Nudging up to Bass Strait in numerous instances, the captivating Ocean Dunes layout ducks in and away from the coastline as it meanders along King Island’s west coast. A revealing arrangement of green complexes is a feature of a course where the location alone guarantees attention. Yet not content to merely place a good course Read more…
The course once known as Fleurieu has remained a layout on the rise ever since it finally cracked the Top 100 a dozen years ago. Design-wise, the body of work is a combination of Neil Crafter and his late father, Brian. The pair penned the front nine in collaboration, with Neil devising the back nine Read more…
Boonie Doon is a course that has kept rising on our ranking ever since completing its drawn-out redesign that saw almost a decade of segmented upheaval, yet was surely worth the wait.
The par-3 third at Narooma might be one of the most photographed holes in Australian golf, although don’t dismiss the course in the quiet southern New South Wales town as having a singular reason to visit.
A perennial favourite on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Twin Waters Golf Club melds links qualities with a tropical location and climate. Members, holidaying golfers and regular visitors keep coming back because the offering is always – and pleasingly – the same. In some ways Twin Waters is the chicken parmigiana of golf courses. It might not Read more…
The ever-evolving Westbourne course at Royal Canberra Golf Club, comprising holes one to 18, represents a magnificent layout in a wooded, lakeside setting that’s equally stellar.
Part of the rising fascination with Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula can be attributed to the ambitious yet impressive overhaul of the course now known as Lonsdale Links. When the design firm of Ogilvy Cocking Mead (OCM) embarked on the redesign of the old Lonsdale Golf Club, they took a gamble that paid off. The course today Read more…
Adelaide is a fortunate city. For its population, the South Australian capital is well served for world-class golf courses. Right among them is Kooyonga Golf Club, which ranks second in the city on our list but sits first in the hearts of many who prefer the nuances of the course in the suburb of Lockleys. Read more…
Ross Watson transformed a previously unremarkable site in the Central Coast region of New South Wales into the challenging yet enjoyable Magenta Shores golf course.
Call it secluded, call it unheralded, call it hidden within the bushy suburbs of Australia’s largest city. Whichever way you wish to frame it, found mere walking distance from Sydney’s bustling Pacific Highway is the bushland oasis of Avondale, which has been a steady rankings riser ever since Ross Watson oversaw thorough redesign work in Read more…
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