Short answer: from $10.00, averaging about $48 for a midweek 18 and $53 on a weekend, across 44 Melbourne courses with verified prices. Work out what you want to spend, then compare.
Melbourne is a bit different to the other capitals: it can be slightly harder to get on, with some courses and tee times tricky depending on whether you are a member or not. But like every capital city there are great options for every kind of golfer. The cheapest verified round right now is $10.00 at Dandenong Workers Social Club Golf Course, 21 of the 44 priced public courses will get you on for under $30, and the top end runs $89+. The move is to work out how much you want to spend, then compare the courses in your area against each other rather than taking the first price you see.
Look to the non-peak days: the averages back it up, about $48 for a midweek 18 against $53 on a weekend. If you are dead set on playing a weekend, look a bit further afield. The courses out from the middle are where you will find a good tee time at a fair price when the inner ones are booked out or charging weekend rates.
| Course | Cheapest fee | Weekend 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dandenong Workers Social Club Golf Course Dandenong · Melbourne | $10.00 9 holes, weekend | — |
| 2 | Studley Park Golf Course Kew · Melbourne | $12.60 9 holes, weekend | — |
| 3 | Waverly Pitch & Putt Mulgrave · Melbourne | $13.00 9 holes, weekday | — |
| 4 | Northcote Public Golf Course Thornbury · Melbourne | $17.65 9 holes, twilight | $34.75 |
| 5 | Bundoora Park Golf Course Bundoora · Melbourne | $18.70 ? holes, twilight | $43.60 |
| 6 | Morack Public Golf Course Vermont South · Melbourne | $19.00 18 holes, twilight | $40.00 |
| 7 | Craigieburn Public Golf Course Craigieburn · Melbourne | $20.00 9 holes, weekday | $33.00 |
| 8 | Rowville Lakes Public Golf Course · Melbourne | $20.00 9 holes, weekday | $40.00 |
That is the cost angle. The full ranking by fee lives at Cheapest golf in Melbourne, and the whole sortable list is at every Melbourne course, cheapest first.
Checking one course, seeing the weekend rate, and giving up. Prices vary a lot between courses only a suburb apart, so compare them side by side before you decide golf is too expensive. Every price on this page came off the course's own website or booking system with the date we checked it, recomputed daily, and each course links straight to where you book.
Right now it is Dandenong Workers Social Club Golf Course, from $10.00. This page recomputes daily from verified prices, so the answer stays current.
From $10.00 at the cheapest public course up to $89+ at the top end. Across 44 verified courses it averages about $48 for a midweek 18 and $53 on a weekend. Every number comes from the courses' own published prices.
Midweek, off-peak (the average weekday 18 is $48 against $53 on a weekend). For weekends, courses a bit further out give you better tee times at better prices.
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