Green Fees in the French Riviera: What It Costs to Play in 2026
The short answer: €95 to €200 for the rounds worth flying for. Terre Blanche's Le Château heads the table at €190, Monte Carlo Golf Club perches above the principality at €170 to €200, and Royal Mougins drops to around €95 once the season turns. Here is every number that matters, what it buys, and the low season arithmetic that makes the Riviera cheaper than its reputation.
Photograph: Terre Blanche Golf Resort, via Google
The 2026 fee table
| Course | 2026 green fee and notes |
|---|---|
| Terre Blanche, Le Château | €190. The benchmark round of the region: a Dave Thomas design at a five star resort inland of Cannes near Tourrettes, with the 36 hole complex (Le Riou is the second course) and the Albatros performance center attached. Priority and packages go to hotel guests |
| Monte Carlo Golf Club | Roughly €170 to €200. Founded 1911 on Mont Agel above La Turbie, the most scenic card in the south of France, you tee off at altitude with the principality and the Mediterranean a vertical half mile below. Call ahead; member times take precedence |
| Royal Mougins | €165 high season with a cart included, around €95 low season. A private feeling 1993 Robert von Hagge design in the hills behind Cannes, all movement and water; the biggest seasonal discount among the marquee names |
| Old Course, Cannes-Mandelieu | Around €130. The grand old lady of Riviera golf, laid out from 1891 under umbrella pines beside the Siagne river, with the little ferry crossing mid round. History per euro, the best value on this table |
| Golf de la Grande Bastide | From €100 (high season April to October; low season runs November to March). A friendly Cabell Robinson layout near Grasse; carts €50. Its Resonance sister course at Opio Valbonne publishes seasonal rates in a similar bracket, check the club's current price page |
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How to pay less for the same golf
The Riviera's secret is that its golf year is twelve months long but its pricing year is not. High season on most cards runs April to October; from November to March the same courses, in entirely playable Mediterranean winter weather, publish rates 30 to 45 percent lower. Royal Mougins is the cleanest example, €165 down to about €95, and the Resonance clubs around Grasse price from about €100 against their summer rates. A January buddies trip here plays the same golf as a May one for hundreds of euros less per head, and shares the coast with almost nobody.
Two more levers. First, multi round and resort logic: Terre Blanche's best access and pricing flows through a stay at the resort itself, and the Resonance group sells green fee books and a Riviera pass across its trio of Grasse area courses that cut the per round cost sharply for a week's golf. Second, timing inside the day: late morning and twilight windows are published cheaper at several clubs, and midweek beats weekends everywhere. For how these numbers sit against the rest of the country, our France green fees guide runs the national table, and the best courses in France ranking shows where the Riviera names place.
What you are actually paying for
Against Spain or Portugal the sticker is higher, but so is the experience ceiling. Nowhere on the Iberian coasts do you climb to a 1911 course on a mountain shoulder above Monaco, or play beneath perched villages with the Esterel turning red over the sea. The courses are quieter than the Algarve conveyor in peak months, the food in the clubhouses is taken seriously, and Nice airport puts the whole region within an hour, the Old Course at Cannes-Mandelieu is 25 minutes away, Terre Blanche about 45. Build it as a couples or mixed trip, Antibes, the markets, a Monaco evening, and the per round premium disappears into the best week of the golf year. For the full trip framework see our France golf holidays page and the wider Provence golf guide.
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Riviera green fee questions
How much is a green fee on the French Riviera?
Budget €95 to €200 for the courses worth crossing the world for. The 2026 markers: Terre Blanche's Le Château is €190, Monte Carlo Golf Club above Monaco runs roughly €170 to €200, Royal Mougins is €165 in high season with a cart included and drops to about €95 in low season, the Old Course at Cannes-Mandelieu is around €130, and Grande Bastide starts near €100. All fees are indicative for the 2026 season; always confirm directly before booking.
When is low season for golf on the Riviera?
Roughly November through March. The weather stays mild enough for year round golf, which is the whole point of the Côte d'Azur, and clubs publish genuinely lower rates: Royal Mougins falls from €165 to about €95 and the Resonance clubs around Grasse price from about €100 against their April to October high season. January and February midweek is the cheapest serious golf in the south of France.
Is Riviera golf more expensive than the Algarve or Costa del Sol?
At the top end, yes, by roughly 20 to 40 percent against comparable Spanish courses, and the gap widens once you add Riviera hotel prices. What you buy is scenery and setting no Iberian resort strip matches, plus far quieter tee sheets than the Algarve in peak months. Compare our Spain golf holidays page for the other side of the ledger.
Do French Riviera green fees include a cart?
Mostly no, France is a walking culture and trolleys are the norm. Royal Mougins is the notable exception, including a cart in its visitor rate. Expect around €50 for a cart where you want one, as at Grande Bastide. Walking is permitted everywhere and the courses are built for it.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Green fees verified June 2026 against club published rates. Last reviewed June 2026.