How to Play the Best Golf in Tuscany
Tuscany's golf splits neatly into open doors and one famously closed gate. Argentario, fresh from hosting the 2025 Italian Open above the Orbetello lagoon, books direct at 120 to 170 euros in 2026; so do La Bagnaia near Siena, Poggio dei Medici in the Mugello and Cosmopolitan by the Pisan coast. Castiglion del Bosco stays private unless you sleep at the Rosewood, and Castelfalfi is mid rebuild under Tom Fazio. Here is how to get on each one, in what order, and from which base.
Photograph: Argentario Golf Club, via Google
The short answer
Almost everything in Tuscany books direct, with no member introductions and no ballots. The flagship is Argentario Golf Club on the Monte Argentario peninsula, the David Mezzacane and Baldovino Dassu course that opened in 2006, holds PGA National Italy status and staged the 2025 Italian Open on the DP World Tour; its published 2026 green fees run 120 euros in low season, 160 in regular season and 170 in high season, June through September. Royal Golf La Bagnaia, the Robert Trent Jones Jr design twenty minutes from Siena, publishes 2026 fees of 85 to 140 euros; Poggio dei Medici at Scarperia, the Ladies Italian Open host from 1999 to 2003, sits around 70 to 90; and Cosmopolitan on the Tirrenia coast beside Pisa runs roughly 65 to 90.
Two complications keep this guide honest. The Club at Castiglion del Bosco, the late Tom Weiskopf's only course in continental Europe, is Italy's only fully private golf club: members and resident guests of Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco only, so the booking move is a hotel reservation. And Castelfalfi, Tuscany's largest golf property with 27 holes across its Mountain and Lake courses, closed in January 2025 for a Tom Fazio redesign with no reopening date published at our June 2026 review. The full pricing picture lives in our Tuscany green fees guide; this page is about getting on.
Tuscany's courses: who built them and how to get on, 2026
| Course | Designer | Location | Indicative 2026 fee | Booking note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentario Golf Club | David Mezzacane and Baldovino Dassu, 2006 | Porto Ercole, Monte Argentario, Maremma coast | 120 to 170 euros by season, published rates | Book direct; 2025 Italian Open host, PGA National Italy; resort guests preferential |
| Royal Golf La Bagnaia | Robert Trent Jones Jr | Bagnaia, about 20 minutes from Siena | 85 to 140 euros by season, published rates | Book direct or via the resort; super peak runs early September to mid October |
| Poggio dei Medici | Alvise Rossi Fioravanti and Baldovino Dassu, 1992 | Scarperia, Mugello, about 45 minutes north of Florence | About 70 euros midweek, 90 at weekends | Book direct; handicap certificate required; Ladies Italian Open host 1999 to 2003 |
| Castelfalfi | Rainer Preissmann and Wilfried Moroder layout; Tom Fazio redesign underway | Montaione, between Florence and Pisa | Closed since January 2025; no fee published | 27 holes, Mountain and Lake; confirm reopening status with the resort before planning |
| The Club at Castiglion del Bosco | Tom Weiskopf, his only continental European design | Val d'Orcia near Montalcino, south of Siena | Private; no public green fee | Members and resident guests of Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco only; book a stay |
| Cosmopolitan | David Mezzacane, 1992 | Tirrenia, on the coast minutes from Pisa airport | About 65 to 90 euros | Public; book direct, open year round, hotel guest discounts |
Access rules, designers and 2026 fees verified June 2026 and subject to change without notice. Always confirm current rates and tee times directly before booking. Check Tuscany tee time availability.
How to book Tuscany, step by step
- Fix dates in April to June, September or October, then book flights to Florence or Pisa and a rental car at the airport. The car is essential: the courses sit 45 to 90 minutes apart.
- Secure Argentario first. It is the round the trip is built on, and 2026 is the club's 20th anniversary year. Book direct with the club, or take the resort rate if you are sleeping there.
