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Over the past few months, Inside Golf has been receiving nominations for the best 18 holes in Australia. We’ve asked you, our loyal readers, to nominate your picks for the best 1st hole, the best 2nd hole, etc. Our goal is to create a “Dream Course” that includes Australia’s very best 18 holes, in order.

The nominations came thick and fast, with some really amazing holes being nominated. In truth, the list is awe-inspiring.

THE FIRST CUT

This month we are revealing the first cut—representing some of the best golf holes in Australia. Check out the list below!

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In order to help you choose your favourite holes in Australia, we have assembled the following collection of links; these will take you to the “Course Tour” pages and “Featured Hole” pages on the websites of the nominated clubs and courses. (We have made every effort to link to the specific holes where possible. In some cases–where the club does not have a “Course Tour” section (or in some cases no website at all), we have simply linked to the page that we feel would offer the best available information.)

Congratulations to the following courses!

The best Hole No. 1 in Australia

Victor Harbor Golf Club (SA)
The Metropolitan Golf Club (Vic)
St Andrews Beach (Vic)
Rosebud Country Club – North (Vic)
Yallourn Golf Club (Vic)
Brookwater Golf Club (Qld)
Araluen Country Club (WA)
The Dunes Golf Club (Vic)
Bonnie Doon Golf Club (NSW)

The best Hole No. 2 in Australia

Wentworth Golf Club (NSW)
Yarra Yarra Golf Club (Vic)
Narooma Golf Club (NSW)
Coral Cove Golf Club (Qld)
Bonville Golf Resort (NSW)
Tamborine Mountain Golf Club (Qld)
St Andrews Beach (Vic)
Shortland Waters Golf Club (NSW)
Eastwood Golf Club (Vic)
Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club (NSW)
Castle Hill Country Club (NSW)

The best Hole No. 3 in Australia

Royal Adelaide Golf Club (SA)
Narooma Golf Club (NSW)
Roseville Golf Club (NSW)
Kingston Heath Golf Club (Vic)
St Andrews Beach (Vic)
Maleny Golf Club (Qld)
Alice Springs Golf Club (NT)

The best Hole No. 4 in Australia

Brookwater Golf Club (Qld)
Curlewis Golf Club (Vic)
Flinders Golf Club (Vic)
Woodlands Golf Club (Vic)
Kooyonga Golf Club (SA)
Mt Morgan Golf Club (Qld)
Tam O’Shanter Golf Club (Tas)
Gerringong Golf Club (NSW)

The best Hole No. 5 in Australia

Mullumbimby Golf Club (NSW)
Newcastle Golf Club (NSW)
Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course (Qld)
New South Wales Golf Club (NSW)
Royal Melbourne Golf Club – West (Vic)
Woodford Golf Club (Qld)
Murray Downs Golf & Country Club (NSW)
Long Reef Golf Club (NSW)
Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort – Murray (NSW)
Brisbane River Golf Course (Qld)
Grafton District Golf Club (NSW)

The best Hole No. 6 in Australia

North Turramurra Public Golf Club (NSW)
Eagle Ridge (Vic)
Muree Golf Club (NSW)
Royal Melbourne Golf Club – West (Vic)
Gerringong Golf Club (NSW)
Randwick Golf Club (NSW)
New South Wales Golf Club (NSW)
The Metropolitan Golf Club (Vic)
Brisbane River Golf Course (Qld)

The best Hole No. 7 in Australia

Hamilton Island Golf Club (Qld)
The National Golf Club – Old Course (Vic)
Edithburgh Golf Club (SA)
Mount Osmond Golf Club (SA)
Highlands Golf Club (NSW)
Lakes Entrance Golf Club (Vic)
Albert Park Golf Course (Vic)
Barnbougle Dunes (Tas)

The best Hole No. 8 in Australia

Twin Waters Golf Club (Qld)
Goldfields Golf Club – Kalgoorlie (WA)
Capel Golf Club (WA)
Eastern Golf Club (Vic)

The best Hole No. 9 in Australia

Yarra Yarra Golf Club (Vic)
The Metropolitan Golf Club (Vic)
Maleny Golf Club (Qld)
Eastern Golf Club (Vic)
Duntryleague Golf Club (NSW)

The best Hole No. 10 in Australia

Mount Compass Golf Club (SA)
Kingston Heath Golf Club (Vic)
Kiama Golf Club (NSW)
Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club -The Pines (Qld)
Bonville Golf Resort (NSW)
Berwick Montuna Golf Club (Vic)

The best Hole No. 11 in Australia

Yarra Yarra Golf Club (Vic)
Macquarie Links International Golf Club (NSW)
Sorrento Golf Club (Vic)
Tanunda Pines Golf Club (SA)
Ballina Golf and Sports Club (NSW)
Araluen Country Club (WA)
Stonecutters Ridge GC (NSW)
Mount Compass Golf Club (SA)

