Australia
On application
Adelaide
Various people have contributed to West Lakes' layout and subsequent improvements.
Visitors welcome
Adelaide
Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer
Visitors welcome
Adelaide
Various people have contributed to Victor Harbor's layout and subsequent improvements.
On application
Adelaide
Vern Morcom's 1967 design, reworked by Greg Norman (2012).
O/seas & I/state
Adelaide
Original design by H.L. "Cargie" Rymill and C.L. Gardiner (1904). Substantially redesigned by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926). Later improvements by Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge (1979, 1997).
Visitors welcome
Adelaide
Brian Crafter designed the front-nine (1994), but died before construction began. His son Neil Crafter completed the front-nine (1995), and later designed the back-nine (1998).
Visitors welcome
Adelaide
Tony Cashmore
Not Saturdays
Adelaide
Original members' design modified by Vern Morcom (1955), and by Neil Crafter & Bob Tuohy (1998).
Visitors welcome
Adelaide
Herbert Lockett "Cargie" Rymill.
On application
Adelaide
Original members' design modified by Vern Morcom (1956-65), and Michael Clayton (2005-07).
Visitors welcome
Alice Springs
Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge
Visitors welcome
Bairnsdale
Current design by Mick Morcom (1958), although it was not until 1978 that the full 18 holes were ready for play.
Rsrt guests only
Brisbane
Arnold Palmer
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Original nine dates from 1932; second nine (1951); third nine (1974); final nine (1981).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Original course at St Lucia designed by Scottish-born professional golfer Dan Soutar (1926). Bob Green designed the 36-hole layout at the club's current Long Pocket site (1976). Significant improvements made by Ross Watson (1985, 2006 and ongoing).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Ross Watson
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Original design by Tomojiro Maruyama (1990). Extensively renovated by Graham Marsh (2015).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Desmond Muirhead
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Graham Marsh
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Graham Marsh
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Arch McArthur
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Original design by Fred Bolton (1985); re-routing and renovation by Ross Watson (2010).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge
(Closed in 2022)
Brisbane
American golf course architect Fred Bolton, who made his home on Australia's Gold Coast.
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Original course at St Lucia designed by Scottish-born professional golfer Dan Soutar (1926). Bob Green designed the 36-hole layout at the club's current Long Pocket site (1976). Significant improvements made by Ross Watson (1985, 2006 and ongoing).
(Closed in 2016)
Brisbane
Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge
(Closed in 2016)
Brisbane
Karl Litten
O/seas & I/state
Brisbane
Original course at Yeerongpilly laid out in 1903/4 by Carnegie Clark. Subsequent modifications made by, among others, Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926), Wayne Grady and Ross Watson.
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
American golf course architect Fred Bolton, who made his home on Australia's Gold Coast.
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge
Private club
Brisbane
Greg Norman
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
A Jack Nicklaus Signature design.
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Robert von Hagge & Bruce Devlin
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Mitsuaki Kobayashi
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Graham Papworth
On application
Brisbane
Original design by Carnegie Clark (1920). Further improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926) and Michael Clayton (2007).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Terry Watson & Ted Stirling
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Original nine dates from 1932; second nine (1951); third nine (1974); final nine (1981).
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Brisbane
Robert Trent Jones Jr
(Closed in 2012)
Cairns
David Graham and Gary Panks
(Closed in 2019)
Cairns
Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
Visitors welcome
Cairns
Mike Wolveridge (of Thomson, Wolveridge & Perrett).
Visitors welcome
Cairns
Peter Thomson
Wkends restrictd
Canberra
Prosper Ellis
Visitors welcome
Canberra
Bill Andriske and Ken McKay
Visitors welcome
Canberra
John Spencer
On application
Canberra
Current layout designed by Cmdr John Harris (1962). Newer Brindabella-nine and improvements to original Westbourne course designed by Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge (1984). The Club's earlier course, located in Acton, was designed by James Herd Scott (1945).
Wkends restrictd
Canberra
Original design by James Herd Scott. Later revisions by Kel Nagle of Cooper Nagle & Associates (1978). Major redevelopment by Ben Davey of Contour Golf Design (2023/24).
Visitors welcome
Currie
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Currie
Mike DeVries (based in Michigan, USA) in collaboration with Australian golf writer Darius Oliver.
