Singapore Golf: Green Fee Trends for 2026
Singapore's golf map is shrinking on purpose. With Mandai Executive closing at the end of 2026 and more courses to follow as the state reclaims land for housing, the survivors are turning scarce and expensive. We tracked what is closing, what stays, and what that does to the price of a round.
Photo: Serapong Golf Course, Sentosa, by Natalia Tan via Google.
A shrinking map, by design
The defining Singapore golf story of 2026 is subtraction. Under a government plan to reclaim golf land for housing and national needs, the Mandai Executive Golf Course shuts at the end of 2026. Four more courses, the Bukit course at Singapore Island Country Club, Keppel Club's Sime course, Warren Golf and Country Club and Orchid Country Club, have leases expiring in 2030, and the Garden course at Tanah Merah, close to Changi Airport, is slated to go by 2035. In a city state with little room and intense demand, golf is steadily losing ground.
There is one notable reprieve. Sentosa Golf Club, home to the Serapong and Tanjong courses, secured a lease renewal to 2040, so the island's marquee venue is safe for the foreseeable future. That security matters because Sentosa is already among the most expensive clubs in the world: local individual memberships have been quoted around the equivalent of several hundred thousand dollars, with foreign memberships higher still. As public capacity contracts, the economics are simple. Fewer courses chasing the same wealthy, golf hungry population pushes both green fees and membership values firmly upward, and 2026 is the year that scarcity becomes visible.
What Singapore golf charges in 2026
The state of play in 2026 for Singapore's headline courses, with closure timelines where confirmed. Visitor access at the private clubs is limited and best arranged ahead.
| Course | 2026 indicative position | Access note |
|---|---|---|
| Sentosa Golf Club, Serapong and Tanjong | Premium marquee fees; lease renewed to 2040 | Private; the safe long term venue, visitor access by arrangement |
| Tanah Merah, Garden course | Operating; lease expires by 2035 | Private; site studied for airport related use, closure flagged |
| Mandai Executive Golf Course | Closing at the end of 2026 | Public executive course; land going to an outdoor learning centre |
| SICC Bukit, Keppel Sime, Warren, Orchid | Operating; leases expire 2030 | Private clubs flagged for closure as land is reclaimed |
Course status and closure timelines verified June 2026 from Singapore government and golf industry sources; the Mandai end of 2026 closure, the 2030 lease expiries and the Tanah Merah Garden timeline to 2035 are confirmed, as is the Sentosa lease renewal to 2040. Membership figures are indicative and quoted from public reporting. Green fees at the private clubs vary by day and access route. Always confirm current rates and availability directly before booking.
Our take
For the travelling golfer, Singapore in 2026 is a stopover luxury rather than a value stop, and the trend is only sharpening that. With public capacity falling and the elite clubs private and pricey, the realistic visitor play is a marquee round at Sentosa, ideally the Serapong, arranged in advance through a hotel or concierge route, treated as a special occasion bolted onto a city trip or a longer Asian itinerary. This is not a destination you fly to for volume golf; it is one great course in one of the world's great cities.
The closures also carry a planning message. If a particular Singapore club is on your list, the leases expiring in 2030 and the Tanah Merah timeline to 2035 mean the window is finite, so a round there is better sooner than later. For most visitors, though, the smarter structure is to use Singapore as the polished hub of a regional trip, pairing a single showpiece round with the deeper, cheaper golf of Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia a short flight away. Scarcity has made Singapore golf a treat to be timed, not a week to be filled.
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Common questions
Which Singapore golf courses are closing?
The Mandai Executive Golf Course closes at the end of 2026. Four clubs, the Bukit course at Singapore Island Country Club, Keppel Club's Sime course, Warren Golf and Country Club and Orchid Country Club, have leases expiring in 2030, and the Garden course at Tanah Merah is slated to close by 2035. The land is being reclaimed for housing and national needs.
Is Sentosa Golf Club closing?
No. Sentosa Golf Club, home to the Serapong and Tanjong courses, was granted a lease renewal to 2040, so it is secure for the foreseeable future and remains Singapore's marquee venue. It is a private club, so visitor play is limited and best arranged in advance through a hotel or concierge route.
Is Singapore a good value golf destination?
No, and it is becoming less so. Singapore golf is premium and getting scarcer as courses close, with the surviving elite clubs private and among the most expensive in the world. For visitors it works best as a single showpiece round paired with the cheaper, more plentiful golf of nearby Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Green fees and access verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.