The best Hole No. 12 in Australia

Rowes Bay Golf Club (Qld)
Keysborough Golf Club (Vic)
Lameroo Golf Club (SA)
Coral Cove Golf Club (Qld)
Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort – Lakes (NSW)
Woodlands Golf Club (Vic)
Western Australian Golf Club (WA)
Queenscliff Golf Club (Vic)
Melton Valley Golf Club (Vic)
The Cut Golf Club (WA)

The best Hole No. 13 in Australia

Riversdale Golf Club (Vic)
Killara Golf Club (NSW)
Heritage Golf and Country Club – Henley Course (Vic)
Ocean Shores Country Club (NSW)
Asquith Golf Club (NSW)
Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club -The Pines (Qld)
Monash Country Club (NSW)
Mornington Golf Club (Vic)
Eastern Golf Club (Vic)
Sun City Country Club (WA)
The Sands Torquay Golf Club (Vic)

The best Hole No. 14 in Australia

Armidale Golf Club (NSW)
Macquarie Links International Golf Club (NSW)
Port Fairy Golf Club (Vic)
Kooringal Golf Club (Vic)
Gibraltar Country Club (NSW)
The Coast Golf Club (NSW)
Ocean Shores Country Club (NSW)
Coffs Harbour Golf Club  (NSW)
Grange Golf Club – East Course (SA)
New South Wales Golf Club (NSW)
Mollymook Golf Club – Hilltop (NSW)

The best Hole No. 15 in Australia

Port Fairy Golf Club (Vic)
Kingston Heath Golf Club (Vic)
Bonville Golf Resort (NSW)
Royal Hobart Golf Club (Tas)
Mandurah Country Club (WA)
Carbrook Golf Club (Qld)
McLeod Golf Club (Qld)
Tallwoods Golf Club (NSW)
Mornington Golf Club (Vic)
Bathurst Golf Club (NSW)
Yass Golf Club (NSW)

The best Hole No. 16 in Australia

Cape Wickham (Tas)
The Links Kennedy Bay (WA)
Rockhampton Golf Club (Qld)
Nowra Golf and Recreation Club (NSW)
Thirteenth Beach Golf Club – Beach (Vic)
Commonwealth Golf Club (Vic)
Windaroo Lakes Golf Club (Qld)
Settlers Run Golf & Country Club (Vic)
Long Reef Golf Club (NSW)
Belmont Golf Club (NSW)
Melville Glades Golf Club (WA)
The Lakes Golf Club (NSW)
Araluen Country Club (WA)
Pymble Golf Club (NSW)
Mount Osmond Golf Club (SA)
Hamilton Island Golf Club (Qld)

The best Hole No. 17 in Australia

Windsor Golf Club (NSW)
Grange Golf Club – West (SA)
Moonah Links Golf Club – Open Course (Vic)
Mudgee Golf Club (NSW)
Carbrook Golf Club (Qld)
Royal Melbourne Golf Club – West (Vic)
Links Hope Island Golf Club (Qld)
Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club (Qld)
Long Reef Golf Club (NSW)
Gayndah Golf Club (Qld)
Bonville Golf Resort (NSW)
Mt Coolum Golf Club (Qld)
Liverpool Golf Club (NSW)
Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course (Qld)

The best Hole No. 18 in Australia

Palm Meadows Golf Course (Qld)
The Grange Golf Club (NSW)
St Andrews Beach (Vic)
Peninsula-Kingswood Country Golf Club – North (Vic)
Redcliffe Golf Club (Qld)
North West Bay Golf Club (Tas)
Hidden Valley Golf Club (Vic)
The Royal Sydney Golf Club (NSW)
Anglesea Golf Club (Vic)
Royal Melbourne Golf Club – East (Vic)
Campbelltown Golf Club (NSW)
Warburton Golf + Sporting Club (Vic)
Cape Wickham (Tas)
Binningup Golf Club (WA)
Mount Lawley Golf Club (WA)
Hamilton Island Golf Club (Qld)

 

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About Richard Fellner

A four-time winner of the Australian Golf Media Awards, including Best Photojournalism, Best Opinion, Best Column and Best Photographic Presentation, Inside Golf Group Editor Richard Fellner is the quintessential Golf Tragic, having played the game for over 50 years (but has never gotten any better!) He has played and reviewed courses all over the world, and has interviewed many of the great players of the game (including Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Greg Norman). Richard is a member of both the Australian Golf Media Association and the Golf Society of Australia, and has been a featured guest on many Australian "sports talk" radio shows and networks, including ABC Grandstand, SEN 1116, Melbourne Talk Radio 1377, 2GB and others. Follow Richard Fellner on Quora

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