Six Aussie Golf Courses Named In The World’s 100 Best Rankings

As a country, Australia certainly punches above its weight in many regards. And that includes being home to some of the world’s best golf courses.

In this year’s edition of the annual rankings published by Golf Magazine, six sites ranging from Victoria’s Royal Melbourne Golf Course (both West & East) to Tasmania’s Barnbougle Dunes have made the cut.

Royal Melbourne West, which was officially established in 1931, proved to be the most impressive of the local bunch — coming in hot at #7.

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The Alister MacKenzie-designed course edged out the likes of America’s Oakmont Country Club (#8) and the internationally renowned Augusta National (#9), as well as Scotland’s Royal Dornoch (#10).

On the other end of the spectrum is Victoria Golf Club located in Cheltenham; also conceived by the talented Mr MacKenzie. Coming in at #96, it avoided being omitted from 2023’s Top 100 by a margin comprised of Scotland’s Machrihanish Championship Course (#97), Jack Nicklaus’ passion project Muirfield Village (#98), Yeamans Hall (#99), rounded out by Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club.

Check out the full list below.

The World’s 100 Best Golf Courses In 2023 (According To Golf Magazine)

1. Pine Valley (est. 1918)
   New Jersey | US
2. Cypress Point (est. 1928)
   California | US
3. St. Andrews Old Course (est. 1400)
   St. Andrews | Scotland
4. Shinnecock Hills (est. 1931)
   New York | US
5. National Golf Links of America (est. 1911)
   New York | US
6. Royal County Down (est. 1889)
   Newcastle | Northern Ireland
7. Royal Melbourne West (est. 1931)
   Victoria | Australia
8. Oakmont (est. 1903)
   Pennsylvania | US
9. Augusta National (est. 1933)
   Georgia | US
10. Royal Dornoch (est. 1886)
    Dornoch | Scotland
11. Sand Hills (est. 1995)
    Nebraska | US
12. Muirfield (est. 1891)
    Gullane | Scotland
13. Merion East (est. 1912)
    Pennsylvania | US
14. Pebble Beach (est. 1919)
    California | US
15. Fishers Island (est. 1926)
    New York | US
16. Royal Portrush Dunluce (est. 1929)
    Portrush | Northern Ireland
17. Chicago Golf Club (est. 1895)
    Illinois | US
18. Turnberry Ailsa (est. 1946)
    Turnberry | Scotland
19. Los Angeles North (est. 1927)
    California | US
20. Tara Iti (est. 2015)
    Te Arai | New Zealand
21. Pinehurst No. 2 (est. 1907)
    North Carolina | US
22. Kingston Heath (est. 1928)
    Victoria | Australia
23. Friar’s Head (est. 2003)
    New York | US
24. Ballybunion Old (est. 1936)
    Ballybunion | Ireland
25. Sunningdale Old (est. 1922)
    Sunningdale | England
26. Prairie Dunes (est. 1937)
    Kansas | US
27. Oakland Hills South (est. 1917)
    Michigan | US
28. Riviera (est. 1927)
    California | US
29. Winged Foot West (est. 1927)
    New York | US
30. North Berwick West (est. 1895)
    North Berwick | Scotland
31. Hirono (est. 1932)
    Miki-Chi | Japan
32. Pacific Dunes (est. 2001)
    Oregon | US
33. Royal St. George’s (est. 1922)
    Sandwich | England
34. Crystal Downs (est. 1932)
    Michigan | US
35. Seminole (est. 1929)
    Florida | US
36. Barndougle Dunes (est. 2004)
    Tasmania | Australia
37. Lahinch Old (est. 1927)
    Lahinch | Ireland
38. San Francisco (est. 1918)
    California | US
