Australia’s best public access golf courses
AusGolf has released its list of the top 100 public access golf courses in Australia for 2010.
The great Tassie links course Barnbougle Dunes once again maintains its top spot followed by the Moonah Links Legends course.
There will always be debate with these lists. It is interesting to see WA’s Kennedy Bay jump up into the Top 10 after reopening last year and personally I’m not sure The Coast deserves a spot despite its sweeping ocean vistas.
Any comments of your own? It is hard to comment unless you’ve played the golf courses but pick a couple you’ve played and tell me if you think they have them in the correct order.
Here’s the Top 50 and the full list is here at the AusGolf website.
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2010 COURSE 2009 |
26 PORT FAIRY 30 27 EYNESBURY 34 28 ST MICHAEL’S 32 29 RANFURLIE 50 30 SANCTUARY COVE – PINES 24 31 PACIFIC DUNES 27 32 HORSHAM 28 33 ROBINA WOODS 26 34 CAPE SCHANCK 35 35 PARADISE PALMS Top 100 36 SORRENTO 31 37 LAGUNA – TURTLE POINT 13 38 LINKS LADY BAY 29 39 MURRAY DOWNS 40 40 NOOSA SPRINGS 41 41 TWIN WATERS 43 42 SANDS TORQUAY 39 43 LONG REEF 46 44 KOOINDAH WATERS 42 45 ROYAL HOBART 37 46 ALICE SPRINGS 36 47 BONNIE DOON 38 48 HERITAGE – HENLEY 47 49 NAROOMA 48 50 CRANBOURNE 49 |
You know, I’d really love to understand how they rate these courses. I mean, the Glades and Lakelands are okay, but I don’t really think they provide a great challenge or interesting layout compared to some of the other public access courses around.
Yea i would also like to know that!!! because i recently played at sanctuary lakes course in vic and it was an magnificent course, the members should be very happy, the greens & fairways are quick and you do get punished if your not accurate off the tee because the rough is thick which makes it challenging, it was a very neatly kept course.
I have to agree with Malcom – I’ve played both the Glades and Lakelands – not much of a challenge – remonds me of Club Banora.
Even Ocean Shores was more fun.
Come to think of it I cant remember the last time I played a course that I thought Man that was great can’t wait to play there again – maybe I just dont play enough gold these days.
Playing Banora again in the morning – ah well