26 Lochside Drive,
West Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5021
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+61 (0)8 8268 3850Pro shop
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Chris Holliday (PGA AAA Club Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Residential setting.
Designer:
Various people have contributed to West Lakes' layout and subsequent improvements.
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11 km NW of Adelaide centre
West Lakes
West Lakes Golf Club: Originally called Riverside Golf Club, West Lakes is located just a kilometre or so north from its Adelaide sandbelt neighbours, Royal Adelaide and The Grange.
The golf course at Riverside offers another enjoyable and challenging round played in a partly open, partly tree-lined parkland environment. The course's sandy subsoil ensures plenty of firm, fast-running fairways, as well as stylish, sharp-edged bunkering that is variously found at the front, back and sides of the greens.
The mix of straightaway and doglegging holes are never overly wide, and will require accurate driving, otherwise you'll be playing recovery shots from under the trees or adjoining fairways.
A liberal scattering of round-topped maritime pines, tall eucalyptus and several other tree varieties provide the holes with good definition. Although not characterised by significant elevation changes, West Lakes is not without its dips and hollows, rolling mounds and small hillocks, which add interest to several holes.
Pick of the holes: the par-4 14th gives you plenty to think about, with water making a rare appearance as the fairway bends round into a slightly elevated green. The same small pond also threatens at the snaking par-5 9th, which makes a sharp right turn as you approach the heavily bunker and tree defended green.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; more restricted on weekends.
Applications for a visitor tee-time must be made to the Club Mgr or Pro Shop. Must be a member of a recognised Golf Club.
Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available for hire.
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West Lakes Golf Club (until 2010 known as Riverside GC) emanated from the Woodville Gardens GC, which was established in 1934 but was forced from its location due to the post-war building boom in the late 1940s.
The course at West Lakes (then named Riverside) wasn't created until 1951 when the present site was turned from wasteland to the beginnings of the course played on today.
141 Brebner Drive, West Lakes, SA 5021.
+61 (0)8 8356 4444
Visit websiteOn the banks of the popular West Lakes boating lake, this all-suites resort hotel offers well-appointed guest rooms and private balconies overlooking the water. A free breakfast buffet is served in the lakefront bistro. Other amenities include a fine-dining restaurant, three bars and a beer garden, a gym and a pool.
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Grange; Royal Adelaide; West Lakes; Kooyonga.
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