Fury and flora highlight rounds of golf at The Cut, a course where your surroundings are sublime but where conditions for good scoring can be cruel. Now 17 years old, the 40th-ranked course in Australia leaves golfers with no question about the majesty of their location. The Indian Ocean is a near constant companion for all 18 holes, including during a mesmerising opening stretch that serves as an indicator of the challenge ahead.
The James Wilcher design could be accused of ‘playing its aces’ too early if the homeward nine didn’t feature an equally tantalising run of holes that are vulnerable to capricious winds whipping off the ocean. Another fine trait The Cut nails is the calibre of the non-oceanside holes. Utilising the impressive undulations and native vegetation to full effect, those fairways not bordering the coast subtract nothing from a golf course that will rarely offer the same examination two days in a row.
THE DETAILS
The Cut Golf Course
Ranking in 2022: 40th
Prior rankings: 36th (2020), 37th (2018), 42nd (2016), 35th (2014), 32nd (2012), 31st (2010), 16th (2008), 21st (2006)
Where: Country Club Drive, Dawesville WA 6211
Phone: (08) 9582 4444
Web: thecutgolf.com.au
