FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The short version of everything on the About page.
Is The Stimp free to use?
Yes. No ads, no login, no paywall. Every fee on the site is free to browse.
How does The Stimp verify golf course fees?
Fees start out sourced from a club's own website, then move to "confirmed" once someone has personally checked the price with the club directly — or the club has confirmed it themselves. You can see which stage any course is at on its own page.
What does "Confirmed directly" mean on a course page?
It means a person — not an automated scraper — personally checked or corrected that fee. "Confirmed by the club" goes one step further: the club itself confirmed it.
Are the fees shown the exact price I'll pay?
Fees are recorded as the peak rate — the highest weekday or weekend price — so what you see is a ceiling, not a guess. What you actually pay should be the same or less, never a surprise when you arrive.
How often is the data updated?
There's no fixed schedule. Courses that haven't been checked in a while, or that someone has flagged as changed, get prioritised for a recheck.
What if a fee or another piece of data is wrong?
Tell us — every correction gets reviewed. The fastest way is the feedback form.
Does The Stimp take a cut of bookings, or use affiliate links?
No. Affiliate links are not used — if that changes, it will be made clear on the website.
Can a golf club pay to be featured or ranked higher?
Yes — a sponsored club can sit at the top of results within a set radius (Woodcote Park, sponsored within 20 miles, is the current example), similar to how Booking.com or Rightmove let listings pay for prominence. Sponsored listings are always clearly labelled, and a club's fee and access data is never changed by sponsorship, only its position. This is one possible path to monetising the site.
Does The Stimp cover 9-hole courses?
Yes — 9-hole courses are tracked and labelled on their course page and in search. They're only left out of site-wide average-fee statistics, since comparing a 9-hole fee to an 18-hole fee isn't a fair comparison.
How many golf courses does The Stimp track?
2,700+ UK golf clubs, and growing.