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    Best golf courses: Sydney

    Sydney: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

    Visitors?

    Nearest city

    Designer

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    Bonnie Doon
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    O/seas & I/state
    Sydney
    Watson, Ross

    Visitors?

    O/seas & I/state

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design at this location by Lance Giddings & Eric Apperly (1947). Significant redesign by Ross Watson (1995) and more recently by Ogilvy Clayton.
    Terrey Hills
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    O/seas golfers
    Sydney
    Marsh & Watson

    Visitors?

    O/seas golfers

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Graham Marsh & Ross Watson

    Concord, Aus
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    O/seas & I/state
    Sydney
    Soutar, Dan

    Visitors?

    O/seas & I/state

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by Dan Soutar (1920). Significant redesigns and renovations by Ross Watson (1997), Mark Parker (2009) and Tom Doak (2018).

    Stonecutters Ridge
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Norman, Greg

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Greg Norman
    Moore Park, Aus
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Clark, Carnegie

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by Carnegie Clark. First nine opened in 1913; full 18 completed along with the clubhouse in 1926.
    Pymble
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    O/seas & I/state
    Sydney
    Soutar, Dan

    Visitors?

    O/seas & I/state

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Dan Soutar
    Long Reef
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Thomson, Peter

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Peter Thomson significantly revamped the existing layout in 1994.
    St Michael's
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Glancey & Moran

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Clem Glancey & Michael Moran (1938).
    Coast, The
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Various

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by the employees of Prince Henry Hospital and University of New South Wales.
    Bankstown
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Wkends restrictd
    Sydney
    Unknown

    Visitors?

    Wkends restrictd

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Unknown
    Royal Sydney
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    O/seas golfers
    Sydney
    Clark, Carnegie

    Visitors?

    O/seas golfers

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design at this location by Carnegie Clark (1921). Bunkering improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926). Recent revisions by Thomson Wolveridge & Associates (1980-86) and Ross Watson (2001-03).

    Twin Creeks
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Marsh, Graham

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Graham Marsh
    Lakes, The (Sydney)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    On application
    Sydney
    Devlin & von Hagge

    Visitors?

    On application

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original layout by Eric Apperly & Tom Howard (1928). Substantial redesign by Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge (1967) when the course was split in two by the Mascot Freeway. Later improvements by Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer (1995) and Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett (2000).
    Australian, The
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    O/seas & I/state
    Sydney
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    O/seas & I/state

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original course at this location laid out by Carnegie Clark (1904), with later improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1920s) and Sloane Morpeth (1966), among others. Jack Nicklaus significantly redesigned the course in 1976, with further modifications in 2013.

    Avondale, Aus
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    O/seas & I/state
    Sydney
    Watson, Ross

    Visitors?

    O/seas & I/state

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by Eric Apperly was revamped by Ross Watson (2007).
    Camden Lakeside
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Thomson, Peter

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett
    Castle Hill
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Private club
    Sydney
    Newton, Grant & Spencer

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by Eric Apperly (1951). Significant redesign by Newton, Grant & Spencer (1992).
    Elanora
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    O/seas & I/state
    Sydney
    Various

    Visitors?

    O/seas & I/state

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by Dan Soutar (1928). Renovation overseen by James Wilcher (2000s).
    Killara
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Sydney
    Various

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Various people have contributed to this layout.
    Liverpool, Aus
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Green, Bob

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Bob Green laid out the current course in Lansvale in 1971.
    Macquarie Links
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Sydney
    Nelson, Robin

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Robin Nelson
    Monash CC
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Mon, Tue, Thur
    Sydney
    Scott, James

    Visitors?

    Mon, Tue, Thur

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    James Scott
    New South Wales
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Mon, Thur, Fri
    Sydney
    MacKenzie, Dr Alister

    Visitors?

    Mon, Thur, Fri

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1928). Later revisions by Eric Apperly (1937 & 1951); Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge (1985); Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer (1993); Greg Norman & Bob Harrison (2000).

    Riverside Oaks (Bungool)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Sydney
    Harrison, Bob

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Sydney

    Designer

    The original Gangurru course dates from 1987. Bob Harrison designed the Bungool course, which opened in 2014.

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