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Justin Kelly
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Business owner at M+C Partners. Former radio & TV journo. I do PR, media strategy, crisis comms, content, event planning, speech writing and issues management.
Sydney, Australia เข้าร่วม Aralık 2010
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@Top100Rick Played it once. What a course. Incredible. Way too hard for me. Loved it.
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Victoria Golf Club
#93/Top 100 world
1927 - Alister MacKenzie
Private
Nestled next door to Royal Melbourne and down the road from Kingston Heath, Victoria stays under the radar comparatively to those stalwarts.
But dare I say it…it deserves to be in the same convo.
Victoria is so much fun. Its land and style sits right in between those other courses. It’s less hilly than RM, way more than Kingston. It’s not as wide as RM, but provides more breathing room than Kingston Heath.
The bunkering is incredible. It’s so tightly edged and cut into every green. They make the greens smaller then they appear, when combined with the firm and fast turf.
The short par 4’s are so fun. Thanks to the crazy firmness, even a 350 yard par 4 can be attacked if downhill and downwind. The first hole is a 265 yard par 4, ripe for an opening birdie or double lol.
The firmness and sloping fairways mean you really have to judge your distance. 250 yards to lay up before a bunker? You legit may need to hit your 180 club. 230 from a green? May want to hit your 190 club…and you still may go too far.
The greens are fabulous, with good sized slopes. False front and sides are there to real havoc when you hit the wrong place. Also many of the greens have tight roll offs behind the greens punishing those who come in hot.
The clubhouse is incredible and a rare original. Tons of Peter Thomson memorabilia is around, saluting the past member and 5 time Open Champion.
Victoria is about as much fun as you can have on a golf course. A perfect day with an amazing host and friend.




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@Top100Rick It's an absolute beast in the wind, too. One of the best in the country.
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St. Andrews Beach
2005 - Tom Doak & Mike Clayton
#18 in Australia
$85 USD
When Tom Doak said this was the course he wanted in his backyard, one could easily write it off as salesmanship of his work. (Understandable.)
But after playing it, I get it.
It’s the most natural course he’s ever designed. Most of the course was found in the land. Remove the old cover and bring in turf and the golf course was there, built by years of natural evolution.
The turf and conditions are incredible. It’s hard to explain how good the turf is in the region, the climate and soil is the best on earth. Made for bouncy golf, which is the best golf.
It’s very wide off the tee, but thanks to big natural contours where you land the ball matters. You can get lots of extra yardage or avoid a blind shot based on your drive placement.
The greens are big with fun slopes. The green exteriors are usually tight so you can putt or take a wood from off the green, plenty of options. You can play the ground game all day.
The bunker use is judicious. They are big and relevant, but avoidable. Generally the more you want to take them on, the better your next shot will be.
St Andrews Beach is simply one of the best public courses you can play and a value that is unmatched. If you head to Melbourne and don’t play here, you are missing out. It provides a great contrasting style to the famous courses of the sandbelt.
Get here!




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