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Golf courses near East Kilbride

70 golf courses are listed within 25 km of the centre of East Kilbride. This page shows the 30 nearest, including 16 with 18 holes, 5 with 9 holes, 2 pitch and putt.

South Lanarkshire has 13 of the listed venues around East Kilbride, East Renfrewshire 8 and Glasgow City 6, with North Lanarkshire taking 3, so the page crosses four council areas.

Playsport Golf (Nerston Village) is the nearest entry, 2.3 km from the centre, followed by Torrance House Golf Club (East Kilbride) and Brancumhall Golf Development Centre (Nerston Village). Nerston Village is the place given for four of the venues and Newton Mearns for three.

Courses with 18 holes lead among those with a known hole count, at 16 against 5 with nine holes. Club websites that state a course type mostly say parkland, with moorland and woodland also mentioned. James Braid is the designer named most often by club sites, and two pitch and putt courses are among the venues.

At a glance

70courses within 25 km
30nearest shown here
16with 18 holes
5with 9 holes
2pitch and putt
10say visitors are welcome
29with a website
1892earliest founding year given

Figures after the first one cover the 30 nearest courses shown on this page.

Courses by number of holes

HolesCoursesShare
18 holes1653%
9 holes517%
Pitch and putt27%
Holes not recorded723%

Venues with several courses are counted once, with their total number of holes.

Type of course

SettingCourses
Parkland8
Moorland2
Woodland1

As described on the club website, for 11 of the 30 courses.

Distance from the centre of East Kilbride

7Under 5 km
115 to 10 km
1510 to 15 km
3715 to 25 km

By county or area

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County or areaCourses18 holes9 holesLinksVisitors welcome
South Lanarkshire137303
East Renfrewshire83003
Glasgow City64103
North Lanarkshire32101

Visitors welcome: as stated on the club website; not recorded for the other courses.

Courses that welcome visitors

CourseHolesParFoundedDistance
Torrance House Golf Club187219692.6 km
Cambuslang Golf Club18926.8 km
Cathcart Castle Golf Course18958.2 km
Hamilton Golf Club1870189211 km
Cowglen Golf Club1870190611 km
Bellshill Golf Club1871190511 km
Eastwood Golf Course11 km
Pollok Golf Course187112 km
East Renfrewshire Golf Club1812 km
Golf It!93313 km

Nearest first. Visitors welcome as stated on the club website: check tee times and dress code with the club.

Earliest founding years given

CourseHolesParFoundedDistance
Cambuslang Golf Club18926.8 km
Hamilton Golf Club1870189211 km
Cathcart Castle Golf Course18958.2 km
Bellshill Golf Club1871190511 km
Cowglen Golf Club1870190611 km
Kirkhill Golf Club1819104.6 km

Founding year as given on the club website, known for 9 of the 30 courses: a club without a recorded year may be older.

Course designers

Architects named on club websites, with the courses listed here that credit them:

The 30 nearest courses

CourseHolesParDistanceAccessWebsite
Playsport Golf92.3 kmplaysportgolf.co.uk
Torrance House Golf Club18722.6 kmVisitors welcometorrancehousegc.co.uk
Brancumhall Golf Development Centre92.7 kmslleisureandculture.co.uk
East Kilbride Golf Club182.9 kmekgolfclub.com
Langlands Golf Club183.3 kmlanglandsgolfclub.co.uk
Cathkin Braes Golf Club4.3 kmcathkinbraesgolfclub.co.uk
Kirkhill Golf Club184.6 kmkirkhillgolfclub.org.uk
Cambuslang Golf Club6.8 kmVisitors welcomecambuslanggolf.co.uk
Mearns Castle Golf Academy7.1 kmmcgolfacademy.co.uk
Broadlees Golf Course97.1 kmbroadleesgolf.co.uk
Williamwood Golf Club7.5 kmwilliamwoodgc.co.uk
Bothwell Castle Golf Club18708.2 kmMembers onlybcgolf.co.uk
Cathcart Castle Golf Course8.2 kmVisitors welcomecathcartcastle.net
Bonnyton Golf Club8.3 kmbonnytongolfclub.com
Strathclyde Park Golf Course9369.0 kmslleisureandculture.co.uk
Whitecraigs Golf Club189.1 kmwhitecraigsgolfclub.net
Sandyhills Golf Club189.3 kmsandyhillsgolfclub.co.uk
Calderbraes Golf Club9339.9 kmcalderbraes-golf-club.co.uk
David Lloyd Rouken Glen Golf Club186510.0 kmdavidlloyd.co.uk
Strathaven Golf Club187110 kmstrathavengc.com
Hamilton Golf Club187011 kmVisitors welcomehamiltongolfclub.co.uk
Cowglen Golf Club187011 kmVisitors welcomecowglengolfclub.co.uk
Bellshill Golf Club187111 kmVisitors welcomebellshillgolfclub.com
Eastwood Golf Course11 kmVisitors welcomeeastwoodgolfclub.co.uk
Pollok Golf Course187111 kmVisitors welcomepollokgolf.com
East Renfrewshire Golf Club1812 kmVisitors welcomeeastrengolfclub.co.uk
Haggs Castle Golf Course187012 kmhaggscastlegolfclub.com
Golf It!93313 kmVisitors welcomegolf-it.com
Bellahouston Park Pitch & Putt13 km
Colville Park Golf Course1813 kmcolvilleparkgc.co.uk

Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of East Kilbride. Website as listed in the map data. Access as stated on the club website or recorded on the map; check with the club before you go.

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Frequently asked questions

How many golf courses are there near East Kilbride?
70 golf courses are listed within 25 km of the centre of East Kilbride; this page shows the 30 nearest. 18 courses are within 10 km.
What is the nearest golf course to East Kilbride?
Playsport Golf, about 2.3 km from the centre of East Kilbride in a straight line (9-hole golf course).
Are there links golf courses within 25 km of East Kilbride?
No course listed here is recorded as a links course in the map data.
Which golf courses welcome visitors near East Kilbride?
10 courses say on their website that visitors are welcome, for example Torrance House Golf Club, Cambuslang Golf Club and Cathcart Castle Golf Course. For the others this is not recorded: check with the club before you go.
Which golf club near East Kilbride gives the earliest founding year?
Among the 9 courses whose club website gives a founding year, Cambuslang Golf Club and Hamilton Golf Club give the earliest, 1892, followed by Cathcart Castle Golf Course (1895). The founding year is not recorded for the other 21, so an older club may be among them.

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