The venerable Brisbane club received a complete makeover during the mid-‘noughties’ when the duplication of the city’s Gateway Bridge required the acquisition of a portion of Royal Queensland’s property.
The Macarthur region of Sydney’s south-west is where you will find bustling Campbelltown, historic Camden and a diverse range of top-shelf golf courses.
Buoyed by winning hosting rights for the 2032 Olympics, Brisbane has reinvented itself as a vibrant tourist destination with waterfront dining, microbreweries and chic rooftop bars to complement an ever-improving golf line-up.
Established in 1930, Nudgee Golf Club has produced many fine golfers, the best of which was Norman von Nida who won its club championship as a teenager.
“Fortress Western Australia” kept visitors away for the better part of two years during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which means we’re all long overdue to rediscover the best golf in the west.
As you drive through the gates of Monash Country Club the newly constructed par-3, 17th hole greets your view. Check the pin position, as back left is the toughest. Be prepared for a course which borders Garigal National Park, providing barely a hint of noise and an almost total escape from suburbia. While Monash has Read more…
Ocean Dunes brushes the sleep away from your eyes in more ways than one. Yes, the 13th-ranked course in Australia is constantly buffeted by strong winds whipping off Bass Strait and striking the rugged west coast of King Island, which can make it impossible for anything unfixed to remain still. But the other reason the Read more…
Several proactive capital-city golf clubs are considering residential developments to secure their long-term future as well as modernise facilities. However, the urban fringe and regional Australia remains the future for ‘greenfield’ golf communities.
Extended golf getaways can take on a cosmic complexion when undertaken in a caravan. So, hook up the van because these are the best places to visit, on and off the beaten track.
Australian Golf Digest
