Like a kid in Christmas Eve

[SundayHack]

I play Royal Melbourne for the first time tomorrow and am like a kid on Christmas Eve. I play the west course tomorrow and back up Friday with a round on the east. Going to be hard getting to sleep tonight lucky the Ashes are on to bore me to sleep... And will probably shit the bed and wake at sparrows first thing in the morn.

[LeftyHoges]

I play Royal Melbourne for the first time tomorrow and am like a kid on Christmas Eve. I play the west course tomorrow and back up Friday with a round on the east. Going to be hard getting to sleep tonight lucky the Ashes are on to bore me to sleep... And will probably shit the bed and wake at sparrows first thing in the morn.

Best of luck SH. Hope the rain stays away for you on Friday, meant to be a nasty one here in the south-west. Fingers crossed that waits til Saturday for Melbourne.

P.S. which of these is the "Christmas Eve" you are in?

[Captain Nemo]

Lefty, can you line some of that action up when we come down in Feb....

[SundayHack]

Best of luck SH. Hope the rain stays away for you on Friday, meant to be a nasty one here in the south-west. Fingers crossed that waits til Saturday for Melbourne.

P.S. which of these is the "Christmas Eve" you are in?

Not fussy. But with those 2 all my Christmases would have come at once. Yeah Fridays forecast doesn't read well but fingers crossed. Today should be a peach though. So pumped!

[highballin]

Best of luck SH. Hope the rain stays away for you on Friday, meant to be a nasty one here in the south-west. Fingers crossed that waits til Saturday for Melbourne.

P.S. which of these is the "Christmas Eve" you are in?

Christmas in July what a great idea ��

[popper81]

I am jealous.. Enjoy the days!

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[SundayHack]

Best day ever. Had a 85/72. Could have been a lot better if I didn't double the last 3 holes after birdie on 15. The course is everything I hope for and more. The conditioning is immaculate. Quickest greens I have ever putted on. 10 foot birdie putts, turn into 3 putt bogeys very quickly if your above the hole. Not a bad hole on the course, although I can see how the pros would chew up the par 5's. (I played them in -1). All the par 3's are gems and can rack up a score if you miss the green in the wrong areas. A guy who i was playing with took 10 on 6. If I had to choose a top 5 holes if say 5,6,7,10,18.
Tomorrow it's the East.

[chappy1970]

Lucky man SH, enjoy

[Hatchman]

That pic reminds me of the joke "Q. Why is Santa so jolly?, A. Because he knows where all the naughty girls live".

[Steve57]

Best day ever. Had a 85/72. Could have been a lot better if I didn't double the last 3 holes after birdie on 15. The course is everything I hope for and more. The conditioning is immaculate. Quickest greens I have ever putted on. 10 foot birdie putts, turn into 3 putt bogeys very quickly if your above the hole. Not a bad hole on the course, although I can see how the pros would chew up the par 5's. (I played them in -1). All the par 3's are gems and can rack up a score if you miss the green in the wrong areas. A guy who i was playing with took 10 on 6. If I had to choose a top 5 holes if say 5,6,7,10,18.
Tomorrow it's the East.

You won't be disappointed SH. Enjoy!

[SundayHack]

Backed up the West on Thursday with the East on Friday. Firstly I wished I played them the other way round because I wouldn't have been so harsh on the East. The east holes that are on the main property that make up the composite are just as good as any on the west. Though I found when I crossed the a the road (east course is on 3 blocks of land) the holes were a little less memorable. Don't get me wrong the condition is still top dollar. I just felt there were too many weak holes in the middle of the round. Favourite holes were all on the main property 2.3,16,17,18 being the pick of the bunch.

Maybe if I had played them the other way wrong I wouldn't had been so harsh on the east.

It was an amazing 2 days and can't wait to get back there again. Maybe end of February next year if things go to plan.

[SundayHack]

image.jpg Looking down 18east and 1west

[Ducky]

I haven't played the East course, but I played the West course back in March. It was a fantastic experience. The thing that really stood out for me was the quality of the greens. Certainly, they were quicker than what I am accustomed to, but they were so smooth it was like putting on glass (and enjoyable to do so). I had a decent round going and was only +1 after 10 holes, but then promptly 4-putted on the 11th green. Ha!

[Mububban]

I play Royal Melbourne for the first time tomorrow and am like a kid on Christmas Eve. I play the west course tomorrow and back up Friday with a round on the east. Going to be hard getting to sleep tonight lucky the Ashes are on to bore me to sleep... And will probably shit the bed and wake at sparrows first thing in the morn.

What does it cost if you don't mind me asking? Can anyone get on with enough prior booking time? I've got family in Melbourne and we might be visiting them next year, if so I might save my pennies....