Bellarine Peninsula
Thirteenth Beach
The first of the two courses, The Beach Course was opened in December 2001. The challenging and natural links style course has already received high accolades, being voted in the countries top 25 golf courses (Golf Australia magazine) and the 8th best public access facility (Golf Australia magazine, 2009). The Creek Course designed by Tony Cashmore in conjunction with 6 time major championship winner Nick Faldo, is a wonderful complement to The Beach Course.
Barwon Heads
The Links at Barwon Heads regularly rates in Australia’s top 30 courses. The nearby Bass Strait and sand dunes along with the weather conditions provide a links reminiscent of famed Scottish links.
The undulating terrain, in harmony with the natural features of the land will ensure that you will remember time spent at Barwon Heads.
While not especially long the Links will test golfers of all standards with cleverly positioned hazards, subtle slopes and greens, along with challenging tee positions. The wind ensures that the course rarely plays the same way twice in the one week.
The turf is maintained to the highest standard and in the summer a local species of couch grass dominates the fairways. In the cooler months the species of Poa Annua provides an excellent fairway cover.
The greens are predominantly of Poa Annua and are maintained to the highest standard. It is our practice that the greens be cut for guests every morning, so a true and fast surface is virtually assured.
Sanctuary Lakes
Set around an 18 hole Greg Norman design golf course and 168 acres of lake at Point Cook, Sanctuary Lakes Resort boasts an unparalleled selection of residential land in a stunning natural, environmentally friendly setting next door to a bird sanctuary, nature reserve and Port Phillip Bay.
The Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club is an exclusive members only club, featuring a championship-standard Greg Norman designed course.
Demanding considerable concentration and an appreciation of the effect of weather on golf strategy, the links style layout is testing to the novice and challenging to the champions.
With Santa Anna Couch fairways, hardy Fescues and native grasses for the rough and bent grass greens all being meticulously maintained and groomed, it’s little wonder that Sanctuary Lakes is the home of the Men’s Victorian PGA Championship.
Port Fairy
“Those familiar with the golf course at Port Fairy will know that it is a precious and unique layout. Nowhere else in Victoria is golf played so close to the ocean or along dune land of such quality.
The gently rolling sand dunes of Port Fairy Golf Club have been largely unaltered by man, only mown in order to define fairways and rough giving rise to a wonderful natural ‘feel’.
The club is developing a higher profile amongst the golfing community, earning the reputation of a golf course worth traveling a long way to play — almost to the point of enjoying ‘cult’ status.”
– Excerpts from Michael Clayton, Golf Design Masterplan for Port Fairy Golf Club
Golf Australia “… it (Port Fairy) is the best value golf in the world – without question.”
A three-hour drive from Melbourne, this magnificent course doubles as one of the great coastal walks in Victoria and is just a few kilometres from one of the states most desirable seaside retreats, Port Fairy. Set in towering linksland overlooking the Southern Ocean it enjoys cult status among true golf nuts for its formidable challenge but it’s difficult to get too upset about bad shots in such an awesome location.
– The Sunday Age Magazine ‘Travel Top 10 – Golf Courses’