Commonwealth is a great course. It subscribes to the strategic school of design and holes 9, 11, 14, 16, 17 are perfect examples of this.In the late 1980s/early 1990s the course was lengthened and some holes re-designed (1,6,7,12) by an ill-advised committee. These re-designs ultimately lead to some of the best short holes in the Melbourne Sandbelt being lost (1 and 7).Unfortunately, the loss of these two holes and lack of tree management program has weakened the course. If the Committee were to restore the holes lost in the late 1980s/early 1990s and commenced a strict tree removal program, Commonwealth would easily be a 5-star course and be uttered in the same breath as Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath and Victoria as gems of the Melbourne Sandbelt.