Location: La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia | Ranking: #60 — The Global Golfer Top 100
Type: Clifftop Heathland | Designer: Alister MacKenzie & Eric Apperly (1928)
Editor’s Note: New South Wales Golf Club sits on a clifftop above the Tasman Sea just 20 minutes south of Sydney — and Alister MacKenzie considered it among his finest works. The clifftop heathland setting, with Botany Bay to the north and the Pacific to the east, creates a visual drama that genuinely rivals Royal Dornoch or Turnberry. Among golfers who have played both, New South Wales is frequently cited as Australia’s finest course not on the Melbourne Sandbelt.
Contact & Booking
- Access: Members and guests preferred; limited visitor access available. | Rating / Slope: 74.9 / 140 | Airport: Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) — 20 mins.
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 412 | 390 | 180 | 525 | 410 | 430 | 175 | 415 | 538 | 3,475 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Yards | 428 | 175 | 418 | 535 | 415 | 425 | 183 | 420 | 540 | 3,539 | 7,014 |
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Key Notes & 19th Hole
- The Clifftops: Multiple holes run along or above the Tasman Sea cliffs — the 6th, 7th and 8th form a sequence of extraordinary coastal drama. The combination of MacKenzie’s bunkering and the Pacific backdrop is genuinely breathtaking.
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