Golf

More than 80 courses - crowd free, and some with real cliff-hangers.

One of the best links courses in the world.
Find out where golf started in Australia.
Tee-off with river or ocean views.

On an uncrowded Island with a temperate climate, rolling valleys and sweeping empty beaches, you will find emerald fairways and velvet greens of championship 18-hole courses along with spectacular cliff-top holes with wide ocean views.

It started with Ratho, at Bothwell, Australia's oldest golf course, created by homesick Scots in the 1830s, and kept growing. Today, Tasmania has more than 80 golf courses. From acclaimed Barnbougle, in the north-east (rated as Australia’s No 1 public course and No 7 in the world’s ranking of public-access courses); created in the pure Scottish style, with undulating links overlooking Bass Strait, to those that offer pure spectacle: the amazing par 3 eighth hole at the Tasman Club near Port Arthur. Here, your tee shot has to reach a pocket-handkerchief green on the far side of a deep chasm, where vertical sea cliffs plummet to surging ocean swells and tossing bull kelp, far below. There is no point in looking for lost balls here!

Tasmania has a sprinkling of public courses, but most are run by clubs. Wherever you play, you’ll find a warm Tasmanian welcome for members of interstate golf clubs at the club courses in cities, towns and country areas. Green fees are so affordable many visitors think there has been a mistake.

Some of the top courses include Royal Hobart, Tasmania Golf Club, Kingston Beach and Claremont in the south, and Launceston Country Club, Devonport and Ulverstone in the north. It’s a good idea to call ahead, book your round and enquire about facilities and services.

Our latest Golf Tasmania brochure provides listings, a map and contact information.