If you could create the ultimate fantasy course for this year’s Presidents Cup by cherry picking the very best the state of Victoria has to offer, how would it look? We laid down the challenge to some of Australia’s elite players and course designers. Naturally, they didn’t disappoint.
Once the longest course in Australia, Dan Soutar’s genius routing coupled with Dr Alister MacKenzie’s expert bunkering unveiled Kingston Heath as one of the great showpieces in world golf.
Not far from Melbourne CBD you have the world class golf destinations of the Mornington Peninsula and Bellarine Peninsula. Throw in the Murray River region and you have some of best golfing in the country, if not the world.
From products that redefine the lesson and leisure markets to golf clubs that are breaking the membership mould, these are (in no particular order) the innovations – and innovators – making golf better for tomorrow.
The Dunes Golf Links is a slice of golf heaven on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and is an important contribution to the Australian golf scene in numerous ways.
The ISPS Handa Vic Open enters a new era from Thursday and Geoff Ogilvy, one of the most thoughtful people in the game, says the tournament is set to capture the imagination of the world.
Commonwealth Golf Club refuses to rest on its laurels, despite producing elite tour players such as Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert. The Melbourne Sandbelt gem is on a mission to get the most out of its heavenly canvas.
