Point Creek, Victoria, Australia
Sanctuary Lakes
Designed by Greg Norman, Bob Harrison
Sanctuary Lakes is ranked T77 in Australia and T32 in Victoria on The Golf List, with an average position of 72.60 across 5 of the 5 lists we aggregate, level with another course on the same average.
The Sanctuary Lakes Resort is situated in the Point Cook district of Melbourne and it’s a grand scale residential golf project set out on property that was formerly used to produce salt commercially.
- In Australia
- T77
- In Victoria
- T32 of 42
- Average position
- 72.60
- On lists
- 5 of 5
PublicNothing. Anyone can book, any day.
#25 on Golf Australia Public Access 2025 · 25 of 34 public 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T77 | T77Sanctuary Lakes | 72.60 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 72 |
| Public-access edition | Position | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia Public Access 2025 | 25 | — |
| Golf Australia Public Access 2023 | 25 |
Its best placing is 66 (Golf Australia 2024) and its worst is 80 (Golf Digest 2026–27), a gap of 14 places. The lists disagree sharply.
Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest moved it down from 74 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 80 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it down from 66 (Golf Australia 2024) to 71 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it up from 73 (Top100.com 2025) to 72 (Top100.com 2026).
Access: Public. Nothing. Anyone can book, any day. On The Golf List it is #25 of 34 public courses.
Golf Australia Public Access 2025 places it #25, 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)
6680
Ranking history
Every edition we hold for Sanctuary Lakes. 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 | 80 | ↓6 |
| Golf Digest 2024–25 | 74 | ↑14 |
| Golf Digest 2022 | 88 |
Golf Australia
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia 2026 | 71 | ↓5 |
| Golf Australia 2024 | 66 | ↑1 |
| Golf Australia 2022 | 67 |
Top100GolfCourses.com
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Top100.com 2026 | 72 | ↑1 |
| Top100.com 2025 | 73 |
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About Sanctuary Lakes's ranking
- Where does Sanctuary Lakes rank in Australia?
- Sanctuary Lakes is T77 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 72.60 across 5 of 5 published lists.
- Where does Sanctuary Lakes rank in Victoria?
- Sanctuary Lakes is T32 of 42 ranked Victoria courses on The Golf List, and T77 in Australia.
- Can a visitor play Sanctuary Lakes?
- Public. Nothing. Anyone can book, any day.
- Which golf course lists include Sanctuary Lakes?
- Sanctuary Lakes is ranked on Golf Digest 2026–27 (#80), Golf Digest 2024–25 (#74), Golf Australia 2026 (#71), Golf Australia 2024 (#66), Top100.com 2026 (#72), Golf Australia Public Access 2025 (#25), Golf Australia Public Access 2023 (#25).
- Has Sanctuary Lakes moved up or down recently?
- Australian Golf Digest moved it down from 74 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 80 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it down from 66 (Golf Australia 2024) to 71 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it up from 73 (Top100.com 2025) to 72 (Top100.com 2026).