Park Rd,
Cheltenham, Victoria 3192
Office
+61 (0)3 9584 1733Pro shop
+61 (0)3 9583 1170Fax
+61 (0)3 9583 7557Website
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Andrew Cooper (PGA, Teaching Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open sandbelt course. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and residential.
Designer:
Existing course laid out by William Meader (Founder) & Oscar Damman (Club Captain) when Club moved to Cheltenham (1923). Bunkering improvements by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1926). Further improvements by Michael Clayton (2001).
-37.964551
145.046171
22 km SE of Melbourne CBD
From the centre of Melbourne travel south-east on the Nepean Highway (Hwy 3). After approx 18 km turn right into Park Road (opposite Centre Dandedong Rd and o.7 km after the Southland Westfield Shopping centre). After 1 km entrance is on your left.
Victoria GC, Aus
The Victoria Golf Club: Falling into the enchanted world of Victoria Golf Club will surely provide some of the most memorable moments of any golfing trip to the Melbourne area. This course is one of Australia's best, and the clubhouse surely one of the country's smartest.
The golf course here is fabulous by any definition. The gently undulating terrain has been adorned with trees of numerous varieties. The bunkers are unforgettably huge (and golf-ball magnetic). They are often cut right up to the edge of the greens ... and then some. There's a spring in the fairways, and the greens themselves are usually lightning fast ... a minimal amount of grass is cut to its very roots! The layout brings together all these ingredients into one excellent hole after another - the only thing missing (you'll be glad to here) are any water hazards.
Like other courses on the Melbourne sandbelt, a couple of roads run alongside parts of the course perimeter, but any traffic noise simply melts away as you fall under Victoria's spellbinding charms.
Stay&Play at Victoria GC: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Private club, with restricted outside visitor play. Overseas and interstate visitors should contact the Club to determine playing possibilities.
Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Caddies available (if booked in advance).
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Victoria has hosted many top national and regional tournaments including the Australian Open and Australian PGA championships (see Tournaments section - by Venue).
Victoria GC is the home club of two very distinguished Australian golfers - Peter Thomson (5 times British Open champion) and Doug Bachli, winner of the British Amateur Open championship in 1954 (see Tournaments section). In 1954/55 both the Claret Jug and the Open Amateur Championship trophies adorned the mantelpiece in the Victoria GC bar.
Australia's 9th best course (Australian Golf Digest, 2022/23).
World's 96th best course (GOLF Magazine, 2023/24) and 86th best public access course (Golf World, 2025).
Park Road, Cheltenham, Victoria 3192
+61 (0)3 9584 1733
Visit websiteThe Victoria Golf Club offers the golfer more than world class golf. The Clubhouse has 15 spacious and comfortably appointed rooms, each with full ensuite facilities, for residential accommodation. Each room offers views of the grounds and the course. Victoria’s stately, three storey, fully air conditioned clubhouse exudes comfort and a welcoming, congenial atmosphere. Victoria GC is excellently located at the heart of the Melbourne "sandbelt" golf courses, with Royal Melbourne just next door, and many other famous name courses in close proximity.
Victoria GC
Royal Melbourne (East & West courses); Woodlands; Kingston Heath; Spring Valley; Yarra Yarra; Commonwealth; Metropolitan; Huntingdale.
Peninsula (North & South courses); Long Island; Ranfurlie.
1130 Nepean Highway, Highett, Melbourne, Victoria 3190
+61 (0)3 9555 0011
Visit websiteThis Best Western Plus boutique motel is located in the Melbourne suburb of Highett, a short distance from Southland Shopping Centre and Highett Railway Station. It offers easy access to Melbournes City Center, the Bayside beaches (just three km away) and many of the famed Melbourne sandbelt golf courses.
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Royal Melbourne (East & West courses); Victoria; Woodlands; Kingston Heath; Spring Valley; Yarra Yarra; Commonwealth; Metropolitan; Huntingdale.
Peninsula Kingswood (North & South courses); The National (Long Island course).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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