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The redeveloped Scone Golf Course should be in the conversation as one of the best nine-hole golf courses in Australia and a template for how to keep costs down, and the fun up.
The best way to play some without disrupting the flow of a family road trip is to get up before dawn and whip around nine holes so you’re back before anyone really knew you were gone.
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In case you missed the issue August issue of Golf Australia magazine, they’ve published the list of Australia’s 100 best par-3 golf holes online.
Listed state-by-state, it won’t come as a surprise to see that in the list of Australia’s best par-3 golf holes, the well-known one-shotters are all there such as Kingston Heath’s 15th hole, Barnbougle Dunes’ 7th, New South Wales’ 6th, and also Narooma’s famous 3rd hole across the ocean.
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Australians love to hear what Americans think of our home shores. And this one was a glowing endorsement of one of our most spectacular golf courses.
About a month ago now, two well-known American golf writers spent a few weeks travelling around Australia and New Zealand.
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Golf.com have released their latest list of the top-100 golf courses in the world and eight Australian golf courses have made the cut.
Pine Valley has once again come out on top of the latest list of the world’s best golf courses followed by Cypress Point and St.
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Ran Morrissett casts his eye over one of Australia’s best golf courses; Barnbougle Dunes
If you love Barnbougle Dunes, want to go play golf there or simply a connoisseur of great golf course design, you must read this review of Barnbougle Dunes by Ran Morrissett.
As founder of Golf Club Atlas, Morrissett is a doyen in the realm of golf course architecture and his captivating review of Barnbougle begins with a great overview of the history of its construction; from the initial consultations with land owner (and non-golfer) Richard Sattler to the intricacies and challenges of the layout:
In the end the routing became a classic figure 8 with the clubhouse in the middle.
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We got a first-hand look at the two new golf courses down on King Island a few weeks ago and they’re both destined to become two of Australia’s best.
If you haven’t already heard, the most exciting news in Australian golf right now is the opening of two new golf courses on King Island.
Read moreThe Beach Course at Thirteenth Beach Golf Links has arguably the best set of per-3’s in Australia.
I wasn’t prepared for my round at The Beach Course at Thirteenth Beach.
Firstly, I’d misjudged the weather. My shorts and t-shirt weren’t appropriate for this chilly, windy day.
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Here is out Bonnie Doon golf course review after the first stage of a full course redesign.
Just 20 minutes south of the Sydney CBD, Bonnie Doon Golf Club has always been considered a good golf course. Always in great condition, a round at Bonnie Doon is an enjoyable experience with a fine layout, without any particularly memorable golf holes.
Read moreNot as well known as some other Adelaide golf courses, Glenelg Golf Club is fast becoming one of Australia’s best.
A stinking hot Adelaide day would mean only the toughest (or perhaps craziest) golfers would be enduring the heat. So things were pretty quiet as made my way to Glenelg Golf Club late in the afternoon, still with plenty of time to fit in eighteen holes.
Read moreSouth Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula is worth a look as a golf holiday destination.
Australia is perhaps the most accessible place in the world to play golf. Not only are there a good number of well priced public courses but if you’re looking for a golf holiday the options are also plentiful.
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