Not short on major attractions, next month’s LIV Golf Adelaide tournament has made South Australia an even more irresistible destination for travelling golfers.
Mathew Goggin, Tasmania’s best-known touring pro, has a new passion project: drawing more golfers to his hometown of Hobart courtesy of two new world-class courses.
Elanora’s charmed run within our biennial ranking was broken only by the club’s request to sit out the first three rankings of the new millennium while major course work was conducted and settled.
Located in the heart of the Hunter Valley, The Vintage Golf Club features an 18-hole, Greg Norman co-designed golf course that has been ranked among the best in Australia.
With the Seven Mile Beach course showing great progress and due to commence operations in late 2023, work on the Five Mile Beach course, subject to approvals, is now set to follow shortly after.
Besides improvement to the strategy, playability and aesthetics, the focal point of the renovation is to have all 18 green complexes designed together, and built in one summer.
Victoria returns to the local tournament scene with gusto in the coming weeks. Yet for everyday golfers, the state’s allure has never waned and rarely has it been more appealing.
Having suffered six years of challenges that would crush many regional destinations, Merimbula and the NSW Sapphire Coast have shown resilience beyond belief.
Australian Golf Digest
