The following is a list of Australia's Top 25 Golf Courses according to Golf Australia magazine in their January 2002 rankings.
Judges included Ian Baker-Finch, Tom Ramsey, Michael Clayton, Craig Parry and Jack Newton.

Highest debut course, National Moonah - pic by David Scaletti
AUSTRALIA'S TOP 25 GOLF COURSES
1. Royal Melbourne West, Vic 14. The Glades, QLD
2. Kingston Heath, Vic 15. Yarra Yarra, VIC
3. Royal Adelaide, SA 16. The Vines, Lakes, WA
4. Metropolitan, Vic 17. The Golf Club Kennedy Bay, WA
5. Royal Melbourne East, Vic 18. Royal Canberra, ACT
6. New South Wales 19. Woodlands, VIC
7. Victoria 20. Turtle Point, Laguna Quays, QLD
8. The Australian, NSW T21. Lake Karrinyup, WA
9. Royal Sydney, NSW T21. The Dunes, VIC
10. The National, Moonah VIC T21. Thirteenth Beach, VIC
11. Kooyonga, SA T21. Commonwealth, VIC
12. The Lakes, NSW 25. Portsea, VIC
13. Newcastle, NSW