2020 Rankings  - Golf Digest Magazine

ROYAL MELBOURNE WEST remains entrenched at the top of the list, this gem of a design is possibly Mackenzie's best work, combined with a wondrous site, superb construction, and supreme conditioning. The Legend fairways have been presented by Superintendant Richard Forsyth to permit the ball to bounce and roll thus preserving the architect's intent, where the clever doglegs mitigate much of the long hitter's advantage. The firm fecue surrounds brilliantly enhance the fun of the running approach shot to greens that can be presented as the firmest and fastest in the world. As showcased to a global audience for the 2019 Presidents Cup, the course presented thrilling matches and superb shot-making by the world's best players without being humbled - yet remains playable for senior members throughout the year.

COURSE NAME	2020 RANK	2018 RANK
ROYAL MELBOURNE - WEST	1	1
CAPE WICKHAM	2	3
KINGSTON HEATH	3	2
BARNBOUGLE DUNES	4	4
NEW SOUTH WALES	5	5
PENINSULA - NORTH	6
BARNBOUGLE LOST FARM	7	6
ROYAL MELBOURNE - EAST	8	8
VICTORIA	9	11
ELLERSTON	10	7
ROYAL ADELAIDE	11	9
NATIONAL - MOONAH	12	12
OCEAN DUNES	13	10
METROPOLITAN	14	13
LAKE KARRINYUP	15	17
NATIONAL - OLD	16	15
CATHEDRAL LODGE	17	16
JOONDALUP - QUARRY/DUNES	18	21
THE LAKES	19	18
PENINSULA - SOUTH	20
THE AUSTRALIAN	21	14
KOOYONGA	22	25
THE DUNES	23	19
BARWON HEADS	24	30
ROYAL CANBERRA	25	29
ST ANDREWS BEACH	26	23
WOODLANDS	27	26
NEWCASTLE	28	20
BROOKWATER	29	24
COMMONWEALTH	30	27
MAGENTA SHORES	31	22
THIRTEENTH BEACH - BEACH	32	32
HAMILTON ISLAND	33	31
BONVILLE	34	35
ROYAL QUEENSLAND	35	33
THE CUT	36	37
GLENELG	37	36
KENNEDY BAY	38	28
THE GRAND	39	39
BONNIE DOON	40	47
MOONAH LINKS - LEGENDS	41	34
ELANORA	42	45
GRANGE - WEST	43	44
SANCTUARY COVE - THE PINES	44	49
MOONAH LINKS - OPEN	45	41
CONCORD	46	52
LINKS HOPE ISLAND	47	43
ROYAL SYDNEY	48	38
TERREY HILLS	49	42
HUNTINGDALE	50	40
THE VINTAGE	51	46
PORTSEA	52	57
GRANGE - EAST	53	48
LONG ISLAND	54	63
SPRING VALLEY	55	52
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN	56	55
PORT FAIRY	57	71
KALGOORLIE	58	62
PACIFIC DUNES	59	53
SORRENTO	60	67
ST MICHAEL'S	61	70
MOUNT LAWLEY	62	69
GLADES	63	54
AVONDALE	64	58
RIVERSIDE OAKS - BUNGOOL	65	64
LAKELANDS	66	56
LINKS LADY BAY	67	60
BLACK BULL	68	76
CURLEWIS	69	77
STONECUTTERS RIDGE	70	72
SANCTUARY COVE - THE PALMS	71	59
COTTESLOE	72	66
MOUNT COMPASS	73	96
PACIFIC HARBOUR	74	65
CAPE SCHANCK	75
THIRTEENTH BEACH - CREEK	76	84
CRANBOURNE	77
PELICAN WATERS	78	61
SETTLERS RUN	79	74
FEDERAL	80	88
SUN CITY	81	86
NAROOMA	82	89
ARUNDEL HILLS	83	83
MEADOW SPRINGS	84	73
BRISBANE	85	81
HEALESVILLE (RACV)	86	79
THE VINES - LAKES	87	92
CYPRESS LAKES	88	85
SECRET HARBOUR	89	80
SANCTUARY LAKES	90	82
ROYAL PINES - GREEN/GOLD	91	95
MOLLYMOOK - HILLTOP	92
TWIN CREEKS	93	75
EASTERN - SOUTH	94
NOOSA SPRINGS	95	98
KOOINDAH WATERS	96	97
PALMER COOLUM	97
MURRAY DOWNS	98	91
HORIZONS	99
MAROOCHY RIVER	100

                           

 

STATE BY STATE – LEADING COURSES

 

Victoria

1 Royal Melbourne West (1^st overall)

2 Kingston Heath (3^rd overall)

3 Peninsula Kingswood North (6^th overall)

4 Royal Melbourne East (8^th overall)

5 Victoria (9^th overall)

 

New South Wales

1 New South Wales (5^th overall)

2 Ellerston (10^th overall)

3 The Lakes (19^th overall)

4 The Australian (21^st overall)

5 Newcastle (28^th overall)

 

Queensland

1 Brookwater (29^th overall)

2 Hamilton Island (33^rd overall)

3 Royal Queensland (35^th overall)

4 The Grand (39^th overall)

5 Sanctuary Cove Pines (44^th overall)

 

Western Australia

1 Lake Karrinyup (15^th overall)

2 Joondalup Quarry/Dune (18^th overall)

3 The Cut (36^th overall)

4 Links Kennedy Bay (38^th overall)

5 The Western Australian (56^th overall)

 

South Australia

1 Royal Adelaide (11^th overall)

2 Kooyonga (22^nd overall)

3 Glenelg (37^th overall)

4 Grange West (43^rd overall)

5 Grange East (53^rd overall)

 

Tasmania

1 Cape Wickham (2^nd overall)

2 Barnbougle Dunes (4^th overall)

3 Barnbougle Lost Farm (7^th overall)

4 Ocean Dunes (13^th overall)

 

ACT

1 Royal Canberra Westbourne (25^th overall)

2 Federal (80^th overall)