39. The Country Club, Clyde/Squirrel (est. 1899)
    Massachusetts | US
40. Carnoustie Championship (est. 1842)
    Carnoustie | Scotland
41. Morfontaine (est. 1927)
    Morfontaine | France
42. Royal Birkdale (est. 1932)
    Southport | England
43. Somerset Hills (est. 1918)
    New Jersey | US
44. Southern Hills (est. 1936)
    Oklahoma | US
45. California Gold Club of San Francisco (est. 1926)
    California | US
46. Swinley Forest (est. 1910)
    South Ascot | England
47. Shoreacres (est. 1921)
    Illinois | US
48. Garden City (est. 1899)
    New York | US
49. St. Patrick’s Links (est. 2021)
    Carrickart | Ireland
50. Maidstone (est. 1922)
    New York | US
51. Ballyneal (est. 2006)
    Colorado | US
52. Cabot Cliffs (est. 2016)
    Inverness | Canada
53. Kawana Fuji (est. 1936)
    Ito-shi | Japan
54. Sunningdale New (est. 1922)
    Sunningdale | England
55. Cape Kidnappers (est. 2004)
    Te Awanga | New Zealand
56. Cruden Bay (est. 1926)
    Cruden Bay | Scotland
57. Camargo (est. 1926)
    Ohio | US
58. Woodhall Spa Hotchkin (est. 1926)
    Woodhall Spa | England
59. Portmarnock Old (est. 1896)
    Dublin | Ireland
60. Bethpage Black (est. 1935)
    New York | US
61. Inverness (est. 1919)
    Ohio | US
62. Kiawah Island Ocean (est. 1991)
    South Carolina | US
63. Prestwick (est. 1851)
    Prestwick | Scotland
64. New South Wales (est. 1928)
    La Perouse | Australia
65. Ardfin (est. 2017)
    Isle of Jura | UK
66. Royal Troon Old (est. 1887)
    Troon | Scotland
67. Baltusrol Lower (est. 1922)
    New Jersey | US
68. The Lido (est. 2023)
    Wisconsin | US
69. Oak Hill East (est. 1921)
    New York | US
70. Sleepy Hollow (est. 1913)
    New York | US
71. St. George’s Hill A & B (est. 1913)
    Weybridge | England
72. Rye Old (est. 1907)
    Rye | England
73. Rock Creek Cattle Company (est. 2008)
    Montana | US
74. Royal Lytham & St. Annes (est. 1897)
    Lytham St. Annes | England
75. Casa De Campo “Teeth of the Dog” (est. 1971)
    La Romana | Dominican Republic
76. Point Hardy Golf Club (est. 2023)
    Cap Estate | St. Lucia
77. Myopia Hunt Club (est. 1898)
    Massachusetts | US
78. Haagsche Royal Hague (est. 1938)
    Wassenaar | Netherlands
79. Cabot Links (est. 2012)
    Inverness | Canada
80. Winged Foot East (est. 1923)
    New York | US
81. Ohoopee Match Club (est. 2018)
    Georgia | US
82. Peachtree (est. 1947)
    Georgia | US
83. Les Bordes New (est. 2021)
    Les Bordes | France
84. Old Town (est. 1939)
    North Carolina | US
85. Te Arai South (est. 2022)
    Te Arai | New Zealand
86. Kingsbarns (est. 1999)
    Kingsbarns | Scotland
87. Nine Bridges (est. 2001)
    Jeju-do | South Korea
88. Lofoten Links (est. 2015)
    Gimsøysand | Norway
89. Castle Stuart (est. 2009)
    Castle Stuart | Scotland
90. Bandon Trails (est. 2005)
    Oregon | US
91. Whistling Straits (est. 1998)
    Wisconsin | US
92. Royal Melbourne East (est. 1932)
    Victoria | Australia
93. Royal Liverpool (est. 1869)
    Hoylake | England
94. Bandon Dunes (est. 1999)
    Oregon | US
95. Shanqin Bay (est. 2012)
    Hainan | China
96. Victoria (est. 1927)
    Victoria | Australia
97. Machrihanish Championship (est. 1879)
    Campbeltown | Scotland
98. Muirfield Village (est. 1974)
    Ohio | US
99. Yeamans Hall (est. 1925)
    South Carolina | US
100. Royal Cinque Ports (est. 1919)
     Deal | England