Visitors welcome
Currie
Graeme Grant
Visitors welcome
Hobart
Tom Doak and Michael Clayton
Visitors welcome
Hobart
Vern Morcom designed the current Royal Hobart layout (1956).
Visitors welcome
Hobart
Al Howard
Visitors welcome
Hobart
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw.
Visitors welcome
Horsham
Sam Berriman
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Harley Kruse).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Mike Clayton
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Peter Thomson & Ross Perrett designed both courses: North (2004) and Champions (2008).
Wkends restrictd
Melbourne
Sam Berriman
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Original design by Rowley Banks and J.D. Scott (1913). Professional golfer Sam Bennett completed the 18-holes three years later. Further improvements by Mick Morcom (1928).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Current course at Lilydale (opened 2014) designed by Pacific Coast Design (lead architect Phil Ryan).
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Alex Russell (1930)
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
J.D. Scott (1929)
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Tony Cashmore & Associates
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Graham Marsh
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
David Myles Maxwell
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Original 11-hole course laid out by Scottish/Australian architect Gordon Bernard Oliver (1924); extended to 18 holes (1926). Using only a few holes from the existing course at the time, the current North and South courses designed by Sloan Morpeth (1967-69). Later improvements by Michael Clayton (2001), and a major renovation by Michael Clayton & Mike Cocking (2017).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Tony Cashmore in consultation with Nick Faldo.
Rsrt guests only
Melbourne
Tony Cashmore in consultation with Nicklaus Design.
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Greg Norman designed the 27-hole layout at this site (2015).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Michael Clayton and Michael Cocking redesigned the existing course in 2009.
Private club
Melbourne
Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Graham Marsh
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Ross Perrett
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Original design at this location by Charles "Hugh" Alison (1941). Subsequent improvements by Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer (1998).
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Original design by Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett; significantly reworked by Tom Doak (2019).
Weekdays only
Melbourne
Existing course laid out by William Meader (Founder) & Oscar Damman (Club Captain) when Club moved to Cheltenham (1923). Bunkering improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926). Further improvements by Michael Clayton (2001).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Original 11-hole course laid out by Scottish/Australian architect Gordon Bernard Oliver (1924); extended to 18 holes (1926). Using only a few holes from the existing course at the time, the current North and South courses designed by Sloan Morpeth (1967-69). Later improvements by Michael Clayton (2001), and a major renovation by Michael Clayton & Mike Cocking (2017).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Original design by Victor "Vic" East (1920); various later modifications by Herbert L. “Cargie” Rymill, W.L. Spicer (1927), Joe Kirkwood, Alex Russell, Alister MacKenzie (1931) and Sloan Morpeth.
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Tony Cashmore
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Original design at current location by Alex Russell (1929).
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Tom Doak
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Original design by J.B. MacKenzie (1908). Later improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926). Dick Wilson (USA) designed new holes in 1960 when a few original holes were absorbed by a school building project.
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Alex Russell, with Mick Morcom in charge of construction. The East course opened for play in 1932.
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Not weekends
Melbourne
Original design by Dan Soutar (1923). Bunkering improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926).
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Gordon Bernard Oliver (Scottish golf course architect who lived in Australia).
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Designed in 1926 by Dr Alister MacKenzie. Working with Alex Russell and Mick Morcom (Head Greenkeeper), the course opened for play in 1931.
Rsrt guests, O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Stuart Appleby
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Original design by Jock Young (1925). Extension from 14 to 18 holes by Jack Howard & Sloan Morpeth (1955). Later improvements by Michael Clayton (2000).
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Vern Morcom
Visitors welcome
Melbourne
Current course in this location designed by Ross Watson (2008).
On application
Melbourne
Several contributors have evolved the course design, including Club Professional Sam Bennett (1921), Charles Lane (Club Capt 1923-33), Sloan Morpeth (Club Secretary 1930-62) and Kevin Hartley (1992).
Rsrt guests only
Melbourne
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Sam Berriman
O/seas & I/state
Melbourne
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
(Closed in 2018)
Melbourne
Tony Cashmore
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Steve Smyers
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Prosper Ellis
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Dr Michael Hurdzan
Rsrt guests only
Newcastle (Aus)
Ross Watson
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Ross Watson & Craig Parry
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Richard Mercer
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Original design by Fred Popplewell Sr (1915). Later significant improvements by Eric Apperly (1937).
