Golf in Australia is a major sport with about 1.3 million i.e. ten percent of the adult population swinging clubs in about 1400 greens around the country. This game of 9 or 18 holes has today become the highest grosser among the organized sports of Australia. Playing golf certainly pays with about $ 16000,000 being up for grabs by the best players in the Australasian PGA (Professional Golfers' Association) 2002 Tour. Other big tournaments include the Australian PGA Championship, the Holden Australian Open Championship, the Jacob's Creek Open Championship, the Clearwater Classic and the Perth International. Golfing legends like Greg Norman, Karrie Ann Webb and Aaron Baddeley, and of course, Arnold Palmer have made this sport an universal favorite. Some of the best golfing greens are found in Australia. The following lists carries the ranking given by the apex body of golf in Australia, Golf Australia :
- Burnbougle Dunes - located in Tasmania, this is a 18 hole championship links style course designed by Tom Doak and Mike Clayton which boasts of not only an unique golfing experience but a spectacular clubhouse and golfers' accommodation
- Kennedy Bay - just 40 minutes drive from Perth CBD, the Golf Club Kennedy Bay is located at Port Kennedy, it is a links style course situated amidst undulating sand dunes and natural bushland. It has a magnificent northerly vista over Warnbro Sound and the expanse of the Indian Ocean
- Laguna – Turtle Point - boasting natural beauty and prolific wildlife, the 18 hole golf course is a masterpiece by design and astonishing in its condition.
- Joondalup - the Meadow Springs golf course promises a unique experience through open bushland at Joondalup.
- The Dunes - The Dunes has pursued an ambitious goal – “to bring world class golf within the reach of every player”from the very start.
- Moonah Links – Legends - The Legends Course was designed as a tribute to past champions who have contributed to the fertile history of Australian golf.
- Thirteenth Beach – Beach – this is a links style course with some fantastic views of the beach.
- Moonah Links – Open – built to challenge the modern champion.
- Brookewater – designed by the great Greg Norman the first international tournament standard golf course to open in the Brisbane region in the last 28 years, it opened on March 16, 2002
- Hope Island - a traditional "links" style championship course designed by five times British Open champion Peter Thomson.
All these make Australia one of the most preferred destinations for golf.
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