How many 9-hole golf courses are in the UK?
GeoGolf Course lists 55 nine-hole golf courses (listed on GeoGolf, checked 1 November 2026). However, 981 of the 1,468 courses we list have no confirmed hole count yet, so the true number may be higher.
Nine-hole courses by region
Every figure here counts the courses listed on GeoGolf Course, because we read it live from our database. We have not found a published UK-wide count of nine-hole courses that we can verify, so this page has no external figure.
| Region | 9 holes | 18 holes | Other | Not yet confirmed | All listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 293 | 13 | 476 | 814 |
| Scotland | 9 | 46 | 0 | 380 | 435 |
| Wales | 3 | 31 | 0 | 90 | 124 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 77 |
| Channel Islands and Isle of Man | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Isle of Wight | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| All listed courses | 55 | 418 | 14 | 981 | 1,468 |
How much of the list is confirmed
We confirm a hole count from the club’s own website before we show it. At the moment, 487 of the 1,468 listed courses have one (33%). Specifically, 55 have nine holes and 418 have 18.
As a result, 55 is a minimum for the courses we list, and the figure will rise as we confirm more. A course never counts as nine-hole just because its hole count is missing.
Find a nine-hole course
- Every nine-hole course we list, with maps and nearest city
- Read our guide to nine-hole golf courses in the UK
- Golf courses in England (814 listed)
- Golf courses in Scotland (435 listed)
- Golf courses in Wales (124 listed)
- Golf courses in Northern Ireland (77 listed)
- Golf courses near London and near Edinburgh
- Compare with how many golf courses are in the UK
Method and sources
- Listed on GeoGolf. These are live counts from the GeoGolf database, read when the page loads and dated 1 November 2026. A course is counted only if it is approved, released and not recorded as closed. A fact that failed our checks is hidden and never counted.
- Hole counts. A course has a hole count only when we have confirmed it from the club’s own website. A missing hole count is shown as not yet confirmed.
- Two kinds of number, never mixed. External figures and listed counts come from different years and methods, so we label each and do not add or subtract them.
- Open data. Download the listed courses as CSV or JSON. Data licence: attribution required, free to use (research, apps, AI search answers and citation); not for AI model training (Content-Signal ai-train=no). Attribute as "GeoGolf Course (https://geogolfcourse.co.uk)" and link back to the source page when practical.
9-hole golf courses in the UK: common questions
How many 9-hole golf courses are in the UK?
GeoGolf Course lists 55 nine-hole golf courses (listed on GeoGolf, checked 1 November 2026). However, 981 of the 1,468 courses we list have no confirmed hole count yet, so the true number may be higher.
Could the real number of 9-hole golf courses be higher?
Yes. We have confirmed hole counts for 487 of the 1,468 courses listed on GeoGolf. Because the other 981 could include more nine-hole courses, 55 is a minimum for the courses we list.
Which region lists the most 9-hole golf courses?
England has the most, with 32 nine-hole courses (listed on GeoGolf, checked 1 November 2026). However, region totals depend on how many hole counts we have confirmed there, so the ranking may change.
What counts as a 9-hole golf course here?
A course counts as nine-hole when the club's own website confirms nine holes. We never count courses with 18 holes or more, although golfers can play some of them as a nine-hole loop.
Is there a published UK-wide count of 9-hole golf courses?
We have not found one that we can verify. This page therefore uses only the courses listed on GeoGolf, while the R&A figures on our other statistics pages count all courses together.