Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Port Fairy
Designed by Kevin Hartley, Michael Clayton
Port Fairy is ranked T38 in Australia and #20 in Victoria on The Golf List, with an average position of 39.00 across 5 of the 5 lists we aggregate, level with another course on the same average.
Port Fairy Golf Links co-hosts (along with nearby Warrnambool Golf Club) a very popular annual 36-hole amateur championship, the Shipwreck Coast Golf Classic...
- In Australia
- T38
- In Victoria
- #20 of 42
- Average position
- 39.00
- On lists
- 5 of 5
Members clubBook a visitor round online, around member times.
#9 on Golf Australia Public Access 2025 · T12 of 59 open to visitors courses on The Golf List · More in Victoria
| Golf List | Course | Avg | Golf Digest 2026–27AGD ’26 | Golf Digest 2024–25AGD ’24 | Golf Australia 2026GA ’26 | Golf Australia 2024GA ’24 | Top100.com 2026T100 ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T38 | T38Port Fairy | 39.00 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 29 | 35 |
| Public-access edition | Position | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia Public Access 2025 | 9 | — |
| Golf Australia Public Access 2023 | 9 |
Its best placing is 29 (Golf Australia 2024) and its worst is 50 (Golf Digest 2024–25), a gap of 21 places. The lists disagree sharply.
Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest moved it up from 50 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 48 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it down from 29 (Golf Australia 2024) to 33 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it up from 43 (Top100.com 2025) to 35 (Top100.com 2026).
Access: Members club. Book a visitor round online, around member times. On The Golf List it is T12 of 59 open to visitors courses.
Golf Australia Public Access 2025 places it #9, a list of courses where visitors can book a tee time at least five and a half days a week.
Range across the lists (1–100)
2950
Ranking history
Every edition we hold for Port Fairy. Move compares each edition with the one before it; a green ↑ means the course rose.
Australian Golf Digest
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Digest 2026–27 | 48 | ↑2 |
| Golf Digest 2024–25 | 50 | ↑5 |
| Golf Digest 2022 | 55 |
Golf Australia
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia 2026 | 33 | ↓4 |
| Golf Australia 2024 | 29 | ↓1 |
| Golf Australia 2022 | 28 |
Top100GolfCourses.com
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Top100.com 2026 | 35 | ↑8 |
| Top100.com 2025 | 43 |
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About Port Fairy's ranking
- Where does Port Fairy rank in Australia?
- Port Fairy is T38 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 39.00 across 5 of 5 published lists.
- Where does Port Fairy rank in Victoria?
- Port Fairy is #20 of 42 ranked Victoria courses on The Golf List, and T38 in Australia.
- Can a visitor play Port Fairy?
- Members club. Book a visitor round online, around member times.
- Which golf course lists include Port Fairy?
- Port Fairy is ranked on Golf Digest 2026–27 (#48), Golf Digest 2024–25 (#50), Golf Australia 2026 (#33), Golf Australia 2024 (#29), Top100.com 2026 (#35), Golf Australia Public Access 2025 (#9), Golf Australia Public Access 2023 (#9).
- Has Port Fairy moved up or down recently?
- Australian Golf Digest moved it up from 50 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 48 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it down from 29 (Golf Australia 2024) to 33 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it up from 43 (Top100.com 2025) to 35 (Top100.com 2026).