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    Quote Originally Posted by Courty View Post
    I would put Metro above Vic, but that may not be the common opinion.If I had 6 days to smash out some courses around Melbourne I'd be looking at something like this (ignoring price/ access):1. RM West2. PK North3. KH4. Metro5. St Andrews Beach (Mornington Peninsula)6. National Gunnamatta (Mornington Peninsula)If wife/ time permits, you could easily turn the Peninsula days into 36 hole affairs and add The Dunes and Moonah Legends.
    Surely if you get onto National your playing the old off the stonesFar more impressive the Gunnamatta

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    Uh oh

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    Holy Crap. Sweet info / debating. Reading the post it seems the must plays are RM West...so we are down to one JK

    PK North seems to be "somewhat" of a consensus by most but not like RM West.

    Really interesting to see how much VIC, Metro, KH, PK flip around view point wise.

    Minimum have 6 rounds in the area and my order was:

    RM West
    KH OR PK North (Tied in my mind right now)
    Vic
    Metro
    Yarra

    RM was always a must but it should always been top of *Granted I am 8700 miles and limited so why asked....

    Fully aware of the Dunes, National, etc, If I did have a couple extra days, in my mind the drive south an hour each way Vs hit KI or Barney it would be better to do KI or Barney.

    Based on post it appears KI would be "check if off list" One round at OD and 2 rounds at CW. Sounds like CW is just that damn good.

    *As to cost, Wife and I set a budget. Right now we are good BUT that is the "wife trip" budget. Going that far there is no way you can not find a way to make it work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toxic View Post
    Surely if you get onto National your playing the old off the stonesFar more impressive the Gunnamatta



    No. Never.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BUSHY View Post



    No. Never.
    I think he meant it's a more impressive waste of a good site.

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    The KI trip to play CW/OD sounds like the best option. I will see how to make it happen. Ran some numbers, if I get the 3 day window it would not be overly bad. I agree if I just flew 8700 miles.....17 hrs in planes (ugghh) and it is that close and not do it....!!! That would be a TOUGH flight home.....

    For those who have gone to KI for two 3 nights, 2 days. I assume standard 2 day, fly over hte night before, 2 round at CW, next morning round at OD and then fly out?

    Who do you fly with? Charter would kill $$ wise unless a large group. I see King Island Airlines, REX, Sharp Airlines?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CDM View Post
    The KI trip to play CW/OD sounds like the best option. I will see how to make it happen. Ran some numbers, if I get the 3 day window it would not be overly bad. I agree if I just flew 8700 miles.....17 hrs in planes (ugghh) and it is that close and not do it....!!! That would be a TOUGH flight home.....

    For those who have gone to KI for two 3 nights, 2 days. I assume standard 2 day, fly over hte night before, 2 round at CW, next morning round at OD and then fly out?

    Who do you fly with. Charter would kill $$ wise unless a large group. I see REX or Sharp Airlines? Anymore? Seems like REX is the one to take??
    Why wouldn't you arrive in the morning, and leave in the evening? It's only an hour flight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyP View Post
    Why wouldn't you arrive in the morning, and leave in the evening? It's only an hour flight.
    Andy excellent question. I probably should of laid it out better.

    Flights to KI depending on which carrier I found the earliest you land was around 8:30. The latest out was around 4:30. So 8 hours. 45 mins up / 45 back, play 1 round and fly back. That is totally viable.

    I guess my mind took over, if CW is as good as everyone states I would kick myself for not playing it twice.

    My thought at this point is to take the earliest flight, get up the CW and try to get 2 rounds in that day? Thinking it is possible based on sunset times for the last two weeks of March. Next morning play OD before going back. *Could play CW again but I think if I skipped OD I would "wonder" if I should have at least seen it...

    I get your point, if the wife says you have one day It would have to be the fly in / fly out single day at CW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CDM View Post
    Andy excellent question. I probably should of laid it out better.

    Flights to KI depending on which carrier I found the earliest you land was around 8:30. The latest out was around 4:30. So 8 hours. 45 mins up / 45 back, play 1 round and fly back. That is totally viable.

    I guess my mind took over, if CW is as good as everyone states I would kick myself for not playing it twice.

