Australian Top 100 Golf Courses (2010 Rankings)

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Australia has over 1,500 golf courses, including some of the very best in the world. The Top 100 list below is sourced from Australian Golf Digest and is a superb guide to the best golf courses "Down Under". If you live in Australia, or are coming to Australia for a holiday, GOLFSelect can arrange access to the vast majority of these courses, including those that are normally open to members only. Also check out the World Top 100.

Course name	State	2010	2008	2006	2004	2002	2000
1. Kingston Heath Golf Club	Victoria	1	3	3	2	2	2
2. New South Wales Golf Club	New South Wales	2	2	2	3	3	3
3. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (West Course)	Victoria	3	1	1	1	NR	NR
4. Barnbougle Dunes Golf Links	Tasmania	4	5	7	NR	NR	NR
5. Ellerston Golf Course	New South Wales	5	4	4	4	NR	NR
6. The National Golf Club (Moonah Course)	Victoria	6	8	8	8	9	NR
7. The Metropolitan Golf Club	Victoria	7	7	6	6	4	4
8. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (East Course)	Victoria	8	1	1	1	NR	NR
9. Royal Adelaide Golf Club	South Australia	9	6	5	5	5	5
10. Victoria Golf Club	Victoria	10	11	10	9	8	8
11. The Australian Golf Club	New South Wales	11	9	9	11	7	6
12. Lake Karrinyup Country Club	Western Australia	12	19	15	7	14	11
13. Moonah Links (Legends Course)	Victoria	13	14	37	NR	NR	NR
14. The Dunes Golf Links	Victoria	14	25	29	23	24	24
15. Royal Sydney Golf Club	New South Wales	15	10	22	17	11	10
16. The National Golf Club (Old Course)	Victoria	16	12	14	20	22	18
17. The Lakes Golf Club	New South Wales	17	23	18	16	6	7
18. Newcastle Golf Club	New South Wales	18	15	13	10	20	21
19. Joondalup Resort	Western Australia	19	22	20	21	28	23
20. The Links Kennedy Bay	Western Australia	20	20	16	12	10	33
21. Barwon Heads Golf Club	Victoria	21	29	32	30	37	29
22. Woodlands Golf Club	Victoria	22	32	26	31	23	22
23. Kooyonga Golf Club	South Australia	23	13	11	14	13	12
24. Commonwealth Golf Club	Victoria	24	27	23	27	19	17
26. Moonah Links (Open Course)	Victoria	26	17	17	13	NR	NR
27. Royal Canberra Golf Club	Australian Capital Territory	27	18	12	15	12	9
28. Magenta Shores	New South Wales	28	24	NR	NR	NR	NR
29. Thirteenth Beach Golf Links (Beach Course)	Victoria	29	33	41	34	NR	NR
30. Royal Queensland Golf Club	Queensland	30	57	60	50	62	63
31. The Cut Golf Club	Western Australia	31	16	21	NR	NR	NR
32. St Andrews Beach (Gunnamatta Course)	Victoria	32	30	NR	NR	NR	NR
33. Brookwater Golf Club	Queensland	33	26	19	19	NR	NR
34. The Yarra Yarra Golf Club	Victoria	34	37	34	43	31	25
35. Links Hope Island	Queensland	35	31	24	24	16	13
36. Huntingdale Golf Club	Victoria	36	28	33	38	41	26
37. The National Golf Club (Ocean Course)	Victoria	37	47	46	45	40	NR
38. Portsea Golf Club	Victoria	38	49	47	40	34	28
39. Peninsula Country Golf Club (South Course)	Victoria	39	56	50	56	38	40
39. Peninsula Country Golf Club (North Course)	Victoria	39	36	28	25	NR	NR
40. Hyatt Regency Coolum	Queensland	40	38	31	37	32	27
41. Bonville Golf Resort	New South Wales	41	42	36	42	49	45
42. The Grand Golf Club	Queensland	42	44	51	48	52	55
43. Concord Golf Club	New South Wales	43	34	38	33	39	54
44. The Vintage	New South Wales	44	40	44	41	NR	NR
45. Glenelg Golf Club	South Australia	45	46	69	93	80	81
46. Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club	New South Wales	46	41	30	26	21	20
47. Elanora Country Club	New South Wales	47	51	NR	NR	NR	NR
48. Glades Golf Club	Queensland	48	45	40	28	17	NR
49. Grange Golf Club (West)	South Australia	49	55	48	29	35	35
50. The Vines Golf and Country Club - The Lakes	Western Australia	50	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
51. Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club - The Pines	Queensland	51	35	39	39	26	19
52. Mount Lawley Golf Club	Western Australia	52	63	52	49	25	16
53. Laguna Whitsundays	Queensland	53	21	25	18	15	14
54. Pelican Waters Golf Club	Queensland	54	50	42	36	86	NR
55. The Heritage Golf and Country Club (St.John Course)	Victoria	55	43	35	32	48	NR
56. Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club	Queensland	56	59	NR	NR	NR	NR
57. Links Lady Bay Golf Club	South Australia	57	52	43	51	60	60
58. St Michaels Golf Club	New South Wales	58	48	57	54	63	64
59. Rydges Capricorn Resort - Championship Course	Queensland	59	54	54	64	47	46
60. Port Fairy Golf Club	Victoria	60	65	90	70	95	NR
61. Western Australian Golf Club	Western Australia	61	70	74	NR	NR	NR
62. Spring Valley Golf Club	Victoria	62	72	70	74	61	49
63. Cottesloe Golf Club	Western Australia	63	98	91	73	71	65
64. Settlers Run Golf & Country Club	Victoria	64	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