- If Castiglion del Bosco is on the list, book the Rosewood stay before anything else. Resident guests get a limited number of reserved tee times on the Weiskopf course, and the hotel sells out in the harvest weeks.
- Book La Bagnaia and Poggio dei Medici direct, online or by email. Poggio dei Medici asks for a valid handicap certificate, so have yours ready; La Bagnaia's golf break packages bundle bed and green fee.
- Treat Castelfalfi as a watch item, not a booking. Confirm the Fazio rebuild's reopening status with the resort before routing a trip through Montaione, and slot Cosmopolitan as the easy coastal round on arrival or departure day at Pisa.
Dress codes are standard continental resort golf, a collared shirt and tailored shorts or trousers. Buggies are bookable everywhere that is open, around 50 to 55 euros at the resort courses, though Argentario and La Bagnaia both walk well. Booking lead times are gentle: two to three weeks ahead is plenty outside the September window.
Routing the trip, and where to stay
Tuscany golf works as a two base trip. Start north: a Florence or Mugello base covers Poggio dei Medici, the city itself and, once it reopens, Castelfalfi an hour southwest. Then drop south for the second half: Siena puts La Bagnaia twenty minutes away and Castiglion del Bosco under an hour, and the Maremma coast finishes the week at Argentario, with the Argentario Golf and Wellness Resort the obvious final bed. Our 5 day Tuscany golf itinerary sequences exactly this loop. August is the month to avoid inland; the season's sweet spots are May and the harvest weeks of late September.
For the wider picture, the Italy destination hub maps every region, and our best golf courses in Italy ranking shows where Tuscany sits against the north, where Royal Park I Roveri anchors Piedmont, and Rome, where Ryder Cup host Marco Simone makes a natural add on. To have the week costed and booked as one piece, start from Italy golf holidays, or go up a tier with luxury golf tours of Italy if the Rosewood and the wine cellars are the point.
Plan a Tuscany golf trip
Tell us roughly when and who is travelling, and one concierge sequences the rounds, holds Argentario on the right days, checks Castelfalfi's status for your dates, books the bases and costs the week to the head. We reply within one working day, with no obligation.
Tuscany golf access questions
Can visitors play golf in Tuscany?
Yes, almost everywhere. Argentario, Royal Golf La Bagnaia, Poggio dei Medici and Cosmopolitan all take visitor bookings directly with the club, online or by email, with no member introductions required. The one closed gate is The Club at Castiglion del Bosco, Italy's only fully private golf club, where the Tom Weiskopf course is reserved for members and resident guests of Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco; the way on is to book a stay. Poggio dei Medici asks for a valid handicap certificate, so carry one. Always confirm requirements directly before booking.
How much are green fees in Tuscany in 2026?
Published 2026 rates run from about 65 to 170 euros for 18 holes. Argentario lists 120 euros in low season, 160 in regular season and 170 in high season, which covers June to September. Royal Golf La Bagnaia lists 85 to 140 euros by season, with early September to mid October its super peak. Poggio dei Medici sits around 70 euros midweek and 90 at weekends, and Cosmopolitan near Pisa runs roughly 65 to 90 euros. Fees move with season and demand, so always confirm directly before booking.
Is Castelfalfi golf open in 2026?
Check before you plan around it. Tuscany's largest golf property, 27 holes across the Mountain and Lake courses on a medieval estate at Montaione, closed in January 2025 for an ambitious redesign led by Tom Fazio that preserves the 27 hole layout. The resort had not published a reopening date at the time of our June 2026 review, so confirm the course status directly with Castelfalfi before booking a golf stay there.
When is the best time to play golf in Tuscany?
April to June, September and October. Spring and autumn bring the green hills, harvest light and walking temperatures the region is famous for, and the clubs price accordingly: La Bagnaia's super peak runs from early September to mid October, and Argentario's high season covers June to September. August is hot inland and better spent near the coast at Argentario or Cosmopolitan, where the sea breeze helps. Winter golf is possible but damp and quiet. Always confirm conditions directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Access rules and 2026 fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.