More Golf Courses and Practice Facilities for Kids in Brisbane
Four more genuine junior golf options around Brisbane, beyond our Bayside guide, from full courses to Toptracer-equipped practice centres.
Beyond our Brisbane Bayside guide, Brisbane has more genuine junior golf options worth knowing about — from a course with real design pedigree to purpose-built practice centres that are often easier for younger beginners to start at than a full 18 holes.
St Lucia Golf Links — St Lucia
St Lucia Golf Links is an 18-hole, par-69 course opened in 1926 with design influenced by Alister MacKenzie (the architect behind Royal Melbourne), and has hosted the Queensland Open.
Runs a well-documented junior program in two formats: 8-week Weekly Lessons during school term, and 3-hour school-holiday Junior Camps covering the "7 Shots of Golf" plus rules and etiquette, across six progress-tracked levels, with equipment included. Green fees are $32 for 9 holes, $51 for 18, and no membership is required.
Golf Central — Brisbane Airport
Golf Central isn't a full course but a large practice and entertainment complex at Skygate: a 50-bay floodlit driving range with Toptracer ball-tracking technology, an 18-hole par-2 putt-putt course and a dedicated coaching centre.
Runs term-time Junior Clinics for ages 6-16 (small groups, PGA coaches) and Junior Holiday Camps for ages 5-10, plus a School Holiday Golf Clinic for ages 6-12 with some prior course experience.
Big Easy Golf & Leisure Centre — Fitzgibbon
Big Easy Golf & Leisure Centre is a walk-up practice facility in Brisbane's north with covered driving bays, a chipping and putting green, a bunker and floodlit night play — no full course, and no bookings required.
Reported (via a local parenting directory, not directly confirmed on the club's own site) to run Friday after-school and Saturday morning Junior Clinics hosted by a PGA professional, capped at eight children. Confirm current details before enrolling.
Ipswich Golf Driving Range & Putt Putt — Raceview
Ipswich Golf Driving Range & Putt Putt is a practice facility west of Brisbane with 25 covered, lit driving bays, a lit chipping area, putting green, two indoor simulators and an 18-hole putt-putt course.
Runs a clearly priced junior coaching program with AA-accredited PGA professional Scott Berry: $90 for a 7-week term (six lessons at the range, a final lesson on-course), for ages 5-14, with all equipment provided.
Where's the easiest, lowest-cost starting point?
Ipswich Golf Driving Range's $90, 7-week junior term is the most affordable, clearly priced option here, and its range-and-putt-putt format is a gentler entry than a full course for a genuine beginner.
At a glance
The 4 venues covered in this guide, side by side. "Junior program on file" means our directory holds specific evidence of a junior program, clinic or membership pathway at that club - not simply that children are permitted to play.
| Course | Holes | Type | Public access | Junior program on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Lucia Golf Links (St Lucia) | 18 | Full-length course | Public | Yes |
| Golf Central (Brisbane Airport) | 18 | Pitch and putt | Public | Yes |
| Big Easy Golf & Leisure Centre (Fitzgibbon) | Not on file | Practice facility | Public | Yes |
| Ipswich Golf Driving Range & Putt Putt (Raceview) | 18 | Pitch and putt | Public | Yes |
Compiled from our course directory records for the venues listed in this guide. Clubs change their junior offerings and access rules between seasons - confirm current details with the club before travelling.
How to read this
Public access is the column most worth checking first. "Public" means anyone can book a tee time. "Limited / conditional" means visitor access exists but comes with conditions - a member introduction, restricted days, or a booking window. "Private members' club" means casual visitor play generally is not available, and a junior would usually need a member connection or a place in a club program.
Course length matters more than parents expect for a first outing. 3 of the 4 venues here are a shorter format - a par-3, short course, pitch and putt, practice facility or 9-hole layout - which usually means a faster round, less walking and less pressure from groups behind. For a child who has never played a full round, that is normally the better starting point than a championship-length course.
Before you book
4 of these 4 venues have a junior program, clinic or junior membership pathway recorded in our directory: St Lucia Golf Links, Golf Central, Big Easy Golf & Leisure Centre, Ipswich Golf Driving Range & Putt Putt. Those are the ones most likely to have coaching, junior competition or a structured pathway rather than only green-fee access.
All the venues listed here are recorded as public access, so a parent can normally book without a member connection. Tee-time availability still varies, especially on weekend mornings.
Two questions are worth asking on the phone that club websites rarely answer clearly: whether juniors pay a discounted green fee when playing with a paying adult, and whether the club hires out junior clubs. Both make a first visit considerably cheaper, and both are common even at clubs that don't advertise them.