The Course

The course was opened on 10th November, 1979.  Two years later long time member Peter Leaney finally convinced his 12 year old son Stephen to give golf a go. 

In 1983 Stephen won our Junior championship and went on to win the Club championship in 1987.  In the same year he began his five year reign as West Coast Open champion in the club's annual 54 hole tournament for men.  Stephen went on to a formidable amateur record captaining the state team and representing Australia internationally. 

On the professional circuit Stephen has continued his winning ways accumulating nine titles on the European and Australasian tours, including the 2002 German Masters.  And in 2003 he ran second in the star studded, US Open. Below are some brief hole by hole comments from Stephen Leaney about the course.

The photos of each hole are taken from the tee and approx 40m from the green.

1. 469 m Par 5
    Probably the easiest hole on the course. Straightaway par 5 that is reachable for the long hitter. Avoid the fairway bunkers off the tee and the layup and a par is there for the taking.

2. 349 m Par 4
    Dogleg left par 4 with a bunker on the left corner which will catch you if you try and take it on. Play to the right with a 3 wood or long iron, leaving a mid to short iron to to fairly flat green.

3. 151 m Par 3
    Straight forward par 3, although normally plays with a cross wind which can make club selection difficult. Normally a 6 or 7 iron.

4. 366 m Par 4
    Gentle dogleg to the left par 4, with one the hardest to judge second shots on the course. Tall trees shelter the green from the prevailing wind and club selection is always difficult.

5. 355 m Par 4
    Almost a right angle dogleg to the left which tempts people to cut the corner. Don't be fooled, play to right with a 3 wood leaving a mid to short iron to the green. Middle of the green is always a smart play.

6. 169 m Par 3
    The hardest par 3 on the course. Can be anywhere from a 3 to 6 iron depending on the wind strength. Try and avoid the bunkers and take a par anyway you can and escape to the next tee.

7. 363 m Par 4
    One of only two dogleg right par 4's on the course and probably the toughest fairway to hit. Try and stay left off the tee to open up the green and avoid the gully on the left side of the putting surface. Many good scores have come unstuck here.

8. 475 m Par 5
    Usually downwind off the tee to a generous fairway. Don't get too greedy with the second shot as the fairway bunkers make it difficult to hit the green. The most undulating green on the course, so try and stay under the hole.

9. 371 m Par 4
    Normally plays into the wind and requires a pin point drive to have any chance to make par. A swale in front of the green can spoil the second shot and most people make bogey or worse here.

10. 395 m Par 4
     A tough start to the backnine, although the tee shot is always downwind. Small green for the length of the hole and not too many birdies made here. Make a par here and you are ahead of the field.

11. 288 m Par 4
     Don't be tempted to go for the green, the trees are alot taller these days. Long iron or 3 wood to the corner avoiding the out of bounds on the left. Straight forward pitch to a difficult green to hole putts on.

12. 160 m Par 3
     Good par 3 back into the wind. A two level green that sits at a funny angle to the eye. Very difficult to hit it on the back level when the pin is back there. Many a member has 3 putted this green.

13. 450 m Par 5
     Gentle dogleg left par 5 which the longer hitter can reach, although very rarely will they find the putting surface in 2. Most members lay up short of the fairway bunker near the green and have a comfortable wedge for their third. A two tiered green can cause some problems though.

14. 372 m Par 4
     One of the harder drives on the course with the wind usually into and out of the left. Not a favourite for the slicer. A mid iron second shot to a green that is hard to hit it close on. A difficult hole, although it is not overly long.

15. 388 m Par 4
     This hole plays shorter than the 14th even though it is longer in yardage. Always downwind off the tee to a generous fairway. Most members cannot reach the fairway bunker on the left and the green is fairly accessable due to the front being open. A lot of members make a four a plus on this hole.

16. 485 m Par 5
     The longest hole on the course and can cause of few headaches. Fairway bunkers on both sides to be avoided off the tee and one for the second shot. The trees on the corner of the dogleg have really grown making it tough to hit the green in two shots. Large bunker in front of the green has been visited by nearly all members making par difficult.

17. 153 m Par 3
     Only a short downhill par 3 but a two tiered green and a left to right cross wind makes for a good challenge. Although too many members get shots here and could spoil any close side bet.

18. 401 m Par 4
     Excellent finishing hole normally into the teeth of the wind. Most members cannot reach in two, instead trying to avoid the only lake on the course which is 60 metres from the green and you guessed it, on the right hand side. Difficult left to right sloping green which can ruin a good card.

Warning

 Our golf course is irrigated at night with treated wastewater and golfers are not permitted on the course from nightfall to 06:30 hours 

WE RECOMMEND GOLFERS CARRY THEIR OWN DRINKING WATER