Golf course

Girvan Golf Course

A public 18-hole links-and-parkland course, with eight holes beside the Firth of Clyde and ten returning inland around the River Girvan.

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Type: Golf course
Location: 40 Golf Course Road, Girvan
Information checked: 24 September 2026

Aerial view south across Girvan Golf Course, with the shoreline, town and harbour beyond. — Girvan Golf Course follows the coast towards the town and harbour. Owner photograph.

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Seaside links, inland parkland and Ailsa Craig in view.

South Ayrshire Council operates Girvan as an 18-hole public course of just over 5,000 yards.

Its first eight holes have a traditional seaside links character; the remaining ten are parkland holes lying inland of the clubhouse.

What you’ll find

Look out for.

Eight exposed links holes beside the Clyde
Ten contrasting parkland holes inland
Views towards Ailsa Craig
A course designed by James Braid

Good to know

Before you visit.

Book a tee time and check playing conditions before travelling.
The coastal section is exposed, so wind can change how the short course plays.
Clubhouse and café arrangements can change independently of the course; check the operator's current page.

Go deeper

This place has a longer story.

Girvan golfers first opened a nine-hole course in 1891. The present course followed in the early twentieth century and was shaped by five-time Open champion James Braid.

Read how golf moved from Girvan's Green to the present course