The Golf List

Slope rating · championship tees

The hardest courses in Australia

Every course on The Golf List with an official rating, ordered by slope: how much harder the course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch one. 113 is standard; the scale tops out at 155. Ties go to the higher course rating.

  1. 1
    The Lakes

    NSWEastlakes · Black (men's) tees

    143slope
  2. 2
    Kooyonga

    SALockleys · Championship tees · 6,337 m

    140slope
  3. 3
    Royal Canberra (Westbourne)

    ACTWestbourne Woods Yarralumla · Blue tees

    140slope
  4. 4
    Glenelg

    SANovar Gardens · Black tees · 6,234 m

    139slope
  5. 5
    The Heritage (St John)

    VICChirnside Park · Gold tees

    139slope
  6. 6
    Lakelands

    QLDMerrimac · Black tees · 6,525 m

    138slope
  7. 7
    Peninsula Kingswood (North)

    VICFrankston · Blue tees

    138slope
  8. 8
    Peninsula Kingswood (South)

    VICFrankston · Blue tees

    138slope
  9. 9
    Bonville

    NSWBonville · Tallowwood tees

    137slope
  10. 10
    Cape Wickham

    TASKing Island · Blue tees

    137slope
  11. 11
    The Glades

    QLDRobina · Black tees · 6,431 m

    136slope
  12. 12
    Royal Adelaide

    SASeaton · Blue (men) tees · 6,552 m

    135slope
  13. 13
    Royal Melbourne (East)

    VICBlack Rock · Blue tees

    135slope
  14. 14
    Elanora

    NSWElanora Heights · Black tees · 6,264 m

    133slope
  15. 15
    Indooroopilly (West)

    QLDIndooroopilly · Black tees · 6,434 m

    132slope
  16. 16
    Barnbougle Lost Farm

    TASBridport · Forrester (Black) tees

    132slope
  17. 17
    Barnbougle Dunes

    TASBridport · Forrester (Black) tees

    132slope
  18. 18
    Maroochy River

    QLDBli Bli · Black Swan tees · 6,441 m

    131slope
  19. 19
    The Cut

    WADawesville · Black tees · 6,385 m

    131slope
  20. 20
    Royal Melbourne (West)

    VICBlack Rock · Blue tees

    131slope

Hardest in each state

Every rated course

28 of 173 courses have a published rating we could check. Ratings are revised every few years; newest checked 13 November 2026.

Slope and course rating of 28 golf courses in Australia
#CourseSlopeCourse ratingTeeLengthGolf ListSource
11The Lakes14374.0Black (men's)–#17thelakesgolfclub.com.au
22Kooyonga14074.0Championship6,337 m#23kooyongagolf.com.au
33Royal Canberra (Westbourne)14073.0Blue–#34royalcanberra.com.au
44Glenelg13974.0Black6,234 m#35glenelggolf.com
55The Heritage (St John)13974.0Gold–#95heritagegolfclub.com.au
66Lakelands13874.0Black6,525 m#82lakelandsgolfclub.com.au
77Peninsula Kingswood (North)13874.0Blue–#7peninsulakingswood.com.au
88Peninsula Kingswood (South)13874.0Blue–#15peninsulakingswood.com.au
99Bonville13773.0Tallowwood–#42bonvillegolf.com.au
1010Cape Wickham13772.0Blue–#3capewickham.com.au
1111The Glades13673.0Black6,431 m#79glades.com.au
1212Royal Adelaide13574.0Blue (men)6,552 m#11royaladelaidegolf.com.au
1313Royal Melbourne (East)13572.0Blue–#8royalmelbourne.com.au
1414Elanora13373.6Black6,264 m#49elanoracc.com.au
1515Indooroopilly (West)13274.0Black6,434 m#108indooroopillygolf.com.au
1616Barnbougle Lost Farm13273.0Forrester (Black)–#6barnbougle.com.au
1717Barnbougle Dunes13272.0Forrester (Black)–#4barnbougle.com.au
1818Maroochy River13174.0Black Swan6,441 m#93maroochyrivergolfclub.com.au
1919The Cut13174.0Black6,385 m#50thecutgolf.com.au
2020Royal Melbourne (West)13172.0Blue–#1royalmelbourne.com.au
2121Sanctuary Cove (Palms)13071.0Black–#83sanctuarycovegolf.com.au
2222Links Hope Island12974.0Black6,492 m#57linkshopeisland.miclub.com.au
2323Royal Fremantle12973.0Blue–#110royalfremantlegc.com.au
2424Tasmania12973.0Gold–#81tasmaniagolfclub.com.au
2525Warrnambool12672.0Blue–#102warrnamboolgolf.com.au
2626Barwon Heads12572.0Black–#26barwonheads.golf
2727Sun City12472.0Black–#103suncitycountryclub.com.au
2828Avondale12371.0White–#71avondalegolfclub.com.au

Men's ratings from the longest rated tee, as Golf Australia or the club publishes them. A course with no checked rating is left off rather than estimated.