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Korean golf, in numbers and stories

Industry data and local reporting, in English.

A weekend round, per person₩275K$205published 2025-10Golf membership, average price₩291M$217K+9.7% YoY · 2026-08-10GBR golf stock basket97.4−2.6% 30d · 2026-10-16Golf club & ball imports, last month—Waiting for the data.go.kr API key (DATA_GO_KR_KEY).Weekend green fee, public courses₩214K$159−1.3% YoY · published 2025-10

What a weekend round costs

How we count

₩275,450≈ $205 per person · four-ball, 18 holes, public course

  1. Green fee (weekend)per player₩213,700$159
  2. Cart fee₩100,000 per team₩25,000$19
  3. Caddie fee₩147,000 per team₩36,750$27

Before food, drinks and tolls. Green fee is the national public-course average, 2025-10; a GBR basket of 20 courses will replace it monthly.

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Why Korea plays golf indoors

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The English gap in Korean golf news

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