Monash Country Club

Powderworks Rd,

Ingleside, New South Wales 2101

  • Office

    +61 (0)2 9913 8282
  • Pro shop

    +61 (0)2 9913 7722
  • Fax

    +61 (0)2 9913 8784
  • Golf pro

    Glenn Phillips (AAA PGA Head Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland.

  • Designer:

    James Scott

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6069
5276
Par
72
73
SSS or slope
72.2
73

Location

Latitude:

-33.688117

Longitude:

151.261364

How to get there:

In Ingleside, 30 km N of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

From Sydney Harbour Bridge travel north on Hwy 2 direction Manly. After 2 km take Hwy 10 (Military Rd) direction Mosman & Manly. After 3 km, where Military Rd and Hwy 10 split, continue on Hwy 10 (Spit Rd) direction Manly. After 24 km turn left onto Hwy 3 (Mona Vale Rd) direction Terrey Hills. After 4 km turn left into Powder Works Rd direction Elanora Heights & Narrabeen. After 250m golf entrance is on your right.

Monash Country Club

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.

Est. 1950

The wonderfully natural and tranquil Monash Country Club is located on the edge of the expansive Garigal National Park (the name Garigal is taken from the Ku-ring-gai aboriginal tribe that once inhabited this area).

From the large and lofty clubhouse, perched above the course, you can catch sight of the Pacific Ocean, before gently descending down into this scenic, very natural and challenging golf course. There are quite a few elevation changes on this layout, although members have no hesitation in walking the course's immaculate and tree-lined fairways.

The not overly complicated front-nine allows you to iron out any wrinkles in your game, although you'll need to keep the ball reasonably straight to stay out of the ever-present tree-line, which attractively borders each hole. The back-nine gets progressively more interesting, with greater undulations in the terrain and holes that seem to get tougher as you enter the final stretch.

As you might expect of this once exclusive and private Country Club (which now admits a limited amount of outside play), the quality of the greens and bunkering lives up to the overall excellent standard of the rest of the course.

With pristine woodland all around the course, one is struck by the variety of the sometimes noisy and boisterous birdlife here, which helps throw a colourful and pleasantly tropical air to proceedings on the course.

List of courses: Around Sydney

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Monash is a private club, which permits a limited amount of unaccompanied visitor play on Mon, Tues and Thur. Unaccompanied visitors must hold a current membership of an Australian or overseas golf club.

Must book in advance. Handicap required.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

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

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Monash CC has hosted several top level tournaments, including the Australian PGA Championship (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >Monash).

The Club is named after General Sir John Monash (1865-1931), one of Australia's most renowned soldiers. John Monash, originally a civil engineer, became Australia's military commander during the First World War. He commanded the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War, leading them in the Gallipoli campaign. In 1918 the successful allied attack on Amiens led to the earlier than expected end to WW1. The attack was planned by Monash and spearheaded by the Australian and Canadian Corps.

Just visible from Monash CC is the top of the nearby Baha'i House of Worship, also known as the Baha'i Temple, which is open to the public each day (see www.bahai.org.au ).

Published ranking

Australia's 98th best course (Australian Golf Digest, 2022/23).

Where2Stay

  • Newport Arms Hotel3-star

    2 Kalinya St, Newport, NSW 2106

    +61 (0)2 9997 4900

    Visit website

    Nestled on the shores of scenic Pittwater on Sydney's northern beaches, the Newport Arms pub & hotel is an ideal location from which to visit the golf courses in Sydney's northern suburbs. The hotel overlooks the splendour of Bayview, Church Point, Scotland Island and Ku-ring-gai National Park. The Arms also features the Terrace on Pittwater restaurant, which provides one of Sydney's leading modern Australian dining experiences.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Monash CC; Long Reef (10 km); Elanora (private)

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Terrey Hills; Pymble (20 km)

  • Manly Pacific Hotel

    55 North Steyne Rd, Manly, NSW 2095

    +61 (0)2 9977 7666

    Visit website

    Enjoying pride of place opposite the famous Manly Beach, and just 15 minutes from the centre of Sydney, the Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific offers accommodation for both business and leisure guests. The hotel features 213 rooms including newly-refurbished ocean view rooms and 2-bedroom suites. The Zalis Restaurant offers all-day dining while each of the three bars exudes a relaxed atmosphere. Facilities include a heated rooftop pool and gymnasium.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Long Reef

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Monash CC; Royal Sydney; The Australian; The Lakes; Bonnie Doon.

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