Aussie course no.10 for 2026, 477 all-time. Tieri, Qld
Proud locals overseeing work on the 4th green
Nomadic_golfer : June 2026 – Tieri GC, Qld, review
Par 73 6273m Slope 111 $20
4 par3s 110-188m, 9 par4s 264-411m, 5 par5s 436-534m
This is a pretty little 9-holer in a small mining town/ settlement in Central Qld, and another that hosts a pro-am on the Qld circuit. Mining money makes those pro-ams go around up here I assume.
The front 9 versus back 9 differences are interesting, with the par37 front nine, transforming to a par 36 back, with 2 of the par5s becoming 4s and 1 par 4 becoming a 5. The course itself is quite well conditioned for where it is, boasting a full-course watering system, sporting firm and fast (and quite green in colour) fairways and solid greens. The greens don’t hold many tricks, are all slightly elevated without any dramatic run-offs, and small to medium in size.
The layout is defined by its flat terrain and the wide expanses of cut grass, that extends well beyond the watered fairways on most holes. These short-grass, treed corridors typically end with thick, dry grass or OB. The course does look like it was cut out of a forest, but after the heavily treed areas flanking 1 and 9, they are nowhere near as prominent on the other 7 holes.
My favourite holes are: 1 (480m par 5 and 10th, a 390m par4:. The fairway turns left at about 200m out, before you are greeted by a reed-filled dam sitting between 20m and 100m out, directly left of the fairway. With a copse of gums occupying the opposite side of the fairway, the dam is really well positioned to catch both the aggressive 2nd on the par5, and any pulled 2nd on the par 4, which is index 1. A super, and tough starting hole, and my favourite on the course); and 6 (500m par 5. This is also the 410m par4 15th’s green and fairway, which doglegs right around a handful of tall, thin gums. But the par5 is what interested me, with the risk/ reward on your 2nd that the short grass out wide provides. It gives you a shorter, firmer route to the green, but carries the OB risk which sits just to the right of that bold playing line).
While most of the hazards are in the air, there are a few water hazards (more as an aesthetic or functional asset rather than benefitting the course layout), one retired fairway bunker, the thick rough out really wide and some OB fences. In summing up, this is a well looked after, neat looking course that plays as a bomber’s paradise. The hard-fast, well conditioned fairways give good value for your strike and the short grass out wide is even firmer, without possessing too many hazards to catch you out
Some examples below of the finishing touches at Tieri
