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| The course
is an almost flat, parkland course. Most tee shots are difficult because the fairways
are narrow, protected by trees on both sides and strategically placed fairway
bunkers. It also features greenside bunkers which are deep and in play. The course
is hosting an Australian PGA, The Australian Masters. |
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| A par 3 with well-positioned bunkers.
The green is double tiered, 45 yards deep, and surrounded by deep bunkers. |
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| A sharp dogleg to the right. A
series of 3 fairway bunkers on the left and trees on the right call for an accurate
tee shot. Especially, a large tree on the left corner comes into play off the
tee, so this hole best suits a fade ball. The green is very wide and slopes from
left to right. |
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| A slight dogleg to the left, beautiful hole. The third shot
is gently uphill. Bunkering on the fairway and around the green is excellent.
A long hitter can reach the green in 2 and count this as a birdie hole. |
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| A straight, very short par 4．The
tee shot is difficult as the fairway is narrow and guarded by trees on both sides.
The green is well guarded by bunkers. A wedge is used on the second shot, so after
a successful tee shot you can aim for birdie on this hole, too. |
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| A dogleg to the left. The landing area is narrow
off the tee due to bunkers on both sides. The green is sharply undulating so it
is difficult to putt. Two bunkers guarding the left side of the green are well
in play. |
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| A great par 3. The green is slightly
elevated and surrounded by bunkers. If you miss the green, the ball will almost
always be found in one of the bunkers. |
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| A slight
dogleg to the left and then to the right, a long par 5. Because trees are hanging
over the fairway on both sides, the tee and second shots need to be accurate.
The gently sloping green is guarded by bunkers. |
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| A straight
long par 4. The tee shot is demanding as the landing area is narrow with excellent
fairway bunkering left and trees on the right. The green is large, undulating
and protected by bunkers on the front and left. This is a hole requiring both
distance and accuracy on the tee and second shots. |
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| It is a 40-minute drive from Melbourne Airport
and a 30-minute drive from Central Melbourne. Visitors need to be accompanied
by a member but opportunities exist for interstate and overseas golfers if they
bring letters of recommendation from their own golf clubs. The distance sticks
are in meters. The course was ranked 33rd in Australia by Golf Digest 2006.
It was my first time to play a Charles Allison course, one of the great
golf course architects, outside of Japan. The other courses he designed
or supervised in Asia are only found in Japan. He designed Hirono
GC and Kawana – Fuji
Course, and supervised Naruo
GC and Kasumigaseki GC – East Course. 3 courses were ranked in the
top 100 courses in the world for 2005 by US Golf Magazine and Kasumigaseki
GC – East Course which wasn’t solely selected in 2005 used to be constantly
ranked in the top 100 until 2004.
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3rd Par 3 185 yards (2)