Australia's Best 20 Classical Golf Courses as ranked by Australian Golf Digest writer Tom Ramsey. Classical courses have been defined as those built prior to 1970, and so this list should cause much conjecture and debate.

AUSTRALIA'S TOP 20 CLASSICAL GOLF COURSES

1. Royal Melbourne (West), Vic
2. Kingston Heath, Vic
3. Royal Adelaide, SA
4. New South Wales
5. Royal Melbourne (East), Vic
6. The Lakes, NSW
7. Victoria
8. The Australian
9. Metropolitan, Vic
10. Yarra Yarra, Vic
11. Royal Canberra, ACT
12. Newcastle, NSW
13. Lake Karrinyup, WA
14. Royal Sydney, NSW
15. Royal Hobart, Tas
16. Kooyonga, SA
17. Barwon Heads, Vic
18. Peninsula (South), Vic
19. Woodlands, Vic
20. Portsea, Vic