Lytham Green Drive is the parkland club on the eastern edge of Lytham, on Ballam Road, in a town better known for links. That is the reason to go: after days of wind and dune grass at Royal Lytham or St Annes Old Links, a round under trees on flat ground is a change of pace. The club was founded in 1913, it hosted Open qualifying in 1974, 1979 and 1988, and it describes its course as an easy walk with no strenuous hills.
Lytham Green Drive Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Visitor times are sold on a BRS tee sheet reached from the club website; you can also phone 01253 737390 or emailing secretary@lythamgreendrive.co.uk. Prices are shown on the tee sheet when you choose a time rather than published on a rate page, so check there or ask the office. Bookings for the club’s 2027 open competitions opened on 1 October 2026. Visitors follow the members’ dress code: golf shoes, tucked-in shirts and no denim, cargo trousers or football shirts on the course. The website does not state a handicap limit.
The round, in perspective.
The club’s scorecard gives par 70 and 6,248 yards from the white tees, with 36 out and 34 home, a course rating of 70.5 and a slope of 125. The yellow tees play 6,121 yards. Trees line the fairways rather than gorse, and ditches cross the course. J.A. Steer is credited with substantial improvements in the 1940s, and the clubhouse bar carries the name Steers. The greens are well bunkered, so most of the challenge comes on the approach rather than from the tee. The club says the course suits all handicaps, and its three Open qualifying events show it can hold good players too. A Half-Way House sells drinks and snacks between nines.
Know before you go.
Booking
Online (BRS) or 01253 737390
Dress on course
Golf attire and shoes; no denim, cargo trousers, tracksuits or T-shirts
Shorts
Tailored golf shorts with golf socks
Clubhouse
Smart casual; no caps; golf shoes only in the Steers bar
Hire
Buggies and trolleys available
Make the trip work.
Lytham Green Drive works well as a rest-day round in a Fylde week, or as the course for a mixed-ability group. In winter the course plays under preferred lies with lift, clean and place through the green, and trolleys without winter wheels are allowed. There are putting and chipping greens beside the 1st tee. After golf, the clubhouse terrace serves food and drink, and the snooker room is lined with the club’s honours boards.
Allow about an hour from Manchester Airport, mostly on the M61, M6 and M55; Liverpool’s airport is a similar drive. Lytham station, on the line from Preston, is in the town centre, a short taxi ride from Ballam Road.
Lytham has small hotels and guest houses around the green and the windmill on the seafront, and its restaurants are a short drive from the club. St Annes, a few miles west, has larger hotels along the promenade and is closer to Royal Lytham and St Annes Old Links. Preston, around 25 minutes inland, gives a wider choice of chain hotels near the station.
Make a trip of it.
Royal Lytham & St Annes and St Annes Old Links are a few miles west, so Green Drive slots in as the parkland day of a links trip. Southport’s links, including Southport & Ainsdale and Hesketh, are around an hour south by road. Off the course, Lytham’s white windmill and Lifeboat Museum stand on the green beside the Ribble estuary, and Blackpool’s promenade is 20 minutes north.
Find your season.
Parkland golf here is at its best from late spring to early autumn. In winter the course stays open on 18 holes with preferred lies, and club buggies remain for hire. Entries for the 2027 open competitions opened on 1 October 2026.
Yes. Times are taken on the club’s online tee sheet or by phone on 01253 737390. The club welcomes all handicaps and describes the course as an easy, level walk, which suits golfers who want a break from links golf.
Is Lytham Green Drive a links course?
No, despite the seaside address. It is a tree-lined parkland course on the inland side of Lytham, founded in 1913. It is par 70, 6,248 yards from the whites, and was used for Open qualifying in 1974, 1979 and 1988.
How far is Lytham Green Drive from Royal Lytham?
A few miles by road. Royal Lytham & St Annes sits on the St Annes side of town, while Green Drive is on Ballam Road at the eastern edge of Lytham, so the two make an easy pairing over two days.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
