Crnr King St & Vernon Ave,
Eastlakes, New South Wales 2018
Office
+61 (0)2 9669 1311Pro shop
+61 (0)2 9669 3544Fax
+61 (0)2 9669 6206Website
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Wayne Spruce (AAA PGA Head Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Lakeside and residential.
Designer:
Original layout by Eric Apperly & Tom Howard (1928). Substantial redesign by Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge (1967) when the course was split in two by the Mascot Freeway. Later improvements by Jack Newton, Graeme Grant & John Spencer (1995) and Peter Thomson, Mike Wolveridge & Ross Perrett (2000).
-33.932365
151.212299
1 km E of Mascot / 7 km S of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
From the Sydney Harbour Bridge area, travel south on Hwy 1 for approx 10 km. Leave Hwy 1 (Southern Cross Drive) at Wentworth Ave exit, and follow direction Mascot. After o.7 km turn right into Sutherland Street. After o.3 km turn right into King Street. After 1.7 km, go under motorway bridge, and golf entrance is in front of you.
The Lakes Golf Club: Water hazards, as the club's name implies, are a major feature of this layout. The par-4 1st hole brings you into contact (hopefully not too closely!) with the first of many lakeside holes.
Much of the front-nine provides a respite from "lakeside" golf as the course crosses under Southern Cross Drive to the par-5 2nd hole and enters a pleasant, tree-lined, gently undulating environment. Although traffic noise from the highway is noticeable at first, it shouldn't get in the way of you enjoying one of Sydney's best known golf clubs and most challenging layouts.
The tree-lined fairways of the front nine, give way to lake-lined fairways on the flatter but very testing back-nine. Beyond the fairways, much of the back-nine is dominated by a large lake with various inlets and plenty of marshland hugging the holes. Accuracy rather than length will often pay dividends around these lakeside holes, unless you want to donate a ball or two to the multitude of birdlife that inhabit the lakes.
Throughout, the excellent and large greens (opulently large at times) will give your putter a good work-out, while your sand-wedge may not be needed quite so much, with many holes not overly bunkered.
The Lakes is a private club. Outside visitor play is restricted. AGU affiliated, overseas and interstate visitors should contact the Club to determine playing possibilities, which are generally available on Mon & Thur.
Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available for hire.
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In very close proximity to The Lakes GC, you will find the Jack Nicklaus layout of the The Australian GC to the north, the renowned Bonnie Doon GC to the east, and to the south and east (across the lakes) the Eastlake Golf Club. The latter was part of the 36-holes that, at one time, made up The Lakes Golf Club. In 1959 Eastlake became a separate public golf course in its own right.
The Lakes has hosted many top national and regional tournaments including the Australian Open, Australian PGA, Johnnie Walker Classic, Greg Norman Holden Classic and the ANZ Players Championship (see Tournaments section >by Venue).
Australia's 22nd best course (Australian Golf Digest, 2024/25).
Bourke Rd & O'Riordan St., Mascot, NSW 2020
+61 (0)2 9330 0600
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The Lakes; Bonnie Doon; The Australian
New South Wales; St Michael's; The Coast; Royal Sydney; Concord
11 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW.
+61 (0)2 8298 9999
Visit websiteA member of Marriott's Autograph Collection, Pier One Sydney Harbour offers luxury waterfront accommodation right alongside Sydney Harbour Bridge. You are just steps away from world-famous landmarks, including the Sydney Opera House and the historic Rocks district. Elegant hotel rooms and suites are accompanied by sweeping Sydney Harbour views. The hotel's Gantry Restaurant offers a chic waterfront atmosphere and panoramic Walsh Bay vistas.
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Moore Park; Royal Sydney; The Australian; The Lakes; Bonnie Doon.
New South Wales; St Michael's; The Coast; Concord; Pymble; Avondale; Long Reef.
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