Guide
Best Resort Golf Courses in Australia
Australia's resort golf destinations combine world-class courses with stay-and-play convenience — from Tasmania's Barnbougle triangle to the Mornington Peninsula and Queensland's coast. This curated register ranks the country's leading resort golf experiences by consensus across five published lists.
- Courses ranked
- 12
- In Australia's top 20
- 3
- In the top 50
- 4
- Average national rank
- 51
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4Barnbougle Dunes | 4.20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 6Barnbougle Lost Farm | 6.40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | 12The National (Moonah) | 12.80 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| 47 | 47Moonah Links (Legends) | 45.20 | 50 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 37 |
| 63 | 63Moonah Links (Open) | 57.40 | 55 | 48 | 67 | 64 | 53 |
| 85 | 85RACV Cape Schanck | 79.25 | 68 | 72 | – | 98 | 79 |
| T88 | T88Palmer Coolum | 82.00 | 75 | 80 | – | – | 91 |
| T77 | T77Sanctuary Lakes | 72.60 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 72 |
| 57 | 57Links Hope Island | 54.80 | 59 | 51 | 56 | 52 | 56 |
| – | –Kooralbyn Valley | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | 55Sanctuary Cove (Pines) | 53.80 | 44 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 63 |
| 59 | 59RACV Healesville | 56.33 | – | – | 65 | 61 | 43 |
Golf List positions are national. Based on 5 lists; see the methodology.
The lists disagree most about RACV Cape Schanck, placed from 68 to 98.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which is the highest-ranked course in this guide?
- Barnbougle Dunes is the highest-ranked, at #4 in Australia on The Golf List.
- How are these courses ranked?
- By the mean of each course's position across 5 published lists (Golf Digest 2026–27, Golf Digest 2024–25, Golf Australia 2026, Golf Australia 2024, Top100.com 2026), lowest first. Every source position is shown in the table.
- How many of these courses are in Australia's top 20?
- 3 of the 12 courses listed are in the Golf List top 20, and 4 are in the top 50.