on the Great Western Greenway | Modest nine hole rates; confirm with the club |
| Ballinrobe | Championship parkland on a 300 acre estate near Lough Mask | 40 to 55 euro by day, March to October card |
| Ballina | The friendly parkland of north Mayo's salmon capital, gateway to Sligo's links | Modest club rates; confirm with the club |
| Westport | Fred Hawtree's 6,980 yard parkland on Clew Bay, three time Irish Amateur Close host | From 50 euro midweek, 60 weekends in summer 2026; winter from 30 |
| Carne, Wild Atlantic Dunes | Eddie Hackett 1992 to 1993 plus the Kilmore nine; world top 100, walking country | Around 195 euro peak summer 2026; shoulder and winter rates well below |
Green fees verified June 2026 from club published cards and current operator and directory listings; all fees are indicative, vary by day, season and format, and change without notice, so always confirm current rates directly with the club or your trip planner before booking. Check tee time availability.
When Mayo fees peak and dip
The pattern is simple: April 1 to October 31 is the high season and even then the numbers stay friendly. Westport's card drops by roughly 40 percent in winter, from 50 and 60 euro down to 30 and 40, and Carne's summer rate falls away sharply in the shoulders, when the links stays firm and the timesheet empties. Ballinrobe publishes its 40 to 55 euro card for March to October. Mayo sits far enough west that summer light lasts past 10pm, which makes 36 hole days at Carne, the two routings played back to back, the standard pilgrimage format.
The constraint in Mayo is not price but logistics. Carne sits at the end of the Mullet Peninsula, over an hour beyond Westport, and its two routings, the original Hackett course and the Wild Atlantic Dunes, alternate on consecutive days, so most golfers stay two nights in Belmullet to play both. Summer weekends fill first at Carne and Westport; midweek the county is gloriously quiet. Caddies at Carne run 80 euro per bag and buggies 40, booked ahead.
How to pay less
Honestly, you barely need to. But the levers exist: play Carne in the April, May or October shoulders when rates drop well below the peak card and the wind gives the course its proper voice, take Westport's winter rate for a 30 euro championship round, and fill the soft days with the value layer, Castlebar around 24 euro, Achill at 15, where the golf costs less than the lunch. Mayo also chains beautifully into neighboring Sligo, where Enniscrone and County Sligo at Rosses Point turn the trip into the full northwest sweep.
The comparison that settles it: Carne plus six more Mayo rounds costs less in green fees than a single peak morning at Ireland's most expensive links. For how the county fits the national picture, see our Ireland green fees guide, our ranking of the best golf courses in County Mayo, and the Northwest Ireland hub for the wider route.
Plan a County Mayo golf trip
We build the trip around what you want, two days at Carne with both routings, Westport and the Clew Bay nine holers, or the full northwest sweep into Sligo and Donegal, and we time it to the seasons so your green fees work hardest. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
County Mayo green fee questions
How much does it cost to play Carne Golf Links in 2026?
Carne's peak summer 2026 rate is listed at around 195 euro for the Wild Atlantic Dunes course, the routing ranked No. 63 in Golf Digest's World's 100 Greatest Courses 2026 to 2027, with shoulder season and winter rates running well below that. Caddies are 80 euro per bag, buggies 40 and club hire 50, all booked in advance. Always confirm directly before booking.
What does Westport Golf Club cost in 2026?
Westport's published 2026 visitor rates start at 50 euro midweek and 60 euro at weekends in summer, which runs April 1 to October 31, and from 30 euro midweek and 40 at weekends in winter. Buggies are 40 euro and club hire 30. For a 6,980 yard championship parkland with three Irish Amateur Close Championships behind it, that is one of the best cards in Ireland. Always confirm directly before booking.
When is golf cheapest in County Mayo?
November to March, when Westport drops to 30 to 40 euro and Carne's rates fall well below the summer card. But Mayo's real answer is that it is never expensive: even in high summer the county's value layer, Ballinrobe from 40 euro, Castlebar around 24 on recent listings, Achill at 15, costs less than a caddie at the marquee links elsewhere in Ireland. Always confirm directly before booking.
Is County Mayo good value for a golf trip?
It is arguably the best value golf county in Ireland. A week built around two days at Carne, the only Irish county anchor ranked in the world top 100 that costs under 200 euro, plus Westport, Ballinrobe and the nine hole gems at Mulranny and Achill, can come in under 400 euro in total green fees. Comparable weeks in Kerry or Dublin run three to four times that. Always confirm directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Green fees verified June 2026 from the clubs' published rate cards and current listings; rates vary by season, day and format and change without notice. Last reviewed: June 2026.