2023 - How many different courses have you played this year?

[ParkRoyal]

Love Malvern Valley in this lot

And surely has the best opening shot of them all! Wall of steel!

[Courty]

1. Cairns GC
2. Royal Queensland
3. Ocean Dunes*
4. King Island Golf & Bowling Club*
5. Cape Wickham*
6. Cranbourne GC*
7. Woodlands GC
8. St. Andrews Beach
9. The Dunes
10. Sandringham GC*
11. Atherton GC
12. Mossman GC
13. Half Moon Bay GC
14. Gordonvale GC
15. McLeod GC
16. Royal Pines
17. Mirage Country Club
18. Palmer Sea Reef
19. Babinda GC

[Bruce]

Love Malvern Valley in this lot

It is just around the corner.
One of these things is not like the others...

[Grunt]

Update

1. Shell Cove

2. Camden

3. The Grange

4. Rosnay

5. Cabramatta

6. Antill Park

7. Camden Lakeside

8. Carnarvon

9. The Ridge

10. Brighton Lakes

11. Beverly Park

Off to Muirfield this week.

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[AndyP]

1. Wolston Park (home)
2. Caloundra
3. Nambour
4. McLeod
5. Southport*
6. Corinda 9
7. Cranbourne*
8. Woodlands
9. St Andrews Beach
10. The Dunes
11. Sandringham*
12. Laidley
13. Oxley
14. Brisbane River (formerly Karana Downs)
15. Royal Adelaide*
16. Royal Fremantle*
17. Links Kennedy Bay*
18. Toowoomba City
19. Brookwater
20. Lowood
21. Jindalee
22. Gailes
23. Cairns
24. Mirage - Port Douglas*
25. Palmer Sea Reef
26. Maleny
27. Brisbane
28. Whittlesea*

Whittlesea was nothing special, just a nice country course an hour or so north east of Melbourne. Even though it was only Sunday, the fairways were light rough length. The greens weren't pure, but they weren't horrible either. I played as a two with my brother and we didn't have to wait for anyone until the 17th.

Middle of the fairway on 11.

[MAZA68]

1. Pink Lake GC WA
2. Esperance GC WA
3. Bremer Bay GC WA*
4. Albany GC WA*
5. Denmark CC WA*
6. Pinjarra GC WA
7. Margaret River GC WA*
8. Augusta GC WA*
9. Sun City CC WA*
10. Jurien Bay CC WA*
11. Dongara GC WA*
12. Kalbarri GC WA
13. Exmouth GC WA
14. Karratha GC WA
15. Broome GC WA
16. Katherine GC NT
17. Mystic Sands CC QLD
18. Cairns GC QLD
19. Babinda GC QLD*
20. Atherton GC QLD
21. Millaa Millaa GC QLD*
22. Windaroo Lakes GC QLD
23. Mount Warren Park GC QLD
24. Nambour GC QLD*
25. Peregian GC QLD*

[AndyP]

1. Wolston Park (home)
2. Caloundra
3. Nambour
4. McLeod
5. Southport*
6. Corinda 9
7. Cranbourne*
8. Woodlands
9. St Andrews Beach
10. The Dunes
11. Sandringham*
12. Laidley
13. Oxley
14. Brisbane River (formerly Karana Downs)
15. Royal Adelaide*
16. Royal Fremantle*
17. Links Kennedy Bay*
18. Toowoomba City
19. Brookwater
20. Lowood
21. Jindalee
22. Gailes
23. Cairns
24. Mirage - Port Douglas*
25. Palmer Sea Reef
26. Maleny
27. Brisbane
28. Whittlesea*
29. Club Mandalay*

Another course just north of Melbourne. It was heavily bunkered with the majority of holes having fairway bunkers on both sides, plus greenside bunkers. It felt pretty tight at times because of this.

The greens had been cored recently (although not sanded to smooth it out), so I can't comment on the conditions of the greens, but the fairways were very dry, and even patchy on the front nine. This meant that the ball was running a mile though. The area was quite open, so it is very susceptible to winds, which we got later in the round.

I enjoyed the course, but I was striking it well on the day, otherwise the bunkers might have started to drive me crazy.

