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Top-100 Courses
Top-100 Courses
Hill: Golf, please keep playing the hits
The recent Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Te Arai Links was a timely reminder of what happens when you put elite players on a great golf course. The South Course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, was every bit the star of the show.
4 Nov 2026
Course Review: Hamilton Island Golf Club
There is nothing ordinary about playing a round of golf at Hamilton Island Golf Club.
8 Sep 2026
Golf travel feature: Sunshine Coast vs Gold Coast
From beachfront layouts to championship resort courses, Queensland’s two famous coasts offer no shortage of stunning golfing adventures. The only question is: are you Team Sunshine Coast or Team Gold Coast?
15 Aug 2026
Course review: Sandhurst Club
Sandhurst’s twin championship layouts were born from one of Australia’s most ambitious golf developments. More than two decades on, the Melbourne club is thriving, evolving and proving its best days may still lie ahead.
15 Aug 2026
Review: Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club
Born from coastal dunes and a designer’s imagination, Magenta Shores has evolved into one of Australia’s finest modern links experiences, where seaside drama, strategic golf and sustainability now combine beautifully.
10 Aug 2026
Review: Glenelg Golf Club
Wiser people than this humble golf writer have often proclaimed all good things take time. And better things, it could be argued, take just a little bit longer.
10 Aug 2026
Review: Ocean Dunes
The first time I interviewed the late, great Peter Thomson, I asked him: of the hundreds of courses he had designed or redesigned in his post-playing career, which one did he consider the best.
5 Aug 2026
Travel Feature: The River of dreams
Unlike the ethos first evangelised by Richard Sattler at Barnbougle Dunes, and later realised by Darius Oliver at Cape Wickham on King Island and The Cliffs on Kangaroo Island, golf infrastructure on the Murray River is not a matter of “build it, and they will come”. It’s already built and they’re already coming.
1 Jul 2026
Review: Growling Frog Golf Course
At no stage in the storied history of golf in this country has the game been more popular.
15 Apr 2026
2026 Golf Getaway Guide
If you’ve been thinking about lining up a weekend – or even a full week – away playing golf with friends, or maybe a snug escape with your other half where you can still sneak in a round, these pages are for you.
19 Mar 2026
Play your own game at Kauri Cliffs
When resort golfers endure a six-hour round, they return to the clubhouse miffed, or at least a little disillusioned.
6 Oct 2025
Course Review: Cape Kidnappers
The legend of how Cape Kidnappers came to be Cape Kidnappers is a tale of crossed wires.
9 Jul 2025
Review: Bonville Golf Resort
For more than three decades, the dramatic, densely treed and visually breathtaking landscape that is home to the Bonville Golf Resort has drawn observational comparisons with the iconic Augusta National Golf Club, where the 89th Masters Tournament will be played this week.
8 Apr 2025
Review: Glenelg Golf Club
For the best part of a century, Glenelg Golf Club has existed in the shadows of its critically acclaimed golfing neighbours Royal Adelaide, Kooyonga and, to a lesser extent, Grange.
12 Feb 2025
Review: Mt Compass Golf Course
Golf was born on flat, sandy land deemed unsuitable for any kind of agriculture. History, however, shows us that relatively flat sites can still produce great golf courses because of what lies beneath.
5 Feb 2025
Review: The Australian Golf Club
The course today looks nothing like its original 1905 layout, but has been widely accepted as a fine tournament venue and remains ranked among Australia’s best courses. It is arguably the best-conditioned course in the country.
19 Nov 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Lakes Golf Club
When you roll through the gates at premier golf clubs, anticipating what you are about to experience is a thrill that never wanes.
9 Sep 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Brisbane Golf Club
Founded in the late 19th century, Brisbane’s oldest golf club boasts an honour board adorned with the names of all-time greats who have won club and significant amateur events, including the likes of Norman Von Nida and Frank Phillips.
14 Aug 2024
Top-100 Spotlight: The Heritage Golf & Country Club: Henley Course
The first time I played the Henley Course at The Heritage Golf & Country Club, I got lost heading to the 1st tee.
31 Jul 2024
Review: Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club
It seems to be the same old story every summer these days. Bushfires in the south of the country, rain and floods to the north.
5 Jul 2024
Review: Monash Country Club
It is nearly 40 years since I first laid eyes on the beautifully prepared fairways and greens at Monash Country Club, which sits high on a hill overlooking Sydney’s sprawling northern beaches.
4 Jun 2024
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