Rye, Victoria, Australia
The Dunes
Designed by Tony Cashmore
The Dunes is ranked #28 in Australia and #17 in Victoria on The Golf List, with an average position of 27.80 across 5 of the 5 lists we aggregate.
The accent is very much on novelty and variation at the Dunes Golf Links, so the golfer will be asked to perform many direction changes, cope with side hill lies and fire to hill top greens.
- In Australia
- #28
- In Victoria
- #17 of 42
- Average position
- 27.80
- On lists
- 5 of 5
PublicNothing. Anyone can book, any day.
#7 on Golf Australia Public Access 2025 · 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 28The Dunes | 27.80 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 34 |
| Public-access edition | Position | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia Public Access 2025 | 7 | — |
| Golf Australia Public Access 2023 | 7 |
Its best placing is 25 (Golf Australia 2024) and its worst is 34 (Top100.com 2026), a gap of 9 places. The lists differ moderately.
Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest held it at 26 between Golf Digest 2024–25 and Golf Digest 2026–27; Golf Australia moved it down from 25 (Golf Australia 2024) to 28 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it down from 27 (Top100.com 2025) to 34 (Top100.com 2026).
Access: Public. Nothing. Anyone can book, any day. On The Golf List it is #7 of 34 public courses.
Golf Australia Public Access 2025 places it #7, 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)
2534
Ranking history
Every edition we hold for The Dunes. 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 | 26 | — |
| Golf Digest 2024–25 | 26 | ↓2 |
| Golf Digest 2022 | 24 |
Golf Australia
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia 2026 | 28 | ↓3 |
| Golf Australia 2024 | 25 | ↑2 |
| Golf Australia 2022 | 27 |
Top100GolfCourses.com
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Top100.com 2026 | 34 | ↓7 |
| Top100.com 2025 | 27 |
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About The Dunes's ranking
- Where does The Dunes rank in Australia?
- The Dunes is #28 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 27.80 across 5 of 5 published lists.
- Where does The Dunes rank in Victoria?
- The Dunes is #17 of 42 ranked Victoria courses on The Golf List, and #28 in Australia.
- Can a visitor play The Dunes?
- Public. Nothing. Anyone can book, any day.
- Which golf course lists include The Dunes?
- The Dunes is ranked on Golf Digest 2026–27 (#26), Golf Digest 2024–25 (#26), Golf Australia 2026 (#28), Golf Australia 2024 (#25), Top100.com 2026 (#34), Golf Australia Public Access 2025 (#7), Golf Australia Public Access 2023 (#7).
- Has The Dunes moved up or down recently?
- Australian Golf Digest held it at 26 between Golf Digest 2024–25 and Golf Digest 2026–27; Golf Australia moved it down from 25 (Golf Australia 2024) to 28 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it down from 27 (Top100.com 2025) to 34 (Top100.com 2026).