New South Wales
Amateur golf in the state is administered by GolfNSW, a governing body formed in 2010 by the amalgamation of the NSW Golf Association and Women’s Golf NSW. Over 350 clubs are divided into three metropolitan zones around Sydney with 20 outlying districts for men and 13 districts for ladies. There are also two offshore clubs affiliated from Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. New South Wales golfers are fortunate to have a number of fine old courses on their doorstep, some of which – like the Australian and Royal Sydney – have been in existence for more than a hundred years. Another two older layouts that first opened for business in 1928, New South Wales and Lakes, are also much admired and cherished. Amongst the more recent courses unveiled in the state, Graham Marsh’s Terrey Hills and Ross Watson’s Magenta Shores have received plenty of plaudits. Our New South Wales Best In State Rankings were last updated in January 2024.
New South Wales Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales Golf Club
New South Wales Golf Club is one of the most spectacular golf courses in Australia and it’s one of the toughest tests in the country.
The Lakes Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
The Lakes Golf Club
Lakes are not the only hazard at the Lakes Golf Club. In fact, the front nine – with the exception of the opening hole – is water free...
Newcastle Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle Golf Club
Given its manifest qualities and historical significance, Newcastle Golf Club is somewhat of an anomaly.
The Australian Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
The Australian Golf Club
The venue of the inaugural Australian Open in 1904 (host to twenty-one in total) and most recently in 2019, the Australian Golf Club is a wonderful championship venue.
Magenta Shores Country Club
New South Wales, Australia
Magenta Shores Country Club
Ross Watson was the architect who laid out the links-like resort course at Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club...
Bonnie Doon Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
Bonnie Doon Golf Club
The third oldest club in Sydney, Bonnie Doon began life as Marrickville Golf Club in 1897 when members played on a 12-hole course laid out in the Sydney suburb of Tempe.
Concord Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
Concord Golf Club
Founded in 1899, Concord Golf Club is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious clubs where Tom Doak’s Renaissance Design has breathed new life following a course renovation…
The Royal Sydney Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
The Royal Sydney Golf Club
Royal Sydney Golf Club celebrated its centenary in 1993 and the championship course has evolved over 100 years into one of the finest in the country.
Bonville Golf
New South Wales, Australia
Bonville Golf
Literally carved through rainforests, the holes at Bonville are played in virtual isolation to each other, with huge Blackbutt, Ironbark and Tallowood trees framing every fairway.
Elanora Country Club
New South Wales, Australia
Elanora Country Club
The name Elanora comes from the Aboriginal word meaning “home by the water” and the Country Club certainly satisfies this geographical description...
The Vintage Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
The Vintage Golf Club
The course at Vintage Golf Club borders the Beggars Bridge and Bimbadgen vineyards in the fertile Hunter Valley, near Cessnock and opened in 2003.
Terrey Hills
New South Wales, Australia
Terrey Hills
Graham Marsh designed a challenging championship golf course at Terrey Hills, the first to be constructed in the Sydney area for over twenty years...
Riverside Oaks (Bungool)
New South Wales, Australia
Riverside Oaks (Bungool)
The upscale 36-hole Riverside Oaks Golf Resort occupies a 600-acre property overlooking the Hawkesbury River, adjacent to the heavily forested Cattai National Park.
Avondale Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
Avondale Golf Club
Avondale Golf Club sits within one of the most densely populated metropolitan districts in Australia but, after passing through its under stated entrance, you are transported to another world...
St Michael's Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
St Michael's Golf Club
It’s no easy task living in the shadow of one of the world’s Top 50 ranked golf courses but that’s exactly what the 18-hole layout at St Michael’s has had to do...
Pacific Dunes Golf
New South Wales, Australia
Pacific Dunes Golf
Situated on the lower north coast in the Port Stephens area of New South Wales, the 18-hole Pacific Dunes course is the focal point of a multi-million dollar golf and residential development.
Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club
New South Wales, Australia
Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club
Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club holds the distinction of being the first Greg Norman-badged course to debut in Sydney and it finally opened its doors to golfers in 2012, after almost five years of permitting and building delays.
Cypress Lakes
New South Wales, Australia
Cypress Lakes
Steve Smyers designed the course at Cypress Lakes Golf & Country Club and the gently undulating front nine contrasts markedly against a more challenging back nine that’s laid out on hillier terrain, with great views of the Hunter Valley.
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