Port Fairy Golf Links

Woodbine Rd,

Port Fairy, Victoria 3284

Office
+61 (0)3 5568 1654
Pro shop
+61 (0)3 5568 2866
Fax
+61 (0)3 5568 2866

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Website
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Golf pro
Paul Smith

About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Seaside links. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:

Coastal duneland.
Designer:

Redesigned by Club members (1963). Subsequent improvements made by Kevin Hartley (1989) and Michael Clayton (2000).

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Metres

5887

5063

Par

SSS or slope

Location

Latitude:

-38.358694

Longitude:

142.279183

How to get there:

295 kms W of Melbourne / 25 km W of Warrnambool.

From Melbourne travel south-west on the M1 (Princes Freeway) through Geelong and then the A1 through Winchelsea, Colac and Warrnambool. From Warrnambool, travel west on the A1 for a further 25 km. Golf entrance is on your left a few kilometres before Port Fairy.

Port Fairy Golf Links

Est. 1899

Port Fairy Golf Links: Although the layout at Port Fairy might exude a slightly rustic feel at times, it has everything you'd expect from a really enjoyable seaside golf links. Located in a wonderfully natural area of coastal duneland, the well crafted holes occupy a classically open and scenic position close to the ocean's shoreline. The layout is challenging and well-crafted from start to finish, with deep rough and rustic bunkering to be avoided as you tee-off towards generally good-width, open, rolling fairways. An early "sampler" of Port Fairy's ocean vistas comes at the short par-4 3rd, with the back-nine providing many memorable views out onto the Southern Ocean. Also adding to the pleasures of a round at this scenic course, are inland views over Belfast Lough and the surrounding rural Victoria countryside. Of special note is the majestic, though bunkerless par-5 12th, as scenic a seaside golf hole as you'll find in Australia, the dunes and ocean views ever-present as the hole runs parallel to the ocean. If you are travelling west from Melbourne, perhaps doing the Great Ocean Road or visiting the Twelve Apostles, don't miss out on the chance to play Port Fairy; all links enthusiasts will not be disappointed by this venerable and much revered coastal gem.

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Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes: A$35.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Although the club dates back to 1899, the current course location (5 km east of Port Fairy) was only adopted in 1960. A 9-hole course was set out and opened in 1963, then extended to 12-holes in 1973, and finally to 18-holes in 1985.

Published ranking

2020 Australian Golf Digest rating: 57th best course in Australia.

Where2Stay

Ashmont Motor Inn4-star

47 Bank Street, Port Fairy, NSW 3284

+61 (0)3 5568 1588
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- Golf at this hotel:
  
  No
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  Port Fairy
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No
Tudor Motor Inn & Apartments4-star

519 Raglan Parade, Warrnambool, Victoria 3280

+61 (0)3 5562 8877
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- Golf at this hotel:
  
  No
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  No
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  Port Fairy

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