    My thought at this point is to take the earliest flight, get up the CW and try to get 2 rounds in that day? Thinking it is possible based on sunset times for the last two weeks of March. Next morning play OD before going back. *Could play CW again but I think if I skipped OD I would "wonder" if I should have at least seen it...

    I get your point, if the wife says you have one day It would have to be the fly in / fly out single day at CW.
    You'll see more than enough of Ocean Dunes as the plane lands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by benno_r View Post
    You'll see more than enough of Ocean Dunes as the plane lands.
    HAHAHA so your saying skip it and 3 rounds at CW

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    Quote Originally Posted by CDM View Post
    HAHAHA so your saying skip it and 3 rounds at CW
    Honestly, it's what I would do.

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    I was there in April, while glad I played both, next time I am sticking to CW. The likelihood of weather would mean I would stick with the better course in case a day is blown away.

    OD is also a punish of a walk.

    I still prefer Barnbougle for a trip though, and the short course just adds to that. Round in the morning, beers and half a bag around Bougle post lunch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CDM View Post
    Andy excellent question. I probably should of laid it out better.

    Flights to KI depending on which carrier I found the earliest you land was around 8:30. The latest out was around 4:30. So 8 hours. 45 mins up / 45 back, play 1 round and fly back. That is totally viable.

    I guess my mind took over, if CW is as good as everyone states I would kick myself for not playing it twice.

    My thought at this point is to take the earliest flight, get up the CW and try to get 2 rounds in that day? Thinking it is possible based on sunset times for the last two weeks of March. Next morning play OD before going back. *Could play CW again but I think if I skipped OD I would "wonder" if I should have at least seen it...

    I get your point, if the wife says you have one day It would have to be the fly in / fly out single day at CW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by petethepilot View Post
    CDM…email Cape Wickham resort and ask them about transport. They want your money so they will be aware of all the transport requirements!
    Thank you. sent them a message.

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    Quote Originally Posted by spanner039 View Post
    So if the logistics of Tasmania is just to hard - and in no particular order (they are all memorable). You really cant go wrong with these.

    All easy to get to from the CBD

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    RM W
    Kingston Heath
    Victoria
    PK North
    PK South

    Have a day to spare:

    Yarra Yarra
    Metro
    Spanner, where would you rate Woodlands in that mix? looking to come over with Shadeslina in March and sorting out courses to play atm.

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    Woodlands is in with YY and Metro (and Commonwealth). RME should be in the must play list.

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    cheers good sir. much appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by simmsy View Post
    Spanner, where would you rate Woodlands in that mix? looking to come over with Shadeslina in March and sorting out courses to play atm.
    Quote Originally Posted by Webster View Post
    Woodlands is in with YY and Metro (and Commonwealth). RME should be in the must play list.
    What Webster says is 100%

    In context I wouldn't be flying out from the US to play Woodlands.

    YY or/and Metro is a better experience. I would include it on the rota if I was only flying from Perth though.

    Woodlands lost its way a bit with a shuffling of Supers since we played it, its back to decent now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spanner039 View Post
    What Webster says is 100%

    In context I wouldn't be flying out from the US to play Woodlands.

    YY or/and Metro is a better experience. I would include it on the rota if I was only flying from Perth though.

    Woodlands lost its way a bit with a shuffling of Supers since we played it, its back to decent now.
    if you can look through the occasional patchy conditioning, it has some marvellous golf course architecture.
    Worth seeing for the 4th hole alone! It is unique and probably in amongst Australia’s top 5 short holes!
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    still remember playing it and loving that one. so fun.

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    can anyone tell me anything about Flinders Golf Club down on the Peninsula?

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    Quote Originally Posted by simmsy View Post
    can anyone tell me anything about Flinders Golf Club down on the Peninsula?
    It's nice, but short in length and there are many other courses down the Peninsula well in front of it

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    Quote Originally Posted by simmsy View Post
    can anyone tell me anything about Flinders Golf Club down on the Peninsula?
    Love it, its a bit old school like Barwon and Portsea, would play all of them ahead of National Old

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toxic View Post
    It's nice, but short in length and there are many other courses down the Peninsula well in front of it
    yeah fair enough. we are just looking to find a cheap and cheerful easy round to fill out our first day as its the travel day.

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    I would recommend the new Sandringham Public course Simmsy…just over the road (and maintained) by RM.

    https://www.sandringham.golf/

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