What is the best public golf course in Queensland?

Hamilton Island is #1 in Queensland here, and #44 overall in Australia.

How many Queensland courses are public?

13 Queensland courses are classified public, and 7 of them have a Golf List position.

Public courses

13 Queensland courses public. Those the overall lists also rank are ordered by The Golf List; the rest follow in Golf Australia's order.

Ranked golf courses public in Queensland
QLD	Course	Australia	Overall	Access	GA Pub ’25	GA Pub ’23	State
1	1Hamilton Island	12	44	Public	13	13	QLD
2	2Links Hope Island	16	57	Public	20	20	QLD
3	3Pelican Waters	23	74	Public	–	–	QLD
4	4Sanctuary Cove (Palms)	26	83	Public	–	–	QLD
5	5Palmer Coolum	29	T88	Public	89	89	QLD
6	6Pacific Harbour	33	98	Public	34	34	QLD
7	7Noosa Springs	34	112	Public	58	58	QLD

The first column ranks these courses within Queensland; the second ranks them across Australia. See every Queensland course in the Queensland guide.

Not ranked by two or more of the overall lists.

More Queensland courses public
Course	Place	Access	GA Pub ’25	GA Pub ’23
Twin Waters	Twin Waters, QLD	Public	49	50
RACV Royal Pines (Green/Gold)	Ashmore, QLD	Public	53	53
Palmer Sea Reef	Port Douglas, QLD	Public	86	86
Toowoomba	Middle Ridge, QLD	Public	98	99
Kooralbyn Valley	QLD	Public	–	–
Palmer Gold Coast	Robina, QLD	Public	–	97

What is the best public golf course in Queensland?: Hamilton Island is #1 in Queensland here, and #44 overall in Australia.
How many Queensland courses are public?: 13 Queensland courses are classified public, and 7 of them have a Golf List position.