Number 74 – Royal Hobart Vern Morcom (1956) Designed by the renowned Vern Morcom the Royal Hobart Golf Course features broad fairways, large and extremely quick greens and 80 strategically placed bunkers. Opened in 1956 the course is still holds... (Continue reading)
There are reputedly 12,000 trees and shrubs on the Duntry League golf course. The oldest trees are 132 years old and were planted when the Duntryleague mansion was built. Most of these trees were planted in the 1950s when the... (Continue reading)
Designed by golf architect Ross Watson, Eastlake is a sand based, links style layout and rolls its way through sand hills and the Botany Wetlands environmental reserve. Eastlake has previouslybeen host to qualifying events for the Australian and New South Wales Open... (Continue reading)
Number 35 – (Pines ) Designed by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1989) The Pines is the only Arnold Palmer signature golf course in Australia and is rated one of Australians hardest courses by the Australian Golf Union with an... (Continue reading)
Number 28 – Huntingdale Charles H. Alison (1941)/Newton, Grant & Spencer (2006) Huntingdale’s is another premier championship 18 hole sandbelt course is currently home to the Australian Masters. In the past it has played host to some of the most... (Continue reading)
Number 8 – National, (Moonah) Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Greg Norman and Bob Harrison (2000). National is the only course in Australia that has 54 holes and is the biggest golfing complex in the Southern Hemisphere and has one of best... (Continue reading)
Number 33 – (Beach ) Tony Cashmore (2001). Part of a 36 hole golfing complex the Beach course was opened to rave reviews in 2001. The course is playable to golfers of all levels with beautifully manicured fairways, greens and... (Continue reading)
Number 11 – Designed by Oscar Damman & William Meader (1927). Hosted the Australian Open in 2002, Victoria Golf Club is in many ways is similar to neighbour Royal Melbourne. The course has lightning quick greens, deep pot bunkers that... (Continue reading)
Located near the CBD and bordering the Melbourne Grand Prix track, Albert Park has superb views of the surrounding buildings & nearby lake and an interesting golfing challenge. The last round I played there was in Nov 08 and as... (Continue reading)
Another Melbourne golfing gem. Green Acres is a well wooded course winding its way alongside the Yarra creating a very picturesque golfing challenge. Maybe not as trying as others in the area namely its neighbour Kew, Green Acres has its... (Continue reading)
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I will look forward to playing this course after is has a good dousing of rain as when I played in October 08 the course was looking rather tatty with the course having no real respite from the ongoing drought... (Continue reading)
Number 60 – ( East ) designed by Vern Morcom(1967) The Grange East Course has a very special place in Australian Golf history, having hosted the 1976 West Lakes Classic which was ultimately won by a 21 year old trainee... (Continue reading)
Number 3 – Course architect, Dan Soutar 1925. Another outstanding Melbourne sandbelt course Kingston Heath has been designed with a number of memorable holes that should live long in the memory. The overall site and vegetation have given rise to... (Continue reading)
Number 85 – (Aroona-Binnowee-Wangara) The golfing experience at the RACV Royal Pines Resort is comprised of three distinctive 9 hole courses that are designed to challenge the players every stroke. This championship course has undulating terrain, magnificent greens, and tight... (Continue reading)