The Federal Golf Club

The Federal Golf Club: Located in the south of Canberra, the Federal provides a wonderfully quiet, natural and scenic golf outing - occupying undulating and nicely wooded terrain just below the ridge of Redhill, the course has recently been lifted to a new level with the addition of newly installed tees, greens, fairways and a good sized water hazard - this stone-lined pond immediately comes into play on the downhill, par-5 opening hole - on this undulating layout, the well-spaced holes provide plenty of golfing challenges - the two nine-hole loops include an excellent variety of straightaway and dog-legging holes, with plenty of rolling elevation changes and lined by an attractive, but not overly dense, array of tall eucalyptus trees - you'll generally have good-width fairways to aim at, but approaches into the greens will need to avoid plenty of stylish bunkering - from the course you'll enjoy wonderfully scenic views out onto the hills around Canberra and the more distant Brindabella mountain range - Canberra's Black Mountain Tower (formerly Telstra Tower) also puts in one or two appearances - kookaburras and cockatoos are among the birdlife attractions here, while kangaroos also enjoy the splendid natural habitat alongside the golfers.