Green Fees in Italy: What It Costs to Play in 2026

The short answer

Plan on roughly 80 to 180 euros for most good Italian clubs in high season, and a step up to around 190 to 250 euros for the marquee names. The headline course is Marco Simone near Rome, the 2023 Ryder Cup venue redesigned by Tom Fazio II and European Golf Design, which runs indicatively from about 190 euros off peak to around 220 in high season. Above the everyday tier sit the great resort courses: Verdura in Sicily, the Rocco Forte estate with two Kyle Phillips links by the Mediterranean, and Pevero on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, a Robert Trent Jones design among the most scenic in the country.

Below those, Italy is genuinely good value. Classic parkland clubs such as Villa d'Este on Lake Como, the Peter Gannon course from 1926, sit around 140 to 165 euros, and Royal Park I Roveri near Turin, Robert Trent Jones senior's first Italian design from 1971, starts from around 110. The one course you cannot simply buy a tee time on is Castiglion del Bosco in Tuscany, Italy's only private club, which is played as a guest of the estate. These are indicative 2026 figures in euros, and they move with the season and the resort, so treat them as a guide and always confirm directly before booking.

How green fees work in Italy

Three things move the price. The first is the course's standing. A Ryder Cup host or a flagship resort links commands a premium, while the country's many excellent member clubs, often a century old and beautifully kept, charge a fraction of what an equivalent course would cost in Britain or the United States. The second is region and season. The lakes and the Alpine north play best in summer, Tuscany and Lazio peak in spring and autumn, and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia stretch a mild season deep into winter, when their resort rates also ease. The third is whether a course belongs to a resort, where staying on site usually unlocks a better golf rate than the walk up green fee.

Access is rarely a problem in Italy, which is part of its appeal. Almost every course of note, including Marco Simone, Royal Park I Roveri, Villa d'Este and the island resorts, welcomes visiting golfers with a tee time booked ahead. The single exception is Castiglion del Bosco in the Val d'Orcia, the only private club in the country, where golf is a privilege of staying on the Brunello estate. For that one course, plan the stay first and the round follows.

Where to spend, and where to save

Spend on the experiences that are uniquely Italian. A round at Marco Simone to walk the Ryder Cup stage, a stay and play at Verdura with the Mediterranean over your shoulder, or a Sardinian week built around Pevero on the Costa Smeralda are worth the higher fee for the setting alone. Save by leaning on Italy's wonderful value clubs in between, the parkland gems around the lakes, Piedmont and Tuscany that rarely break 150 euros, and by travelling in the shoulder months either side of high summer. Mix one or two marquee rounds with a handful of characterful member courses and the average cost per round stays modest while the best of Italian golf stays firmly on the card. That is exactly how we plan an Italy trip.