Clifton Springs

The first official competition at Clifton Springs Golf Club was held on the original 9-hole layout in 1909. Ownership of the 18-hole course transferred to the local council during the 1970s and the club now operates under a lease agreement.

Today, the course extends to almost 5,800 metres, playing to a par of 71 (34 out then 37 in), and holes are arranged as two returning nines. The eighteen fairways occupy a property of around 100 acres, with #5 to #9 located in a separate 22-acre “compartment” to the south of the main layout.

Highlight holes include the first of the par threes at the 142-metre 6th (where the green lies at an offset angle behind a small pond); the last of three par fives on the longer back nine at the 485-metre 16th (doglegging right to the green); and the par four 18th which veers left from the tee towards the home green.