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Bridport, Tasmania

Barnbougle Dunes Golf Links

A modern links masterpiece carved from Tasmania's wild dunes where every shot demands strategy and the views take your breath away.

About the Course

The 18 hole championship layout was designed by course architects Tom Doak and Mike Clayton, and is set among sand dunes overlooking Bass Strait. The rolling fairways of the courses, set amongst the wild and dramatic landscape, look as though they were established long before, but it was in just 2004 that the first course opened for play. Barnbougle Dunes was once a strip of land along the coast of a potato farm on Tasmania's north east coast.

Barnbougle Dunes would hold its own with virtually any of them, and surpass most. This is a celebration of all the great things about links golf - all turned up a notch. Fairways are wide, wider than most golfers will have experienced on traditional courses. The outward nine plays through a series of saddles that both shelter and direct play lines. The back nine is more open but arguably more striking, with multiple panoramas of the course, adjoining the bay and nearby Bridport.

Dolphins, seals, and even migrating whales are often spotted during a round, making Barnbougle golf as memorable for its setting as for its challenge. The course rewards strategic thinking and creative shot-making, with the short 7th – Tom's little devil – one of the world's best par-3s. In summer (December–February), expect firm fairways, long daylight hours, and running conditions that mirror the great Scottish links.

Why It's Great for Groups
  • ✦<cite index="45-11">A 2025 ranking of World's Top 100 Golf courses rated Barnbougle Dunes at 25.</cite>
  • ✦<cite index="26-1">Green fees are $139 AUD for 18 holes, or 170 AUD for all day play - perhaps the best value for money golf in the world, and definitely the cheapest golf in the world top 100!</cite>
  • ✦The resort offers three world-class courses (The Dunes, Lost Farm, and Bougle Run) all within the same property, allowing groups to play multiple championship layouts without traveling
  • ✦<cite index="31-1">Stay onsite in one of numerous lodging options including the 3.5 star Cottages at The Dunes, the 4-bed Bunker Villas, the 2-bedroom Ocean Villas or the Lodge at Lost Farm.</cite>
  • ✦<cite index="8-3">Both The Dunes and Lost Farm play in and around the dramatic dunes of Anderson Bay and along the pristine coastline, with Lessons and Services on hand, as well as Corporate and Private Bookings to create a golf experience that is breathtakingly beautiful, wholeheartedly challenging and 100% memorable.</cite>
Courses on Property
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Barnbougle Dunes18 holes · Par 71

<cite index="17-4">A spectacular example of traditional Links golf.</cite>

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Lost Farm20 holes · Par 72

<cite index="9-15,9-16">A 20-hole Links Golf course situated on Barnbougle Farm on Tasmania's NE coast, adjacent to the Barnbougle Dunes Course. Designed and constructed by world renowned U.S golf course architects Coore & Crenshaw.</cite>

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Bougle Run14 holes · Par 59

<cite index="6-13">A 14-hole Bougle Run short course joined its longer neighbours in Golf Australia magazine's Top-100 Public Access Courses ranking.</cite>

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Key Details
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Green Fees
$124–$149/person est.
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Walking Friendly
Yes
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Caddies Available
Yes
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Best Time to Visit
<cite index="39-8">Barnbougle's peak season runs November through March – book as early as possible for summer tee times and accommodation.</cite> <cite index="43-1">In summer (December–February), expect firm fairways, long daylight hours, and running conditions that mirror the great Scottish links.</cite> <cite index="45-3">The layout certainly presents a tough assignment, particularly when the wind is blowing hard, as it often does in this part of Tasmania.</cite> May through September offers lower crowds and off-season pricing, though conditions will be cooler.
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Stay on Property
<cite index="31-1">Lodging options include the 3.5 star Cottages at The Dunes, the 4-bed Bunker Villas, the 2-bedroom Ocean Villas or the Lodge at Lost Farm.</cite> <cite index="35-1,35-2">The Lost Farm Lodge provides stylish accommodation right on course, with each suite only a short stroll to the Lodge Restaurant, Spa, Clubhouse and first tee. Stay on-site at the Lost Farm Lodge and enjoy the stunning views of the Lost Farm course and surrounding coastline and hinterland.</cite>

<cite index="31-1">Lodging options include the 3.5 star Cottages at The Dunes, the 4-bed Bunker Villas, the 2-bedroom Ocean Villas or the Lodge at Lost Farm.</cite> <cite index="35-1,35-2">The Lost Farm Lodge provides stylish accommodation right on course, with each suite only a short stroll to the Lodge Restaurant, Spa, Clubhouse and first tee. Stay on-site at the Lost Farm Lodge and enjoy the stunning views of the Lost Farm course and surrounding coastline and hinterland.</cite>

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