Green Fees in Sicily: What It Costs to Play in 2026
Sicily is not a course count destination; it is a handful of very good ones spread across a big island. The headline fee belongs to Verdura, the Rocco Forte resort near Sciacca whose two Kyle Phillips courses run along the sea, at around 150 euros in high season. Behind it, Donnafugata's Gary Player parkland near Ragusa and the volcanic novelty of Il Picciolo below Mount Etna price for the value end. Here is what golf actually costs in Sicily in 2026, and how to fold it into the island's larger pleasures.
Photograph: Verdura Resort, a Rocco Forte Hotel, via Google
The short answer
Budget roughly 60 to 150 euros for the rounds that matter in Sicily in 2026. The top of the card is Verdura, the Rocco Forte resort on the southwest coast near Sciacca, whose two Kyle Phillips courses, the East and the West, are the best golf on the island and among the best in Italy. Both are par 72 and stretch past 7,200 yards, with several holes set hard against the Mediterranean; indicative high season visitor fees run around 150 euros, with resort guests on preferred rates and golf inclusive stays the smarter buy.
The rest of the island prices for value. Donnafugata, the resort in the southeast near Ragusa, pairs a Gary Player signature parkland that hosted a European Tour Sicilian Open in 2011 with a links style course by Franco Piras, and generally sits well below the flagship, especially for hotel guests. Il Picciolo, on the volcanic slopes near Castiglione di Sicilia, was the first 18 holes built on the island, opened in 1989 to a par 72 over roughly 5,870 meters, and is the most distinctive cheap round in the south of Italy, golf among lava terraces with Etna smoking above. Always confirm current fees directly before booking.
Sicily green fees by course, 2026
| Course | Character | Indicative 2026 green fee |
|---|---|---|
| Verdura, East and West | Two Kyle Phillips seaside courses near Sciacca; the island's flagship resort, opened 2009 | Around 150 euros high season; resort guests preferential |
| Donnafugata, Parkland | Gary Player design near Ragusa; host of the 2011 European Tour Sicilian Open | Below 100 euros; hotel guests lower; confirm with the resort |
| Donnafugata, Links | Franco Piras valley course on the same estate | Below 100 euros; combination rates with the Parkland |
| Il Picciolo Etna | Luigi Rota Caremoli, 1989; Sicily's first 18 holes, on volcanic terraces below Etna | Value pricing, midweek lower; confirm with the resort |
Green fees verified indicatively in June 2026 from resort, club and booking listings; they swing with season, day and demand, so always confirm current rates directly before booking. Check tee time availability.
The courses, and what they cost
Verdura is the reason golfers fly to Sicily. Rocco Forte built it on a two kilometer stretch of the southwest coast near Sciacca, handed the routing to Kyle Phillips of Kingsbarns fame, and opened in 2009 a resort that has spent the years since collecting awards. The East and the West are both par 72 past 7,200 yards, the kind of generous, sea framed championship golf that suits a relaxed week, with a nine hole par 3 course and a serious academy alongside. The indicative 150 euro high season fee reads gently against what comparable seaside resorts charge elsewhere in the Mediterranean, and the golf inclusive stays are gentler still.
Donnafugata, two hours southeast near the baroque hill town of Ragusa, is the value alternative with real pedigree: a Gary Player signature parkland that hosted a European Tour Sicilian Open in 2011, paired with a links style second course by Franco Piras through valleys and lakes. Il Picciolo, in the northeast below Mount Etna, is the curiosity worth a round, the island's original 18 from 1989, routed across volcanic terraces with the live volcano on the skyline. For the broader national picture, see golf in Italy and our Italy wide fee guide.
How to time it, and how to save
Play Sicily in March to May or late September to November, when the temperatures suit walking and the island is at its photogenic best. High summer is hot, manageable on the coast at Verdura where the sea breeze helps far more than inland at Donnafugata or up at altitude below Etna, and winter golf is mild, quiet and cheap on bright days. The crowds peak only inside the resort high season; midweek tee sheets are calm in any other month.
Two plays keep the budget honest. Buy golf with the bed: Verdura's and Donnafugata's golf inclusive stays beat paying walk up fees from a separate hotel and are how almost everyone plays the flagship. And treat the island as two trips, not one, since the drive from Verdura in the southwest to Etna in the northeast is a real half day; pick a coast, or build in the touring time deliberately. The same logic our concierge sequences when costing a Sicilian week. The best courses in Italy ranking shows where Verdura stands nationally, and the Italy golf holidays page covers package structures.
Plan your golf trip
We turn Sicily into one clear plan: Verdura's two courses on the right days, Donnafugata and Etna folded in only if the driving makes sense, the golf inclusive rates priced against walk up fees, and the tables and the towns booked around the tee times. Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Sicily green fee questions
How much are green fees in Sicily in 2026?
Plan on roughly 60 to 150 euros at the courses that matter. The benchmark is Verdura, the Rocco Forte resort near Sciacca whose two Kyle Phillips courses are the best golf on the island, where indicative 2026 high season visitor fees run around 150 euros with resort guests on preferred rates. Donnafugata near Ragusa, with its Gary Player parkland and a links course by Franco Piras, and Il Picciolo below Mount Etna both price well below that, especially midweek and for hotel guests. Always confirm current fees directly before booking.
What is the best golf course in Sicily?
Verdura, the Rocco Forte resort on the southwest coast near Sciacca, is the clear flagship: two seaside courses by Kyle Phillips, the East and the West, both par 72 and stretching past 7,200 yards, with several holes running along the Mediterranean. It opened in 2009 and remains the only Sicilian address in the conversation for the best in Italy. The connoisseur's alternatives are Donnafugata near Ragusa, a Gary Player design that hosted a European Tour Sicilian Open, and the volcanic novelty of Il Picciolo below Etna. Always confirm access directly before booking.
Is golf in Sicily expensive?
No, by resort standards it is good value, with one premium exception. The flagship at Verdura, around 150 euros indicatively in 2026 in high season, buys a genuine top tier resort course on the sea; Donnafugata and Il Picciolo generally sit well below 100 euros, and both lean heavily on golf inclusive resort stays that undercut paying walk up fees. The wider spend in Sicily is the food, the wine and the driving distances between coasts, not the golf. Always confirm current rates before booking.
When is the best time to play golf in Sicily?
March to May and late September to November. Sicily plays golf all year, but spring and autumn give the kindest temperatures, with the courses green and the light long. High summer is hot, better managed at coastal Verdura where the sea breeze helps than inland or below Etna, and winter is mild and quiet, with rounds entirely playable on bright days. Midweek mornings are uncrowded almost everywhere outside the resort high season.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and indicative fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.