[Courty]

1. Cairns GC
2. Royal Queensland
3. Ocean Dunes*
4. King Island Golf & Bowling Club*
5. Cape Wickham*
6. Cranbourne GC*
7. Woodlands GC
8. St. Andrews Beach
9. The Dunes
10. Sandringham GC*
11. Atherton GC
12. Mossman GC
13. Half Moon Bay GC
14. Gordonvale GC
15. McLeod GC
16. Royal Pines
17. Mirage Country Club
18. Palmer Sea Reef
19. Babinda GC
20. Millaa Millaa GC

[TheGasman]

1. Yering Meadows (Nursery)*
2. Huntingdale
3. Healesville
4. Eastwood*
5. St Andrews Beach
6. Peninsula Kingswood (North)*
7. Peninsula Kingswood (South)*
8. Moonah Links (Open)
9. Moonah Links (Legends)
10. Riversdale*
11. Heritage (St Johns)
12. Royal Canberra (Westbourne)*
13. Federal*
14. Kooringal
15. Gardiners Run*
16. Sandy Links*
17. The Dunes
18. Southern*
19. Rossdale*
20. Eastern (Shark Waters)*
21. Heritage (Henley)*
22. Leongatha*
23. Warrnambool*
24. Port Fairy
25. Torquay
26. Kingston Heath
27. Eastern (North)*
28. Royal Melbourne (West)
29. Victoria
30. Ranfurlie
31. Yarrawonga (Murray)*
32. Yarrawonga (Lake)**
33. Moruya*
34. Narooma*
35. Barwon Heads*
36. Pacific Harbor*
37. Bribie Island*
38. Maroochy River*
39. Twin Waters*
40. Metropolitan*
41. Freeway
42. Cranbourne
43. Eagle Ridge
44. Mt Derrimut*
45. Rosebud (South)***
46. Portsea
47. Cape Schank
48. Flinders
49. The Sands*
50. Lonsdale Links
51. Warragul*

[BrisVegas]

Three

Wynnum GC
Oxley GC
Minnippi Golf & range

[goonie]

Three

Wynnum GC
Oxley GC
Minnippi Golf & range

You forgot Wolston Park

[BrisVegas]

You forgot Wolston Park

Oops!

[AndyP]

You forgot Wolston Park

He is trying to block it from his memory.

I played Oxley for the second time this year yesterday. Once is enough for me. I just don't like the holes there.

[BrisVegas]

He is trying to block it from his memory.

I played Oxley for the second time this year yesterday. Once is enough for me. I just don't like the holes there.

Hahaha.

[Bruce]

1 - National Gunnamatta
2 - National Moonah
3 - National Old
4 - National Long Island
5 - Royal Melbourne Composite +
6 - Royal Adelaide
7 - Kooyonga
8 - 13th Beach, Beach
9 - 13th Beach, Creek
10 - Peninsula Kingswood North
11 - Mildura
12 - The Dunes
13 - Malvern Valley
14 - Brora
15 - Golspie
16 - Royal Dornoch
17 - The Old Course
18 - Fairmont Torrance
19 - The New Course
20 - Eden
21 - Jubilee
22 - Bath

[AndyP]

Course snob!

[WBennett]

1 - National Gunnamatta
2 - National Moonah
3 - National Old
4 - National Long Island
5 - Royal Melbourne Composite +
6 - Royal Adelaide
7 - Kooyonga
8 - 13th Beach, Beach
9 - 13th Beach, Creek
10 - Peninsula Kingswood North
11 - Mildura
12 - The Dunes
13 - Malvern Valley
14 - Brora
15 - Golspie
16 - Royal Dornoch
17 - The Old Course
18 - Fairmont Torrance
19 - The New Course
20 - Eden
21 - Jubilee
22 - Bath

Rather spectacular Bruce!

[golfbound]

1. Joondalup (Lake-Quarry)
2. Ocean Dunes
3. Cape Wickham
4. Barnbougle Dunes
5. Peninsula Kingswood (South)
6. Barnbougle Lost Farm
7. Sanctuary Cove (Pines)
8. Huntingdale
9. Glades
10. Launceston
11. Kingston Beach
12. The Coast
13. Mount Broughton
14. Sanctuary Cove (Palms)
15. The Ridge
16. Oxley
17. Pacific Dunes
18. Macquarie Links
19. Port Macquarie
20. Cabramatta
21. Calderwood Valley
22. City
23. Toowoomba
24. Port Kembla
25. Claremont TAS
26. Redcliffe
27. Riverlakes
28. Parkwood International
29. Tanunda Pines
30. Caloundra
31. Meadowbrook(1-1
32. Kareela
33. Gainsborough Greens
34. Karana Downs
35. Links Hope Island
36. Bali National
37. Windross Farm NZ

[AndyP]

1. Wolston Park (home)
2. Caloundra
3. Nambour
4. McLeod
5. Southport*
6. Corinda 9
7. Cranbourne*
8. Woodlands
9. St Andrews Beach
10. The Dunes
11. Sandringham*
12. Laidley
13. Oxley
14. Brisbane River (formerly Karana Downs)
15. Royal Adelaide* (x2)
16. Royal Fremantle*
17. Links Kennedy Bay*
18. Toowoomba City
19. Brookwater
20. Lowood (x2)
21. Jindalee
22. Gailes
23. Cairns
24. Mirage - Port Douglas*
25. Palmer Sea Reef
26. Maleny
27. Brisbane
28. Whittlesea*
29. Club Mandalay*
30. Mawson Lakes*

I took advantage of daylight savings and played golf after on site work in Adelaide on Monday. I chose the closest option which was Mawson Lakes.

