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Melbourne Sandbelt
Melbourne Sandbelt
Join A Club: Woodlands Golf Club
Woodlands Golf Club is one of the Melbourne Sandbelt’s oldest clubs and since 1913 it has established a reputation as one of the finest courses in the region.
23 Jul 2020
Morri: McIlroy’s Australian Open motivation
If we played the Australian Open on the Sandbelt every year, would the world’s best players flock to be a part of it?
18 May 2020
RANKING: Australia's Top-100 Courses for 2020
After two years of judging, here is the most comprehensive ranking of the nation’s finest 100 layouts in the land.
10 Feb 2020
Travel: Take your clubs to the Presidents Cup
The 13th edition of the biennial matches between the Internationals and the United States returns to Royal Melbourne in December. If you’re planning to be there, make sure to take your gear and sample 14 of the best layouts in the sandbelt.
12 Sep 2019
Inside Golf Australia July 2019
The Open Championship returns this month to Northern Ireland and Royal Portrush for the first time since 1951.
20 Jun 2019
New Course: The ‘re-gen’ of Peninsula Kingswood
The biggest course redevelopment in Australian golfing history is set to propel Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club’s North and South Courses onto the world stage.
4 Jun 2019
REVIEW: Spring Valley Golf Club
The star of arguably the most underrated course on the Melbourne Sandbelt has started to rise.
7 Dec 2018
REVIEW: Commonwealth Golf Club
The simplest values of strategic course design are being rediscovered by one of the star courses of the Melbourne Sandbelt and the golf is more interesting for it.
29 Jul 2018
My Favourite Courses: Matt Griffin
The former Victorian Open champion stays loyal to his roots while including a pair of American ‘bucket list’ gems among his top-ten layouts.
28 Apr 2016
REVIEW: Spring Valley Golf Club
Spring Valley recently became the tenth Melbourne Sandbelt course to be ranked in the top-45 courses in Australia. Damian Shutie explains why
28 Apr 2016
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