Nudgee Golf Club. (PHOTO: Brendan James)
 
79. NUDGEE GC (former composite course reviewed)
Nudgee, Queensland
Nudgee implemented a course masterplan undertaken by designer James Wilcher, completing the restoration of 36 holes – known as The Kurrai and The Bulka courses. Wilcher has transformed the golfing landscape here. Where flat greens once ruled, there are now large undulating putting surfaces full of interest, while holes have been re-routed and widened to create a variety of playing lines.
www.nudgeegolf.com.au
 
Ocean Shores CC. (PHOTO: Brendan James)
 
78. OCEAN SHORES CC
Ocean Shores, New South Wales
Located just 15 minutes’ drive north of Byron Bay, visitors are greeted by panoramic ocean views from the clubhouse and some of the biggest greens in NSW. Laid out in an area of natural flora with tidal lakes, creeks and mountain ranges as a backdrop, the beauty of the setting speaks for itself. The layout, designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge, unusually comprises six par-3s, par-4s and par-5s, presenting good scoring opportunities for all players.
www.oceanshorescc.com.au
 
Forster-Tuncurry Golf Club. (PHOTO: Brendan James)
 
77. FORSTER-TUNCURRY GC (TUNCURRY COURSE)
Tuncurry, New South Wales
The championship layout is sure to test golfers of all skill levels. With five par-5s, four Par-3s and nine Par-4s, there is plenty of variety and the small greens make it even trickier. – Robert McLaughlin
 
The condition of the Tuncurry course on the two occasions I played here was very good, with receptive greens for iron shots, well-manicured fairways and tees with many ways to play each hole. – Simon Tyndale-Biscoe
 
76. SECRET HARBOUR LINKS
Secret Harbour, Western Australia
A beautifully winding course design through the coastal dunes south of Perth. Mostly generous fairways allow for a very enjoyable round, but beware of anything too wide, as it will likely be a re-tee. – Matt Green 
www.secretsgolf.com.au
 
Horsham Golf Club. (PHOTO: Brendan James)
 
75. HORSHAM GC
Horsham, Victoria
Some of the best inland golf in the country, but it could be even better. – Mike Clayton
www.horshamgolfclub.com.au
 
74. GROWLING FROG GC
Yan Yean, Victoria
Routed through a sprawling rural landscape dotted with large River Red gums, dry stone walls and a meandering creek, this Graham Marsh design is fun and challenging for players of all standards. While the rough beyond the first cut is brutal in parts, the fairways are generally wide and accepting of all except the wildest of drives. This width from the tee creates the option of finding all the angles required to take aim at the flags, which can be tucked behind bunkers on the large rolling greens.
www.growlingfroggolf.com.au
 
73. BRIBIE ISLAND GC
Woorim, Queensland
Bribie Island is one of the biggest sand islands of Brisbane’s Moreton Bay and this sandy base has given rise to a wonderful course which offers hints of the famous Melbourne Sandbelt courses. This is evident from the 1st hole, with Sandbelt-style bunkering lining the edge of the fairway. The rolling couch fairways thrive here, while the smooth, rolling Bermuda 328 greens are superb.
www.bribiegolf.com.au
 
72. MONA VALE GC
Mona Vale, New South Wales
The 18-hole layout has become known for the exceptional condition in which it is found year-round. That reputation spread far and wide when Mona Vale Golf Club hosted some of the world’s best amateurs for the 2019 staging of the NSW Amateur tournament.
www.mvgc.com.au
 
71. MURWILLUMBAH GC
Murwillumbah, New South Wales
One of the best views you will get of Mt Warning and the surrounding national park is from Murwillumbah Golf Club and, in particular, from the 10th green. The 10th comes at the end of a wonderful sequence of undulating holes which cover the most dramatic terrain of the layout. It is a gorgeous course, with so many different species of trees – with gums, camphor laurels, pines, African tulips, silky oaks and hardwoods among them – and superb playing surfaces.
www.murwillumbahgolfclub.com.au
 
70. SANDHURST CLUB (CHAMPIONS COURSE)
Sandhurst, Victoria
The presentation is first-class, just like its North Course neighbour. However, it’s a very different golfing experience – moving away from the links game to a traditional Sandbelt-style, with gentle fairway contours, open-fronted large greens and some fairways lined by ancient Red River gums.
www.sandhurst.com