Green Fees in Perth: What Golf Costs in 2026
The most isolated big city on earth might be its best value golf town. In 2026, 42 Australian dollars, about 28 US, plays you 18 holes at Wembley; 69 buys true links golf at Kennedy Bay; 62 books The Cut's ocean dunes online; and the famous quarry holes at Joondalup top the market at 178 to 208 with a cart included. Here is the full table.
Photograph: Joondalup Resort, Perth, via Google
How Perth pricing works
Perth golf is overwhelmingly public, and the market splits into three clean tiers. The municipal tier, led by Wembley's two 18s in Wembley Downs, prices like a city service: 42 to 49 dollars online, 20 dollar twilight, concession rates for seniors. The destination public tier, The Cut on the ocean at Dawesville and the Links Kennedy Bay at Port Kennedy, charges 62 to 79 and rewards booking online over walking in. And the resort tier is effectively one name: Joondalup, Robert Trent Jones Jr's 27 holes through bushland and limestone quarries, at 178 to 208 with a twin share cart folded in.
Two local habits save money immediately. Book online, where The Cut knocks 10 dollars off every walk in rate, and play twilight, when Joondalup sells 9 walking holes from 80 dollars and Kennedy Bay lets you play all you can from 3:30pm for 45. The private clubs, Lake Karrinyup and Cottesloe chief among them, sit outside this market and outside this table; access is by reciprocity or invitation.
Perth green fees, course by course
| Course | The course | Indicative 2026 fee |
|---|---|---|
| Joondalup Resort | Robert Trent Jones Jr's 27 holes through limestone quarries and bushland, 25 minutes north of the city; WA's repeat metro course of the year | $178 Monday to Tuesday, $188 Wednesday to Thursday, $208 Friday to Sunday for 18 holes with twin share cart; hotel guests $123 to $136; twilight 9 walking from $80 |
| The Cut, Dawesville | Oceanfront links over rolling dunes an hour south, with Indian Ocean views from half the holes | $62 weekday and $72 weekend for 18 walking booked online ($72 and $82 walk in); golf, cart and lunch bundles $97 to $107; shared cart $25 |
| Links Kennedy Bay | True links by Michael Coate, Roger Mackay and Ian Baker-Finch at Port Kennedy, 45 minutes south | $69 Monday to Thursday, $79 Friday to Sunday for 18 holes; twilight all you can play from 3:30pm $45; cart $56 |
| Wembley Golf Course | Australia's busiest public golf complex: two 18s, Old and Tuart, plus a Toptracer range, 15 minutes from the CBD | $42 weekday and $49 weekend for 18 holes online; twilight $20; electric cart $50; seniors from $34 |
Fees are indicative, per player. Wembley fees reset each July 1 with the financial year; public holidays price as weekends everywhere. We do not quote our own pricing; always confirm directly before booking. Check tee time availability.
Where the value hides
One splurge, three bargains
The efficient Perth week is Joondalup once, early on a weekday when the rate drops to 178 and the quarry holes are still in shadow, then The Cut and Kennedy Bay on consecutive days down the southern coast, with Wembley as the arrival day loosener. Four rounds, around 350 dollars total, less than one peak tee time at a marquee resort course on Australia's east coast. The state's full case, Margaret River wineries included, lives in our Western Australia destination guide and the Australia golf holidays page costs the cross country version.
Respect the Doctor, ride the twilight
The Fremantle Doctor, the sea breeze that arrives most summer afternoons, is the region's real course architect: morning rounds play calm, afternoon rounds play two clubs harder and several degrees cooler. Locals use it, booking cheap twilight tee times and letting the breeze fight the heat. Couple that with online booking discounts and Tuesday senior specials, and Perth golf gets almost embarrassingly cheap. Weighing the west against the east? Our Australia vs New Zealand comparison and the best courses in Australia ranking set the national table, our Adelaide fee guide covers the next stop east, and our recommended Perth stays handle the nights.
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Perth green fee questions
How much does golf cost in Perth?
Perth is one of the developed world's cheapest big golf cities. In 2026, Wembley's two public 18s cost 42 to 49 Australian dollars online, the Links Kennedy Bay charges 69 to 79, The Cut's oceanfront 18 books from 62 to 72 online, and the headline act, Joondalup Resort, runs 178 to 208 including a shared cart. All rates indicative; always confirm directly before booking.
Is Joondalup worth the premium over Perth's other public courses?
For one round, yes. Robert Trent Jones Jr's 27 holes at Joondalup cut through actual limestone quarries, and the Quarry nine's holes 3 to 5 are among the most dramatic in Australia. At 178 to 208 dollars with cart it costs three Wembley rounds, but it is the single Perth tee time visiting golfers remember. Hotel guests pay 123 to 136, which softens the math considerably.
When is the best time to play golf in Perth?
October to April for guaranteed sun, but the secret is that Perth golf is genuinely year round; winter days average around 65 Fahrenheit and rain passes quickly through the sandy coastal courses. The one constant is the Fremantle Doctor, the afternoon sea breeze that arrives like clockwork in summer, so morning tee times play two clubs easier. Twilight rates after 2 or 3pm cut fees sharply at most courses.
Can visitors play Perth's private sandbelt style clubs?
Lake Karrinyup, Cottesloe and Royal Fremantle are member clubs, with access mostly via reciprocal arrangements or member introduction, so plan around the public tier: Joondalup, The Cut, Links Kennedy Bay, Wembley and Araluen cover every price point without a letter of introduction. If a private round matters, ask your home club about reciprocity well before traveling and always confirm dress and handicap requirements.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Fees verified June 2026 against the official rate pages of Joondalup Resort, The Cut, Links Kennedy Bay and Wembley Golf Course. Last reviewed June 2026.