Australia

3 courses in Australia

Tasmania

The 7th hole at Barnbougle Dunes with Bass Strait and dramatic dune formations
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Barnbougle Dunes: Tasmania's Masterpiece

Tasmania, Australia

How two dreamers built a world-class links course on the edge of nowhere—and proved that great golf doesn't need permission.

Victoria

Royal Melbourne West Course fairway with distinctive bunkering and heathland vegetation
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Royal Melbourne West: The Sandbelt Masterpiece

Victoria, Australia

Augusta National gets the glory. Royal Melbourne has the blueprint. What Alister MacKenzie built in Australia before he designed the Masters course—and why it's still better.

Kingston Heath Golf Club fairway with strategic bunkering through Sandbelt terrain
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Kingston Heath: The Sandbelt Secret

Victoria, Australia

Royal Melbourne gets the attention. Kingston Heath might be better. What Dan Soutar built in Melbourne's Sandbelt—and why serious golfers rank it among the world's best.