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The National
Golf Club is 54-hole golf club. They are the Old
Course and the Moonah Course in addition,
designed by Robert Trent Jones and Greg Norman respectively. This Ocean Course
is a links style with moderate ups & downs located near the ocean. Many Thomson
courses include pot bunkers placed strategically in the middle of fairways tempering
players to go for it or lay up. This course is no exception and many of these
links style deep pot bunkers will come into play not on the fairways but also
around the greens. Many of the greens have severe and complex slopes which can
easily lead to a 3 putt or worse and especially you should be careful of downhill
putts because they are very fast. You can enjoy some spectacular coastal views
while you play there. Of course, It will be much harder to play well on strong
windy days which are common enough in this part of Victoria.
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| A slight dogleg to the right. The hole has a
dual fairway split by bunkers. A more risky higher fairway on the right offers
the chance to reach the green in 2 for a long hitter, as this route is the shorter
line. The lower fairway on the left is safe but a much longer second shot. The
shot into the elevated green must be full and bold, as the slope at the front
catch weaker shots, and send them back down the hill. |
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| A dogleg
to the right with a moderate downhill from the tee and for the second shot. The
third shot is uphill into the highly sloped, double-tiered green. |
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demanding, straight hole. 3 bunkers in a row await your tee shot on the right,
so you should drive into the left half of the fairway. Bunkers on the left front
of the green and a bunker guarding on the right come into play on the second shot.
If you lay up, just short and right of the green will give you the easiest chip. |
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| A long uphill par 3. Bunkers on the left
must be avoided as the green slopes away to the right. Bunkers in front of the
green also come into play. |
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| A medium length par 3. The green is elevated,
long and deep. 2 bunkers guarding on the left of the green is well positioned.
Shots short and right should also be avoided as the ball swept away down the slope.
Because a chip from off the green is not easy, you need to hit a special shot
to hit the green in regulation. |
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| An almost straight hole. You should
drive down the left side of the fairway by avoiding a pot bunker in the center.
The green is elevated and slopes sharply from right to left. |
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| A very long and difficult, straight par
4. A driving area is tight and flanked by bunkers. The second shot is slight uphill
approach shot into the clubhouse. Your two very best shots are required to reach
the green in 2. The green is narrow and deep. A par is very good score on this
hole. |
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It takes 1 hour and 40 minutes from Melbourne
City and 2 hours from the airport by car. You need to be accompanied by a member
but opportunities exist for interstate and overseas golfers if they bring letters
of recommendation from their own golf clubs. Yardage sticks are in meters. Anyone
can play from back tees.
The course was ranked 46th in Australia by Golf Digest 2006. The Peter
Thomson (Thomson, Wolveridge and Perrett) designed other courses in Australia
are Moonah Links
(ranked 17th), Hope Island
GC (24th), Alice Springs GC (ranked 62nd), Alice Springs GC (62nd),
Twin Waters GC (ranked 68th), Camden
Lakeside GC and Sea Temple G&CC etc.
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1st Par 5 542 yards (3)