Hidden Valley

October 13th, 2013

A group of 10 of us headed out to Hidden Valley yesterday. Gorgeous day for golf. They had a great deal going $40 per person for golf & a cart 🙂 The course is in great nick with the fairways lush & the lakes & dams full. A couple of small things though. The bunkers are looking a little neglected, thin on sand in some spots & grass growing inside the bunkers in others. The pace of the greens was a little hard to judge as well. All in all though, I do enjoy playing this course, especially the 13th with the double water carry 🙂

Now with the weather getting better, I’ll be looking to arrange a lot more golf, so watch this space 😉

Hidden Valley

October 13th, 2013

A group of 10 of us headed out to Hidden Valley yesterday. Gorgeous day for golf. They had a great deal going $40 per person for golf & a cart 🙂 The course is in great nick with the fairways lush & the lakes & dams full. A couple of small things though. The bunkers are looking a little neglected, thin on sand in some spots & grass growing inside the bunkers in others. The pace of the greens was a little hard to judge as well. All in all though, I do enjoy playing this course, especially the 13th with the double water carry 🙂

Now with the weather getting better, I’ll be looking to arrange a lot more golf, so watch this space 😉

A round on the 10th of August

July 10th, 2013

I’m looking a get a bunch of people together for a round on Saturday the 10th of August. I haven’t decided where we are playing yet, I’m keeping my eye out for any Scoopons or Cudo vouchers that we may be able to use. Leave a comment here or on our Facebook page if you want to come along 🙂

Great day out in Whittlesea

July 4th, 2013

It’s been a while since I’ve played up here & there have been a couple of changes. They have re arranged the pro shop & removed some tress from around the par 3 2nd green.

Luke Nathan & I took Jeff out for his second game of golf on a gorgeous Melbourne’s winter day, I could have gone the short’s option like Luke but it didn’t cross my mind until too late 😉 The course is in pretty good nick for a country course, the fairways are a little thin but the greens were pretty good. I drove better than I have for a long time just missing 2 or 3 fairways. For a second gamer, Jeff is coming along nicely 🙂

Portsea for Neil’s birthday

June 17th, 2013

Neil, Matt, Dick & myself headed out to Portsea to celebrate Neil’s birthday.
The course has been reconfigured & the car’s GPS took us to the old carpark. Keep in mind if you are heading out here to put the new address into your GPS J Speaking of GPS, all of our golf GPS units & apps had the old layout on them. After speaking to the guy in the proshop most of the companies who run the GPS units have been asked to update them so download a new version before you head out.
The course was in great nick which, considering all the rain we had last week, is a great advertisement for the sandbelt J
We had a ball out here (as we always do). Speaking of balls I played with some Calloway rocks which seemed to straight out my drives, thank Matt J It was an interesting day, Neil managed to through his club further than his drive, Dick managed to hit a ball twice on a chip shot & put his self in the bunker with the second shot & I needed Matt to double check my score in the club house J
It was an enjoyable course & would like to come back again in the future

St Andrews Beach

May 22nd, 2013

Neil Matt Trevor & myself headed out to St Andrews beach. The last time I was here we played in possible the worst conditions I have ever played in. This time it was perfect. Bright sunshine with little to no breeze. The courses has some amazing holes, like the approach to the 3rd & the 18th that are some of the reasons I play golf. Perfectly manicured undulating fairways, well positioned bunkers, tough greens, some of which have more twists & turns than a rollercoaster. It was a great day out, none of us covered ourselves in glory, but we each came away with a couple of holes we were happy with :)  We are so spoilt for choice for brilliant golf courses in Melbourne, so of the best sit on the Mornington Peninsula. I highly recommend to everyone to head out there for a round of golf. St Andrews Beach costs a bit more than some of them you may be used to, but there is something for everyone out there.  

Yarrambat with the RSL

May 22nd, 2013

Headed out to Yarrambat with the Epping RSL on Sunday. 9 am tee off which is quite a respectable time for them 🙂 Played a varation on Stroke called Par, which is basically a plus if you go under par on a hole, a minus if you go over & a 0 if you par it. First time I have played this & didn’t have the best of days. Still waiting for my handicap from the club as I took a year away from them so I was playing off scratch, it didn’t end well 😉 I still counted stroke so I could put in a card but that wasn’t pretty either. The course is in pretty good nick, with the fairways having a good covering & the greens running true. Found myself ion one bunker & the sand was OK, nothing special but nothing wrong with it either.

Next hit with them I believe is Heathcote, which will be a bus trip leaving bright & early from the RSL. If you want more info leave a comment or drop me a line

Moonah Links Open course

April 14th, 2013

Headed out to Moonah Links to play the open course with Neil, Matt & Ron.  Ron is heading home soon so Matt is trying to get in as many rounds as he can before he leaves. The course was in beautiful condition, the fairways were immaculate & the greens were near on perfect. Neil was on fire early on & was struggling a bit. Of the 2 courses at Moonah Links it’s a bit hard to split them. Both look fantastic, have well placed bunkers & fantastic greens. We used a voucher to play out here on this occasion & it worked out to be about $50 each which included a cart & a bucket of balls for the driving range before the game. If you get the chance play one or both of these courses, I can’t recommend them highly enough.

Whittlesea on the 30th

January 2nd, 2013

The last round of the year was out at my local, Whittlesea. It’s been a few years since I have been up here. The new clubhoues has been completed & open for buisness. The 10th has had a lot or work done to it since I was last here with a massive a mout of dirt being trucked in. The course is resonable condition. A few of the fairways were like concrete in places but lush in othere. The green were soft under foot but still had a bit of pace to them. If you are looking for a country course to play, I recommend Whittlesea, just don’t expect conditions like Growling Frog 😉

Gisbourne on the 4th of December

December 4th, 2012

We had a couple of groups head out to Gisbourne on Tuesday. The weather was a bit iffy but we missed the worst of it. Neil, Trevor, Dick, John, Luke, Matt & myself headed out there for a hit using a Cudo voucher. The course was a bit of a weird one. 5 or 6 of the fairways have been “cored”. I have never seen this with a fairway before only greens. I’m sure they have their reason for it but it leaves a few fairways a little rough. The other off shot of this is that they are leaving all of the grass that they are pulling up in the rough, I think we lost about 4 or 5 balls between us in these pile of cut grass. Anyway, enough bitching about the course. It’s been a few years since I have been out here & they have made same changes. There are some fantastic holes out here including the par 3 with the water backdrop, & I’m looking forward to heading back out. I might give it a month or so before I do but 😉