And the changes are not going to finish there.

A master-plan has been established for Bonville that proposes 421 homes to be built around the edges of the course, as well as the creation of upgraded resort facilities.

“A great golf course like Bonville would not be complete without a surrounding community of home owners and an expansion of the existing tourism accommodation,” Bonville general manager Brad Daymond says. “The necessary planning approvals are being sought which would permit the development of a beautiful estate to complement the spectacular golf course.”

In the meantime, one of the memorable aspects of playing at Bonville is the quality of its par-5s. Each requires attention to strategic detail where putting your shots in the right position from the tee and in lay-up areas will reap benefits.

The 485-metre 4th is a great driving hole with a saddle-shaped fairway funnelling even slightly off-line shots back to the centre of the mown portion. The aggressive player may consider going for the green in two shots here but it is a shot that must be solid and shaped slightly right-to-left around the dogleg and the wall of flooded gums flanking the fairway. Two fairway traps and a huge swale, both about 60 metres short of the green, are in play and can complicate the errant lay-up.