Australian Top 100 Golf Courses (2008 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.

Note: the Golf Australia magazine Top 50 Rankings (2006) are shown in brackets after the course name.

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

* NR = Not ranked