Golfing in Sydney Metropolitan
Golfing in Sydney Metropolitan is as deep and varied as Australian golf gets, with nearly ninety courses spread from the eastern beaches to the Hawkesbury. This is the home of championship history, sandbelt-style turf and some of the best public access golf in the country.
The coastal duo of NSW Golf Club and St Michael's Golf Club at Little Bay rank among the nation's finest, while The Australian Golf Club and The Lakes Golf Course carry serious tournament pedigree. For accessible quality, the highly rated Liverpool Golf Club and clifftop Long Reef Golf Course are hard to beat.
Use the directory below to filter by access, green fee and course type and find the best golf in Sydney for your game.
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Sydney is a true metro golf market: cliff-top public courses along the eastern beaches, sandbelt-style layouts in the south, parkland clubs across the north shore and west, and a deep bench of private championship clubs.
Visitors can play a surprising amount of the city's best — NSW Golf Club, The Coast, Long Reef and Moore Park among them — without a membership. Pair a coastal public round with a hinterland or western-suburbs club, and use the public Sydney page to lock in tee times.
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Sydney golf, answered
How many golf courses are in Sydney?
Sydney has 92 golf courses in the Fairway Finders directory, covering public, private, coastal, parkland and championship layouts across the metro area.
What are the best golf courses in Sydney?
Sydney standouts include NSW Golf Club, The Australian, Royal Sydney, The Lakes, Bonnie Doon, St Michael's, Long Reef and several north-shore and eastern-suburbs private clubs. Sort the directory above by player rating, or read our ranked Sydney guide.
What are the best public golf courses in Sydney?
Notable public-access Sydney courses include NSW Golf Club, St Michael's, Long Reef, The Coast, Moore Park, Bondi and Stonecutters Ridge. Use the public Sydney page for the full pay-and-play list and green fees.
Can visitors play golf in Sydney without a membership?
Yes. Sydney has a large public-course inventory, including coastal, parkland and short-course options. Private clubs usually require membership, a guest invitation or reciprocal access.
Which Sydney golf courses are private?
Private and member-access Sydney clubs include The Australian, Royal Sydney, The Lakes, Elanora, Terrey Hills, Avondale and Concord, alongside several north-shore clubs.