The Golf List

Edition on edition

Biggest movers

How each publisher's newest list changed from its previous one. Positive moves are courses that climbed.

Australian Golf Digest

Golf Digest 2026–27 against Golf Digest 2024–25: 20 rose, 62 fell, 9 unchanged, 9 new, 9 dropped out.

Biggest risers

Australian Golf Digest biggest risers
CourseWasNowMove
The Heritage (St John)8574
Rosebud (North)6757
Narooma8476
The Heritage (Henley)7770
The Federal8983

Biggest fallers

Australian Golf Digest biggest fallers
CourseWasNowMove
Lakelands6986↓17
Mollymook (Hilltop)8298↓16
Settlers Run7992↓13
Pelican Waters6577↓12
The Glades7082↓12

Full Australian Golf Digest movement, new entries and drop-outs

Golf Australia

Golf Australia 2026 against Golf Australia 2024: 11 rose, 80 fell, 4 unchanged, 5 new, 5 dropped out.

Biggest risers

Golf Australia biggest risers
CourseWasNowMove
Cottesloe7568
Pymble9083
The Western Australian7973
Glenelg3732
Curlewis4843

Biggest fallers

Golf Australia biggest fallers
CourseWasNowMove
Joondalup (Quarry/Dune)3946↓7
Bonnie Doon3339↓6
Brookwater4147↓6
Portsea4248↓6
Sandringham Golf Links4349↓6

Full Golf Australia movement, new entries and drop-outs

Top100GolfCourses.com

Top100.com 2026 against Top100.com 2025: 41 rose, 41 fell, 13 unchanged, 5 new, 5 dropped out.

Biggest risers

Top100GolfCourses.com biggest risers
CourseWasNowMove
RACV Healesville7543
Narooma9470
Rosebud (North)9775
Royal Sydney (Bay)4628
Tasmania8468

Biggest fallers

Top100GolfCourses.com biggest fallers
CourseWasNowMove
Hamilton Island3962↓23
Links Lady Bay6585↓20
Mount Lawley80100↓20
The National (Long Island)6180↓19
Bonville4865↓17

Full Top100GolfCourses.com movement, new entries and drop-outs