Posts Tagged ‘Australia’s top 100 golf courses’

Moonah Links (Open & Legends)

Moonah Links (Open & Legends)

Number 14 –  (Legends) Course architecture by Ross Perrett (2004) The Legends course has been designed to be a more club golfer friendly course especially compared to its older sibling The Open course. The course will take you on a... (Continue reading)

The Golf Club Kennedy Bay

Number 20 – Designed by Michael Coate, Roger Mackay & Ian Baker-Finch (1998). Ian Baker-Finch has collaborated with architects Michael Coate and Roger Mackay to turn an area with 10,000-year old sand dunes and natural bush land into this challenging,... (Continue reading)

Hope Island Resort

Hope Island Resort

Number 31 – Designed by Thomson, Wolveridge & Perrett (1993) Hope Island has colour GPS equipped golf cars, immaculately groomed tees, Wintergreen couch fairways, bunkers, Bermuda grass greens and plenty of water just waiting to grab any errant golf shot.... (Continue reading)

Brookwater Golf Club

Number 26 – Designed by Greg Norman & Bob Harrison (2002) Brookwater features classic Greg Norman designed bunkering, a spectacular use of natural waterways and thoughtful integration of the existing flora. Brookwater winds its way over a series of dramatic... (Continue reading)

Newcastle Golf Club

Number 15 – Course architecture by Fred Popplewell Snr (1915) and Eric Apperly (1937). Newcastle is been built on undulating sand dunes but instead of finding a links style course you will find a course hewn out of a forest... (Continue reading)

Magenta Shores

Number 24 – Course acrchitect Ross Watson (2006) This eighteen hole traditional links style championship coursehas been designed by renowned architect Ross Watson and was recently voted ‘Best Resort Course in NSW’, ‘Best New Course in Australia’ and ‘No. 6... (Continue reading)

New South Wales Golf Club

New South Wales Golf Club

Number 2 – Designed by Alister Mackenzie (1928) further work carried out by Eric Apperly (1937,51). Classed as one of Australia’s most scenic courses, the NSW Golf Club is based on the north side of the entrance to Botany Bay... (Continue reading)

Kooralbyn Valley Golf Club

Number 83 – Designed by Desmond Muirhead (1979) The Scottish designer, Desmond Muirhead, said the topography he got to work with at Kooralbyn was one of the finest of the 80 odd sites he had worked on around the world.... (Continue reading)

Bonnie Doon Golf Club

Number 88 – Designed by Lance Giddings & Eric Apperly (1937)/ Ross Watson (1995 and ongoing) Now over 110 years old, Bonnie Doon is Sydney’s third oldest golf club and one of the oldest in Australia. The open links style... (Continue reading)

Tasmania Golf Club

Number 62 – Designed by Al Howard (1972) Bounded by water on three sides, the spectacular Tasmania Golf Club course is set on the picturesque Barilla Bluff, where it has been since 1971. Narrow tree-lined fairways are augmented by superb... (Continue reading)

Port Fairy Golf Club

Port Fairy Golf Club

Number 65 – Port Fairy was originally designed by club members  in 1963) and further work has been done by Kevin Hartley  in 1990 and Michael Clayton  in 2007. Port Fairy Golf Club is an outstanding course that also doubles... (Continue reading)

Portsea Golf Club

Portsea Golf Club

Number 49 – Course achitecture by Jock Young (1925) and Sloan Morpeth (1962) Regarded as one of Australia’s best all weather courses with its natural sand base. This course has been carved through natural tea tree scrub which requires a... (Continue reading)

Spring Valley Golf Club

Spring Valley Golf Club

Number 72 – Designed by Vern Morcom (1948). Located in the heart of Melbourne’s sandbelt area, Spring Valley has been designed by Vern Morcom the son of Mick, the famous constructor who put all of Alister Mackenzie’s design into play... (Continue reading)

Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club

Number 69 – Designed by Greg Norman & Bob Harrison (2000) The Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club is an exclusive member’s only club, featuring a championship standard Greg Norman designed course. As its name suggests, the Sanctuary Lakes course has a... (Continue reading)

Amstel Golf Club

Number 95 – Amstel (Ranfurlie) Michael Clayton (2002) Amstel is a new championship course designed by Michael Clayton. Combines elements of traditional links with sandbelt style bunkering to produce a true test of golf. Firm Bent grass greens and immaculately... (Continue reading)