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Where the lists disagree

A consensus hides the courses panels argue about. Here is each course's best and worst placing across the lists, and the gap between them.

Widest gaps

Courses on at least four lists, ordered by the gap between their best and worst placing.

Courses with the widest gap between lists
CourseGolf ListBestWorstGapRange (1–100)
The Eastern (South)8457 GA ’2499 AGD ’2642
Sandringham Golf Links6443 GA ’2482 T100 ’2639
Hamilton Island4430 AGD ’2462 T100 ’2632
TasmaniaT8168 T100 ’26100 AGD ’2632
Bonville4234 AGD ’2465 T100 ’2631
SorrentoT7756 AGD ’2486 T100 ’2630
RACV Cape Schanck8568 AGD ’2698 GA ’2430
CurlewisT6143 GA ’2671 AGD ’2628
The Grand5237 AGD ’2464 GA ’2627
Bougle Run5640 GA ’2467 AGD ’2627
Joondalup (Quarry/Dune)3721 AGD ’2446 GA ’2625
Rosebud (North)6550 GA ’2475 T100 ’2625
Settlers Run9170 GA ’2495 T100 ’2625
Maroochy River9371 GA ’2496 AGD ’2425
The Cut5038 AGD ’2462 GA ’2624
The Western Australian7055 AGD ’2479 GA ’2424
Links Lady Bay7661 AGD ’2485 T100 ’2624
Sanctuary Cove (Pines)5540 AGD ’2463 GA ’2623
St Michaels6046 AGD ’2469 T100 ’2623
The Glades7959 T100 ’2682 AGD ’2623
The Heritage (Henley)T8870 AGD ’2693 GA ’2623
The Heritage (St John)9574 AGD ’2697 GA ’2423
Lonsdale LinksT2919 GA ’2441 AGD ’2622
The AustralianT3120 AGD ’2442 T100 ’2622
Concord4534 GA ’2656 AGD ’2622

Closest agreement

Courses on all five lists whose placings are closest together.

Courses with the smallest gap between lists
CourseGolf ListBestWorstGapRange (1–100)
Royal Melbourne (West)11 AGD ’262 AGD ’241
Kingston Heath22 AGD ’263 AGD ’241
Cape Wickham31 AGD ’244 T100 ’263
Barnbougle Dunes43 T100 ’266 AGD ’263
Barnbougle Lost Farm65 GA ’268 AGD ’263
Royal Melbourne (East)T76 GA ’249 AGD ’263
Victoria97 AGD ’2610 AGD ’243
Royal Adelaide119 AGD ’2412 GA ’263
The National (Moonah)1212 AGD ’2615 T100 ’263
Peninsula Kingswood (South)1515 AGD ’2619 GA ’264
Metropolitan1411 AGD ’2416 T100 ’265
New South Wales54 AGD ’2610 GA ’246
Peninsula Kingswood (North)T75 AGD ’2611 T100 ’266
The National (Gunnamatta)139 GA ’2416 AGD ’267
The VintageT6153 AGD ’2460 AGD ’267