This is the World's Top 100 golf courses according to US Golf Magazine. September 2011.
Australian entries in Golf Magazine's World Top 100
There is little change from the 2009 list, with Royal Melbourne West our top course up one spot from 14 to 13. Unfortunately the East course which was listed at 72 in 2007 when the magazine ranked the two courses independently has not re-appeared since, presumably due to conditioning issues and the rework being undertaken with architect Tom Doak.
Lost Farm enters the list at 82 whilst Barnbougle Dunes moves up a couple of notches to 41.
Kingston Heath remains our second best course at 27.
Although all ranking lists are contentious and highly subjective, six entries in the Top 100 isn't such a bad result for a nation like Australia. There is no doubt that our next best few courses are well and truly world-class, but until more panelists make the journey here the chances of Victoria and Commonwealth returning to the Top 100 or the likes of National Moonah and Ellerston making the list is unlikely.
Course Name | Country | 2011 | 2009 |
Pine Valley Golf Club | USA | 1 | 1 |
Cypress Point Club | USA | 2 | 2 |
Augusta National Golf Club | USA | 3 | 3 |
St. Andrews Golf Club (Old) | SCOTLAND | 4 | 4 |
Royal County Down Golf Club | N. IRELAND | 5 | 5 |
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club | USA | 6 | 6 |
Pebble Beach Golf Links | USA | 7 | 7 |
Oakmont Country Club | USA | 8 | 8 |
Muirfield Golf Club | SCOTLAND | 9 | 9 |
Merion Golf Club (East) | USA | 10 | 10 |
Sand Hills Golf Club | USA | 11 | 11 |
National Golf Links Of America | USA | 12 | 12 |
Royal Melbourne G.C. (West) | AUSTRALIA | 13 | 14 |
Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce) | N. IRELAND | 14 | 13 |
Pinehurst Country Club (No. 2) | USA | 15 | 19 |
Royal Dornoch Golf Club | SCOTLAND | 16 | 15 |
Ballybunion Golf Club (Old) | IRELAND | 17 | 18 |
Turnberry Golf Club (Ailsa) | SCOTLAND | 18 | 17 |
Pacific Dunes Golf Club | USA | 19 | 16 |
Crystal Downs Country Club | USA | 20 | 20 |
Carnoustie G.C.(Championship) | SCOTLAND | 21 | 22 |
Winged Foot Golf Club (West) | USA | 22 | 23 |
Seminole Golf Club | USA | 23 | 21 |
Chicago Golf Club | USA | 24 | 24 |
Prairie Dunes Country Club | USA | 25 | 25 |
San Francisco Golf Club | USA | 26 | 26 |
Kingston Health Golf Club | AUSTRALIA | 27 | 27 |
Fishers Island Golf Club | USA | 28 | 31 |
Oakland Hills C.C. (South) | USA | 29 | 28 |
Royal Birkdale Golf Club | ENGLAND | 30 | 29 |
Riviera Country Club | USA | 31 | 30 |
Royal St. George's Golf Club | ENGLAND | 32 | 34 |
Cape Kidnappers | NEW ZEALAND | 33 | 36 |
New South Wales Golf Club | AUSTRALIA | 34 | 38 |
Sunningdale Golf Club (Old) | ENGLAND | 35 | 33 |
Bethpage Golf Club (Black) | USA | 36 | 35 |
The Country Club (Open) | USA | 37 | 37 |
Friars Head | USA | 38 | 32 |
Los Angeles C.C. (North) | USA | 39 | 52 |
Hirono Golf Club | JAPAN | 40 | 39 |
Barnbougle Dunes | AUSTRALIA | 41 | 43 |
Lahinch Golf Club | IRELAND | 42 | 44 |
Olympic Club (Lake) | USA | 43 | 41 |
Whistling Straits Golf Club | USA | 44 | 40 |
Kiawah Island (Ocean) | USA | 45 | 47 |
Portmarnock Golf Club | IRELAND | 46 | 45 |
Casa De Campo (Teeth of the Dog) | DOM. REP. | 47 | 42 |
Royal Troon Golf Club (Old) | SCOTLAND | 48 | 48 |
Nine Bridges | KOREA | 49 | 55 |
Garden City Golf Club | USA | 50 | 51 |
TPC At Sawgrass (Stadium) | USA | 51 | 50 |
Muirfield Village Golf Club | USA | 52 | 46 |
Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower) | USA | 53 | 49 |
Kingsbarns Golf Club | SCOTLAND | 54 | 61 |
Morfontaine Golf Club | FRANCE | 55 | 54 |
Castle Stuart | SCOTLAND | 56 | NR |
Royal Lytham & St. Annes G.C. | ENGLAND | 57 | 53 |
Diamante | MEXICO | 58 | NR |
Woodhall Spa Golf Club | ENGLAND | 59 | 56 |
Bandon Dunes Golf Club | USA | 60 | 58 |
Oak Hill Country Club (East) | USA | 61 | 57 |
The Golf Club | USA | 62 | 59 |
Southern Hills Country Club | USA | 63 | 60 |
Shoreacres Country Club | USA | 64 | 71 |
Medinah Country Club (No. 3) | USA | 65 | 62 |
Ganton Golf Club | ENGLAND | 66 | 63 |
Old Sandwich | USA | 67 | 69 |
Oitavas Dunes | PORTUGAL | 68 | 88 |
Camargo Club | USA | 69 | 66 |
Quaker Ridge Golf Club | USA | 70 | 70 |
Inverness Club | USA | 71 | 68 |
Maidstone Club | USA | 72 | 65 |
Loch Lomond Golf Club | SCOTLAND | 73 | 64 |
Old Macdonald | USA | 74 | NR |
Winged Foot Golf Club (East) | USA | 75 | 67 |
Kawana Golf Club (Fuji) | JAPAN | 76 | 74 |
Royal Liverpool Golf Club | ENGLAND | 77 | 80 |
Harbour Town Golf Links | USA | 78 | 73 |
Ballyneal | USA | 79 | 83 |
Kauri Cliffs | NEW ZEALAND | 80 | 78 |
Somerset Hills Country Club | USA | 81 | 79 |
Barnbougle Lost Farm | AUSTRALIA | 82 | NR |
Cruden Bay Golf Club | SCOTLAND | 83 | 81 |
Nanea | USA | 84 | 75 |
Royal Adelaide Golf Club | AUSTRALIA | 85 | 72 |
Walton Heath Golf Club (Old) | ENGLAND | 86 | 82 |
Chambers Bay | USA | 87 | 77 |
Valderrama Club de Golf | SPAIN | 88 | 76 |
North Berwick (West) | SCOTLAND | 89 | 93 |
St. George's Golf Club | CANADA | 90 | 89 |
Waterville | IRELAND | 91 | 91 |
Swinley Forest | ENGLAND | 92 | 84 |
Macrihanish | SCOTLAND | 93 | 92 |
Royal Porthcawl | WALES | 94 | 100 |
European Club | IRELAND | 95 | 85 |
Tokyo Golf Club | JAPAN | 96 | 97 |
Valley Club Of Montecito | USA | 97 | 98 |
Highlands Links Golf Club | CANADA | 98 | 86 |
Durban Golf Club | S. AFRICA | 99 | 94 |
Cabo Del Sol Golf Club | MEXICO | 100 | 95 |