Adam Gibson
Golf in Tasmania is a long game.
Home to Australia's oldest course, Tasmania's golf courses span an impressive range of traditional links and parkland styles, spread across dramatic natural landscapes.
More than 80 golf courses are dotted around the island, with two – Barnbougle Dunes and Cape Wickham Golf Links – rated among the top 100 in the world by Golf Magazine.
Remote and rugged or refined and rural – there's a course here for every kind of golfer.
History of golf in Tasmania
In the 1830s, nostalgic Scots etched Australia’s first golf course into the rolling pastures of Tasmania’s Midlands. So began the island’s long love affair with the game.
What is now Bothwell’s Ratho Farm is widely believed to be the first course created beyond Scotland that remains today, setting the stage for a run of world-class golf courses in Tasmania.
Over generations, Tasmania’s golf heritage has quietly shaped the island into a prime golfing destination. From links courses hugging the windswept Bass Strait coast to the blustery fairways of King Island, golf enthusiasts visit for landscapes as exhilarating as the game itself.
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Best golf courses in Tasmania
With three of the top four courses in the country, according to Golf Australia Magazine’s 2022 course rankings, Tasmania is teed up and ready for play. Here are some of the best golf courses in Tasmania.
Barnbougle Dunes
Weaving along the north-east coast at Bridport, this 18-hole links course offers a par-71 layout that challenges golfers of all levels. After a round at Barnbougle Dunes, unwind at the day spa or refuel at the public clubhouse with a cold drink and a well-earned dinner.
Stay at Barnbougle cottages and wake up to panoramic views of one of Tasmania’s top courses. Continue the action at Barnbougle Lost Farm, a sister course just a stone’s throw across the Great Forester River.
Ocean Dunes Golf Course
Fashioned in the spirit of Scotland’s legendary links, Ocean Dunes sprawls along King Island’s rugged west coast with 18 holes fronting the Southern Ocean.
Stay at King Island Lodge or experience Ocean Dunes’ new accommodation, set to open in late 2026. Between rounds, take a historic lighthouse tour or join a guided King Island coastal walk.
Cape Wickham Golf Links
Ranking among the world’s best golf courses, Cape Wickham has a dramatic mix of coastal holes laid out around the lighthouse on King Island’s northern tip, creating distracting views at every hole.
Overnight in one of Cape Wickham’s villa-style rooms then fuel-up at the clubhouse restaurant focused on local produce.
Adam Gibson
Quamby Estate
Quamby Estate has a nine-hole course with views to Ben Lomond and the Great Western Tiers. The 576m eighth hole is also a summit to conquer – the longest par five in Tasmania.
Get a group together and rent the heritage estate’s 10-guest-room homestead, complete with open fireplaces and curated meals served in the grand dining room.
Ratho Farm
What’s old is new again at Ratho Farm, near Bothwell in the Central Highlands. Laid out in the 1830s, Australia’s oldest golf course has six restored holes with fairways trimmed – conveniently – by sheep.
Stay onsite in former convict barns and stables, or a classic highland homestead.
7 Mile Beach
Seabirds and crashing waves set the scene at Tasmania’s newest golf course, where coastal dunes create a natural canvas for play. Just 10min from Hobart Airport, the long-awaited 7 Mile Golf is 15 years in the making.
Overnight at nearby Club Wyndham Seven Mile Beach for a peaceful beachfront stay.
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Golf tours
For an immersive experience at some of the best golf courses in Tasmania, let an expert take the reins.
Barnbougle Golfing Day
Cut the commute and maximise time on the fairway – take a scenic flight from Launceston to the rolling dunes at Anderson Bay, then tee off on a Barnbougle Golfing Day.
Ultimate Barnbougle and King Island
This four-day golf journey connects Barnbougle with Cape Wickham Links and Ocean Dunes – King Island’s two world-class courses.
Luxury Golf and Scenic Tours
Blending paddock-to-plate dining with Tasmania’s top fairways, this golf tour unites two of the island’s great pleasures.
Golf in Tasmania FAQs
There are more than 80 golf courses dotted around Tasmania – from traditional links to parkland styles.
The weather in Australia's southernmost state is famously changeable. The best time to visit for a comfortable game of golf is between December and March.
Yes. Ideally, book three to six months ahead, particularly during the busier summer months.
Tasmania has some of Australia’s best public-access golf courses, from Cape Wickham Links and Ocean Dunes on King Island to Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm at Bridport in the state’s north.
Golf clubs are available to hire at many courses across Tasmania. Most 18-hole courses have fully stocked pro shops with rental clubs.
Splash Golf Grindelwald, a Swiss-style village in the Tamar Valley, and The Range, a new driving range at Country Club Tasmania in Launceston, are good options for the whole family.
King Island is 80km off the north-west tip of the Tasmanian mainland. Flights operate to the island from Launceston, Burnie and Melbourne. There is no public transport on the island, so car hire is the way to go – King Island Car Rental has you covered.