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
James Wilcher
Visitors welcome
Newcastle (Aus)
Kel Nagle and Mike Cooper designed the Tuncurry course.
Private club
Newcastle (Aus)
Greg Norman Golf Course Design (lead designer Bob Harrison).
Visitors welcome
Perth
Original design by William Henry Angove.
O/seas & I/state
Perth (Aus)
Unknown
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Michael Coate & Roger Mackay
On application
Perth (Aus)
Various designers contributed to Cottesloe's original design at its current location (1931). Recent improvements designed by Graham Marsh (2008/9).
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
James Wilcher
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Graham Marsh
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Michael Coate & Roger Mackay in collaboration with Ian Baker-Finch.
Weekdays only
Perth (Aus)
David Anderson
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Bob Green (golf architect) and Murray Dawson (club's first captain); later revisions by Mike Clayton & Geoff Ogilvy (2012/13).
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Albie Gough, Joe Allen & Fred Flanagan.
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
On application
Perth (Aus)
Original design by Alex Russell, with later improvements by Mike Clayton in 2007.
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Robert Trent Jones Jr designed the Quarry and Dune nines (1985) and Lake nine (1990).
Private club
Perth (Aus)
Arthur Oliphant and Peter Anderson
On application
Perth (Aus)
E. Cohen & V. Steffanoni (1930). Graham Marsh (2001).
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Murray Dawson
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Graham Marsh
Visitors welcome
Perth (Aus)
Robert Trent Jones Jr
Visitors welcome
Swan Hill
Ted Parslow
Mon, Thur, Fri
Sydney
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).
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Graham Marsh
O/seas & I/state
Sydney
Dan Soutar
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Peter Thomson significantly revamped the existing layout in 1994.
O/seas & I/state
Sydney
Original design by Dan Soutar (1928). Renovation overseen by James Wilcher (2000s).
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Bob Green laid out the current course in Lansvale in 1971.
O/seas & I/state
Sydney
Original course at this location laid out by Carnegie Clark (1904); improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1920s) and Sloane Morpeth (1966), among others. Significant redesign by Jack Nicklaus (1976), with further modifications in 2013.
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Greg Norman
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Original design by Carnegie Clark. First nine opened in 1913; full 18 completed along with the clubhouse in 1926.
On application
Sydney
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).
O/seas & I/state
Sydney
Original design by Dan Soutar (1920). Significant redesigns and renovations by Ross Watson (1997), Mark Parker (2009) and Tom Doak (2018).
O/seas golfers
Sydney
Graham Marsh & Ross Watson
O/seas & I/state
Sydney
Original design at this location by Lance Giddings & Eric Apperly (1947). Significant redesign by Ross Watson (1995) and more recently by Geoff Ogilvy & Michael Clayton.
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Clem Glancey & Michael Moran (1938).
Visitors welcome
Sydney
Original design by the employees of Prince Henry Hospital and University of New South Wales.
O/seas golfers
Sydney
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).
Mon, Tue, Thur
Sydney
James Scott
Private club
Sydney
Robin Nelson
Private club
Sydney
Original design by Eric Apperly (1951). Significant redesign by Newton, Grant & Spencer (1992).
Visitors welcome
Sydney
The original Gangurru course dates from 1987. Bob Harrison designed the Bungool course, which opened in 2014.
Wkends restrictd
Sydney
Unknown
O/seas & I/state
Sydney
Original design by Eric Apperly was revamped by Ross Watson (2007).
Private club
Sydney
Various people have contributed to this layout.
Visitors welcome
Warrnambool
Lance Beale designed the current layout when the club moved to Mt Burr in 1961.
Visitors welcome
Warrnambool
Original design in 1963 at this location by Club members, extended to 12 holes in 1973, and 18 in 1985. Subsequent improvements made by Kevin Hartley (1989) and Michael Clayton (2000).
Visitors welcome
Warrnambool
George Lowe
Visitors welcome
Yarrawonga
Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge
Visitors welcome
Yarrawonga
Peter Thomson & Mike Wolveridge
Visitors welcome
Yarrawonga
Peter Thomson & Ross Perrett
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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