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New South Wales (Rank: 46)
What separates the top 100 courses in the world from tens of thousands of others?
We leave it to our international panel of 126 experts to decide.
And because we don’t prescribe a set method for evaluating courses like other degrees do, no one opinion carries the day – our degree is a democracy. Some panelists believe that enjoyment is the ultimate goal, and thus prioritize design attributes such as width and playing angles, while frowning on the need to consistently hit balls in thick shape. Other panelists assess the challenge and demands of hitting each club in the bag. Still others consider the environment of a course and the general environment of great importance, thus emphasizing the setting and naturalness of the course. In the end, allowing reviewers to freely express their tastes is what produces the desired eclecticism in our Top 100 lists.
This variety is on display again, in our 2025-2026 edition of the World’s 100 Best Courses, which you can browse below.
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