The Golf Course Guide lists 25 Public Access courses in New South Wales and the ACT in the 2026 Guide's Top 100 List (incl Murray River Courses):
2026 GOLF Course Guide's Top NSW Courses
| 2025 NSW RANK | COURSE | 2025 AUST RANK |
| 1 | BONVILLE | 9 |
| 2 | MAGENTA SHORES | 12 |
| 3 | ST MICHAEL'S | 23 |
| 4 | NAROOMA | 24 |
| 5 | THE VINTAGE | 30 |
| 6 | BLACK BULL | 31 |
| 7 | MURRAY DOWNS | 33 |
| 8 | PACIFIC DUNES | 36 |
| 9 | LONG REEF | 46 |
| 10 | STONECUTTERS RIDGE | 48 |
| 11 | YARRAWONGA - MURRAY | 57 |
| 12 | FEDERAL | 61 |
| 13 | BELMONT | 63 |
| 14 | FORSTER-TUNCURRY - TUNCURRY | 65 |
| 15 | DUNTRYLEAGUE | 67 |
| 16 | MOLLYMOOK - HILLTOP | 72 |
| 17 | MURWILLUMBAH | 82 |
| 18 | COBRAM BAROOGA - OLD | 83 |
| 19 | LAKESIDE CAMDEN | 84 |
| 20 | KOOINDAH WATERS | 85 |
| 21 | TWIN CREEKS | 86 |
| 22 | CYPRESS LAKES | 87 |
| 23 | HORIZONS | 92 |
| 24 | NELSON BAY - COURSE 1 | 93 |
| 25 | OCEAN SHORES | 96 |
2023 GOLF Course Guide's Top NSW Courses
| 2022 NSW RANK | COURSE | 2022 AUST RANK |
| 1 | BONVILLE | 10 |
| 2 | NEWCASTLE | 12 |
| 3 | MAGENTA SHORES | 13 |
| 4 | ST MICHAEL'S | 25 |
| 5 | THE VINTAGE | 28 |
| 6 | STONECUTTERS RIDGE | 43 |
| 7 | NAROOMA | 47 |
| 8 | FEDERAL | 51 |
| 9 | MURRAY DOWNS | 52 |
| 10 | CYPRESS LAKES | 57 |
| 11 | YARRAWONGA - MURRAY | 59 |
| 12 | LAKESIDE CAMDEN | 68 |
| 13 | FORSTER-TUNCURRY - TUNCURRY | 70 |
| 14 | LONG REEF | 72 |
| 15 | BELMONT | 78 |
| 16 | OCEAN SHORES | 81 |
| 17 | MOLLYMOOK - HILLTOP | 84 |
| 18 | DUNTRYLEAGUE | 86 |
| 19 | HORIZONS | 88 |
| 20 | COBRAM BAROOGA - OLD | 91 |
| 21 | MURWILLUMBAH | 97 |
2021 RANKINGS:
| 2021 NSW RANK | COURSE | 2021 AUST RANK |
| 1 | BONVILLE | 11 |
| 2 | MAGENTA SHORES | 12 |
| 3 | NEWCASTLE | 13 |
| 4 | PACIFIC DUNES | 24 |
| 5 | ST MICHAEL'S | 26 |
| 6 | THE VINTAGE | 27 |
| 7 | RIVERSIDE OAKS - BUNGOOL | 31 |
| 8 | PACIFIC HARBOUR | 32 |
| 9 | STONECUTTERS RIDGE | 33 |
| 10 | BLACK BULL | 36 |
| 11 | MURRAY DOWNS | 47 |
| 12 | NAROOMA | 49 |
| 13 | CYPRESS LAKES | 57 |
| 14 | YARRAWONGA - MURRAY | 62 |
| 15 | FEDERAL (ACT) | 67 |
| 16 | LAKESIDE CAMDEN | 72 |
| 17 | LONG REEF | 73 |
| 18 | FORSTER-TUNCURRY - TUNCURRY | 74 |
| 19 | HORIZONS | 78 |
| 20 | MURWILLUMBAH | 79 |
| 21 | DUNTRYLEAGUE | 84 |
| 22 | MOLLYMOOK - HILLTOP | 85 |
| 23 | KOOINDAH WATERS | 87 |
| 24 | COBRAM BAROOGA - OLD | 88 |
| 25 | PORT MACQUARIE | 96 |
| 26 | OCEAN SHORES | 97 |
| 27 | BELMONT | 98 |
| 28 | TWIN CREEKS | 99 |
2020 Rankings;
| COURSE | 2020 RANK |
| BONVILLE | 11 |
| NEWCASTLE | 13 |
| MAGENTA SHORES | 14 |
| STONECUTTERS RIDGE | 29 |
| ST MICHAEL'S | 33 |
| RIVERSIDE OAKS - BUNGOOL | 36 |
| THE VINTAGE | 40 |
| MURRAY DOWNS | 47 |
| NAROOMA | 52 |
| LONG REEF | 55 |
| MURWILLUMBAH | 68 |
| KOOINDAH WATERS | 69 |
| COBRAM BAROOGA - OLD | 72 |
| LAKESIDE CAMDEN | 76 |
| CYPRESS LAKES | 78 |
| YARRAWONGA - MURRAY | 82 |
| HORIZONS | 86 |
| FORSTER-TUNCURRY - TUNCURRY | 87 |
| MOLLYMOOK - HILLTOP | 88 |
| DUNTRYLEAGUE | 91 |
| BELMONT | 92 |
| OCEAN SHORES | 96 |
| FEDERAL | 98 |
| MACQUARIE LINKS | 99 |
| TOCUMWAL - PRESIDENTS | 100 |