Guide
Best Golf Courses in Queensland
Queensland's ranked golf is spread from Brisbane to the Gold Coast and north to the Whitsundays, mixing long-established city clubs with resort and residential layouts. The lists place its leading courses in different orders, which the spread between sources in the table makes visible. This guide orders every Queensland course with a Golf List position by our consensus of five published lists.
- Queensland's best, in Australia
- T29
- Courses ranked
- 16
- In Australia's top 20
- 0
- In the top 50
- 3
| QLD | Course | Australia | Avg | Golf Digest 2026–27AGD ’26 | Golf Digest 2024–25AGD ’24 | Golf Australia 2026GA ’26 | Golf Australia 2024GA ’24 | Top100.com 2026T100 ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Royal Queensland | T29 | 29.00 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 33 |
| 2 | 2Brookwater | 41 | 42.00 | 43 | 41 | 47 | 41 | 38 |
| 3 | 3Hamilton Island | 44 | 44.00 | 38 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 62 |
| 4 | 4The Grand | 52 | 52.00 | 47 | 37 | 64 | 60 | 52 |
| 5 | 5Sanctuary Cove (Pines) | 55 | 53.80 | 44 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 63 |
| 6 | 6Links Hope Island | 57 | 54.80 | 59 | 51 | 56 | 52 | 56 |
| 7 | 7Pelican Waters | 74 | 70.00 | 77 | 65 | 78 | 72 | 58 |
| 8 | 8The Glades | 79 | 72.80 | 82 | 70 | 79 | 74 | 59 |
| 9 | 9Lakelands | T81 | 77.50 | 86 | 69 | – | – | – |
| 10 | 10Sanctuary Cove (Palms) | 83 | 78.50 | 81 | 76 | – | – | – |
| 11 | 11Palmer Coolum | T88 | 82.00 | 75 | 80 | – | – | 91 |
| 12 | 12Maroochy River | 93 | 84.50 | 94 | 96 | 77 | 71 | – |
| 13 | 13Pacific Harbour | 98 | 86.67 | 89 | 83 | – | – | 88 |
| 14 | 14The Brisbane | 99 | 87.00 | 78 | 78 | 98 | 94 | – |
| 15 | 15Indooroopilly (West) | 108 | 92.50 | 93 | – | 92 | – | – |
| 16 | 16Noosa Springs | 112 | 98.00 | 97 | 100 | – | – | 97 |
The first column ranks courses within Queensland; Australia is their Golf List position nationally. Based on 5 lists; see the methodology.
Also in Queensland, ranked by fewer than two lists so without a Golf List position: Capricorn, Twin Waters, RACV Royal Pines (Green/Gold), Kooralbyn Valley.
The lists disagree most about Hamilton Island, placed from 30 to 62.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best golf course in Queensland?
- Royal Queensland is #1 in Queensland on The Golf List, and T29 in Australia. 16 Queensland courses have a Golf List position.
- 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?
- 0 of the 16 courses listed are in the Golf List top 20, and 3 are in the top 50.