65. Meadow Springs Golf & Country Club	Western Australia	65	78	53	44	36	36
66. Sanctuary Lakes Club	Victoria	66	69	87	NR	NR	NR
67. Secret Harbour Golf Club	Western Australia	67	64	49	35	27	38
68. Twin Creeks	New South Wales	68	77	NR	NR	NR	NR
69. Alice Springs Golf Club	Northern Territory	69	53	62	59	79	78
70. Lakelands Golf Club	Queensland	70	61	59	46	29	41
71. Tasmania Golf Club	Tasmania	71	62	45	57	33	31
72. The Heritage Golf and Country Club (Henley Course)	Victoria	72	76	NR	NR	NR	NR
73. Grange Golf Club (East)	South Australia	73	60	55	53	54	51
74. Pacific Dunes	New South Wales	74	58	61	NR	NR	NR
75. Avondale Golf Club	New South Wales	75	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
76. Paradise Palms Resort and Country Club	Queensland	76	66	67	61	46	44
77. Araluen Country Club	Western Australia	77	75	58	63	69	70
78. Royal Hobart Golf Club	Tasmania	78	74	56	68	30	30
79. Eynesbury Golf	Victoria	79	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
80. Long Island Country Club	Victoria	80	NR	92	85	59	39
81. Arundel Hills Country Club	Queensland	81	81	89	65	65	56
82. Amstel (Ranfurlie)	Victoria	82	95	NR	95	NR	NR
83. Murray Downs Golf Club	Victoria	83	89	66	55	53	53
84. Macquarie Links International Golf Club	New South Wales	84	67	65	58	NR	NR
85. Narooma Golf Club	New South Wales	85	68	82	90	NR	NR
86. Bunbury Golf Club	Western Australia	86	NR	NR	NR	70	60
87. Riversdale Golf Club	Victoria	87	80	76	NR	NR	NR
88. Sorrento Golf Club	Victoria	88	99	95	80	76	58
89. Twin Waters Resort	Queensland	89	79	68	67	42	32
90. Croydon Golf Club at Yering Meadows	Victoria	90	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
91. The Vines Golf and Country Club Ellenbrook	Western Australia	91	39	27	22	18	15
92. Albany Golf Club	Western Australia	92	91	83	91	67	59
93. Kooindah Waters	New South Wales	93	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
94. North Lakes	Queensland	94	93	73	75	NR	NR
95. Noosa Springs	Queensland	95	87	84	89	75	93
96. Southern Golf Club	Victoria	96	82	93	NR	89	89
97. Castle Hill Country Club	New South Wales	97	92	86	71	82	82
98. Tallwoods Country Club	New South Wales	98	100	78	94	72	NR
99. Indooroopilly Golf Club (East Course)	Queensland	99	73	71	69	66	57
100. Horsham Golf Club	Victoria	100	71	64	52	45	37
NR. Keysborough Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	NR	NR	97	67
NR. Kingswood Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	NR	NR	58	52
NR. Lakes Entrance Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	NR	77	85	NR
NR. RACV Cape Schanck Resort	Victoria	NR	NR	81	60	83	66
NR. Cobram Barooga Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	NR	NR	91	75
NR. Cranbourne Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	NR	NR	74	83
NR. Warrnambool Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	96	84	84	76
NR. Yarrawonga and Border Golf Club	New South Wales	NR	NR	NR	78	90	73
NR. Palm Meadows Golf Course	Queensland	NR	NR	NR	NR	99	88
NR. Robina Woods	Queensland	NR	96	99	86	77	62
NR. Royal Pines Resort	Queensland	NR	85	NR	97	73	61
NR. Federal Golf Club	Australian Capital Territory	NR	NR	79	79	64	69
NR. Yowani Country Club	Australian Capital Territory	NR	NR	98	82	55	50
NR. Bribie Island Golf Club	Queensland	NR	NR	NR	NR	98	98
NR. Monash Country Club	New South Wales	NR	NR	88	66	92	92
NR. Mt Broughton Golf and Country Club	New South Wales	NR	NR	NR	NR	88	86
NR. Pymble Golf Club	New South Wales	NR	90	NR	NR	96	87
NR. Killara Golf Club	New South Wales	NR	NR	NR	100	93	85
NR. Liverpool Golf Club	New South Wales	NR	NR	NR	NR	94	91
NR. Cypress Lakes Resort	New South Wales	NR	NR	100	96	NR	NR
NR. Devonport Golf Club	Tasmania	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NR. Ulverstone Golf Club	Tasmania	NR	NR	NR	NR	100	94
NR. Bonnie Doon Golf Club	New South Wales	NR	88	85	81	78	72
NR. Camden Lakeside Golf and Country Club	New South Wales	NR	94	72	62	44	43
NR. Millicent Golf Club	South Australia	NR	NR	80	76	81	80
NR. Ocean Shores	New South Wales	NR	84	77	99	87	79
NR. Great Lakes Tuncurry	New South Wales	NR	NR	NR	92	68	61
NR. Sun City Country Club	Western Australia	NR	NR	75	88	56	48
NR. Sea Temple Golf and Country Club	Queensland	NR	NR	94	87	57	NR
NR. Le Meilleur Horizons Golf Resort	New South Wales	NR	86	63	47	43	34
NR. Kooralbyn Valley	Queensland	NR	83	NR	72	51	42
NR. Capital Golf Club	Victoria	NR	NR	NR	NR	50	47
NR. Mollymook (Hilltop)	New South Wales	NR	97	97	83	NR	NR
NR. Belmont Golf Club	New South Wales	NR	NR	NR	98	NR	NR
NR. Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course)	Victoria	NR	1	1	1	1	1

* NR = Not ranked