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Top 10 Golf Courses in Australia under $100

by Henry Peters on Dec 17, 2024

Top 10 Golf Courses in Australia under $100

Can you still enjoy a great round of golf in Australia for less than three figures? Of course you can!

We've compiled a list of the 10 best golf courses in Australia which, in 2024, you can play for less than $100 on all public tee times (excluding summer peak).

10. RACV Healesville (Victoria)

Mike Clayton renovated the course about 15 years ago and it isn’t your typical 18-hole golf course with a par of 68 and a total length which is very short at less than 4900 metres. The landscape at Healesville is pretty stunning and it’s a very hilly golf course with some wacky greens, plenty of doglegs and some really interesting bunkering.

9. Stonecuttters Ridge (New South Wales)

Designed by Greg Norman, the course weaves through neighbouring homes. There’s plenty of water hazards in play both off the tee and near greens and many of the putting surfaces are well protected by imposing bunkers. (Image credit: Stonecutters Ridge)

8. Links Lady Bay (South Australia)

Just over an hour’s drive from the capital, Links Lady Bay was designed by Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer and opened in 1998. The course is less than a kilometre from the coast and has a bit of a links feel to it in most places. (Image credit: Links Lady Bay)

7. Kalgoorlie Golf Course (Western Australia)

A classic desert layout, Kalgoorlie looks strikingly different for most visiting golfers with a stunning contrast between the green fairways and red dirt. More than 6 hours’ drive inland from Perth, the city of Kalgoorlie is very isolated but its golf course has received much greater exposure in recent years as the host venue for the PGA Tour of Australasia’s WA PGA Championship. (Image credit: Kalgoorlie Golf Course)

6. Cranbourne Golf Club (Victoria)

Located on the south-eastern outskirts of Melbourne, Cranbourne is a sandbelt golf course and offers similarly firm playing conditions to its better-known sandbelt neighbours. It’s a former Victorian Open host venue and will co-host the 2025 Australian Amateur Championship.

5. The Cut Golf Course (Western Australia)

Set amongst dunes on the coast of the Indian Ocean, The Cut was designed by James Wilcher and features sensational views – particularly on the back nine. You’ll need to be accurate at The Cut, particularly on the coastal holes which are bordered by dense vegetation.

4. Meadow Springs (Western Australia)

Designed by American golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jnr, Meadow Springs features plenty of water hazards and some large, dramatic bunkers. It’s also a championship venue having hosted the WA Open seven years in a row until the mid 90s.

3. Curlewis Golf Club (Victoria)

Curlewis was designed by Vern Morcom and opened in 1970. It has a rugged and natural feel to it. Enhancements to the course have been made over the years, more recently by Mike Clayton. A unique feature of the layout is the church pew style bunker on the 14th.

2. Sandy Golf Links (Victoria)

Sandy boasts the same blend of Sutton’s Mix grass on its greens as its famous next door neighbour Royal Melbourne and the course is maintained by the Royal Melbourne course staff. A renovation of the course by OCM about 5 years ago improved the course’s ranking dramatically.

1. Port Fairy (Victoria)

More than three hours drive west of Melbourne, Port Fairy is well worth the trip. The course features a stunning stretch of back nine holes which plays close to the coast of the Southern Ocean. Port Fairy’s ranking has steadily climbed over the past two decades thanks largely to improvements made by Mike Clayton.