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The Tweed Coast Open golf tournament has been abandoned because of torrential rain and gale-force winds in northern NSW and south-east Queensland.

The golfing gods have dealt Australian players another blow, with torrential rain and gale-force winds forcing the abandonment of the Tweed Coast Open.

The dire weather in northern NSW and south-east Queensland over the past 48 hours rendered the course at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads GC unplayable.

Upon inspecting the course on Monday morning and with bunkers out of play, tree limbs down and several holes at risk of inundation during high tides over coming days, officials had little option but to call off the 36-hole tournament scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

With the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a severe weather warning for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and abnormally high tides in the northern rivers district for the remainder of Monday and into Monday night, and a flood watch on the Tweed River, conditions aren't likely to improve.

Officials hope to reschedule the $50,000 event, which had attracted a strong field of players, many of whom have been surviving on JobKeeper during the COVID-19 forced suspension of tour golf in Australia.

Current leader of the Australasian PGA Tour order of Merit, Brad Kennedy, had been set to headline the Tweed Coast Open.

Officials have already drawn criticism for cancelling the three biggest summer events on the annual golf calendar - the men's and women's Australian Opens and the Australian PGA Championship.