This is Sydney's best course.... by miles. Think Dr Alistair McKenzie, the designer of Augusta, Cypress Point, and Royal Mexico. (Doug Walters - "The rain in Spain falls mainly in Melbourne")
Think couch, on sand, in perfect condition - year round. Dig a hole and theres a bunker. Think National Park, pristine bush and a course that was just lying in wait for Al to unearth it. Bent grass greens as good as ....anywhere.
A pure links course - water on three sides or something like that. Who cares, it is just a stunning course in an amazing location.
Imagine cresting the hill on the 5th and there's an 80 year old shipwreck on the rocks. Imagine having to cross a bridge over the Pacific Water Hazard to an island tee and hit a shot back onto Australia.
It will nearly always eat your lunch the first few times. Rarely will the wind not factor - all par fives and threes face a different direction.
The members are smug, nah - being honest that's just the voice of pure green envy, in fact they are super friendly and bloody good golfers on the whole (leave the pun alone - drop the weapon and slowly walk away from the pun!)
Play it whenever you can, never turn down an invite or an opportunity. The most memorable golf course you will play in Australia. read more