Moonah Links is a 196 hectare development set in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula's cups region. An area renowned throughout the world as one of the best tracts of land for links golf, perfectly suited and requiring minimal environmental impact. The topography comprises undulating ancient dunes and is near perfect for links golf. The naturally draining sandy soil avoids water logging and keeps the course playable all year round.
The Moonah Links Golf Complex is the largest golf tourism development in recent Victorian history and consists of two world class courses - The Open Course and The Legends Course. In addition a fully integrated Golf Clubhouse provides change rooms, bag store, restaurants, bars, conference facilities and a large viewing deck. There is also a driving range.
In March 1988, 40 acres of land comprising the pre-existing Carlogie Golf Course was purchased with an additional 40 acres at the south end of this parcel also acquired. Major earthworks commenced with the bulldozing of the Carlogie Course and the total reconstruction of an 18 hole, Kevin Hartley designed championship course commenced.
Hartley designed the course modelled on the prestigious Royal Melbourne, his vision for Eagle Ridge to be perceived as the 'Royal Melbourne of the Mornington Peninsula'. The Eagle Ridge Golf Course opened in December 1989.
The spectacular Par 72, 18 hole, 6,116 metre layout at Eagle Ridge was named as one of Australia's 'Top 25 public access' golf courses. Designed to appeal to both experienced golfers and beginners alike, the course offers a challenging round with exceptional surrounds.
Since opening the re-designed Tony Cashmore championship course in 1997, The Dunes Golf Links has set the benchmark by re-defining the standard for public access golf in Australia.
From its inception, The Dunes has pursued an ambitious goal - to bring world class golf within the reach of every player. By creating a public golf facility that was comparable to many of the world's most revered courses, this commitment has seen The Dunes achieve the distinction of being rated *#4 public access golf course and ** #15 in Australia overall.
(* source: February 2005 'Golf Australia' Magazine).
(** source: 2004 'Golf Australia' Magazine').
Portsea Golf Club offers a unique mix of coastal undulation, picturesque views, challenging links golf and a colourful history. The club today provides a friendly, unpretentious family environment whilst also maintaining a progressive development agenda, new membership options and impressive growth.
The Club's most recent initiative is development of the new short game practice area, nestled in the tree lined space between the 1st and the 10th holes. Design and development by Scotch Grange is being supported by enthusiastic club volunteers.
The northern wing of the clubhouse offers spacious change rooms and houses the Manager's office. The Pro Shop adjoins the facility.
The Cape Schanck Resort golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr and is open to the public everyday. It is built on a high plateau of beautiful links land with a great many sand formed dunes with vegetation. The Cape course is not long. It is designed for skilful players who have to use a great deal of finesse. It is designed to be a fun, yet challenging and intricate course.
It has spectacular ocean views on several holes.
Rosebud Country Club is a championship, 36 hole golf facility offering quality couch fairways and bent grass greens. With bore water supplies, automatic watering systems and sand-belt drainage, the course is pleasantly playable all year round.
Established in 1962, the Club has hosted the Australian and Victorian PGA championships and qualifying for the Australian Open. It is popular with both social and seasoned players. One particular design feature is the central location of tees on the 1st & 10th, 9th & 18th greens, enabling a varied combination of nines to be played on successive days.
Both courses are attractive and undulating with established trees and a meandering creek, this presents challanges without being too physically demanding.
The Sorrento Golf Course is a well groomed, hilly course with all year playability set on a sand and limestone base. It's generous fairways and roughs are surrounded by densely wooded plantations, and bent grass greens are moderately to heavily bunkered.
When Melbourne's early stalwarts travelled to the Mornington Peninsula for their holidays, they took their golf along with them.
The Sorrento Golf Club became the "Royal Melbourne of the South", a course built on classic lines, borrowed from the original, for the joy and pleasure of golfers good and bad - 18 holes, each with a character all its own, challenging you to a rematch, over and over again.
The Club invites you to share its treasure, enjoy its beauty and record a score you can boast about.