Not a very good course. I didn't really spend time on fairways (they were very narrow), but off them was super dry and cracked. Some of the holes' design was poor too. Gotta love a double dogleg par 4. Greens were decent.

[AndyP]

1. Wolston Park (home)
2. Caloundra
3. Nambour
4. McLeod
5. Southport*
6. Corinda 9
7. Cranbourne*
8. Woodlands
9. St Andrews Beach
10. The Dunes
11. Sandringham*
12. Laidley
13. Oxley
14. Brisbane River (formerly Karana Downs)
15. Royal Adelaide* (x2)
16. Royal Fremantle*
17. Links Kennedy Bay*
18. Toowoomba City
19. Brookwater
20. Lowood (x2)
21. Jindalee
22. Gailes
23. Cairns
24. Mirage - Port Douglas*
25. Palmer Sea Reef
26. Maleny
27. Brisbane
28. Whittlesea*
29. Club Mandalay*
30. Mawson Lakes*
31. Eynesbury*

There is some hate here for this course, but I can't really see why. I liked it. Conditioning was good, although greens were sanded from a coring a little while age. A discounted green fee wasn't offered for this through their online booking like there has been for other courses that I have looked at in Melbourne. I thought the design of the front nine was good, although not so much for the back nine. The other annoyance was only one spot for toilet and water, besides after 9 holes, which was locked today.

[AndyP]

Can't remember where I posted it but I've played one round at Eynesbury and it blew its tits off and pissed down rain. Kinda turned me off the place, but in Feb it should be a lot nicer on both counts. Possible option.

I just can't find what happened between this being a possible Champs venue and the hate for the course that Lefty has now.
Were the greens shit, and I didn't see this because of the sand?

[LeftyHoges]

I just can't find what happened between this being a possible Champs venue and the hate for the course that Lefty has now.
Were the greens shit, and I didn't see this because of the sand?

Hmmm, my post should have been I've played TWO rounds there, one where it pissed down rain, the other blew its tits off. Conditioning was fine to good on both occasions.

But the third and final straw was Courty and I played a pre-champs round there where it blew its tits off even harder again, the place was dry as ****, the greens were long / slow, bumpy and diseased as ****, and must have been from different tees than I'd previously played because some of the forced lay-ups required were ****ing stoopid.

Never again.

[AndyP]

I played from the whites with my brother, so for me there were some really good risk/reward decisions to make, particularly the front; it was a bit long for him. The blacks would have been too much for me.

It was dry, but the fairways had full grass coverage. Off fairway seemed worse on the front than the back. I can't comment on normal green condition.

The wind got up on the back nine and was strong and blustery for a fair bit of it. The tenth felt like a par 6 into the wind and I had no idea where I was meant to be putting the ball on that hole. There were a couple of others where the reward wasn't there for a good shot with the wind and kicks having their way with the ball.

I wonder if the wind comes from the same direction on most occasions and this was taken into account in the design.

I'd play again based on my experience.

[goonie]

1. Carbrook (Home)
2. Wynnum
3. River Lakes
4. Ashgrove
5. Oxley
6. Virginia
7. Keperra
8. Gailes

[LeftyHoges]

I played from the whites with my brother, so for me there were some really good risk/reward decisions to make, particularly the front; it was a bit long for him. The blacks would have been too much for me.

It was dry, but the fairways had full grass coverage. Off fairway seemed worse on the front than the back. I can't comment on normal green condition.

The wind got up on the back nine and was strong and blustery for a fair bit of it. The tenth felt like a par 6 into the wind and I had no idea where I was meant to be putting the ball on that hole. There were a couple of others where the reward wasn't there for a good shot with the wind and kicks having their way with the ball.

I wonder if the wind comes from the same direction on most occasions and this was taken into account in the design.

I'd play again based on my experience.

If 10 played into the wind then that's the norm.

Absolutely appallingly ****ing stupid hole that one.