Golf in Manchester: Courses & Pitch and Putt
From municipal courses you can just turn up to, to established members clubs, here is where to play golf around Manchester.
Greater Manchester is well stocked with golf, from pay-and-play municipal courses to long-established members clubs. The accessible entry points are the public courses and driving ranges spread across the city and suburbs, including municipal provision at parks such as Heaton Park, where you can turn up, pay a green fee and play without membership – ideal for beginners and occasional players. Pitch-and-putt and par-three courses offer an even gentler, cheaper way to learn the short game.
The members clubs – concentrated in the leafier south Manchester and Cheshire-edge suburbs like Didsbury and Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and across the northern and eastern boroughs – offer fuller 18-hole courses, competitions, handicaps and a social calendar. Many now run more flexible membership and beginner schemes than the stuffy reputation of the sport suggests, and most have qualified PGA coaching for those serious about improving.
For a first go, hit a driving range to find out whether you enjoy it, then play a municipal nine. To take it up properly, lessons plus a flexible membership or a regular pay-and-play habit will get you a handicap. The Cheshire-side courses on the city’s southern fringe are among the best in the region.