Eynesbury

Eynesbury is yet another modern golf course to arrive on the Australian golfing scene from the critically acclaimed Graham Marsh design studio.

The 18 holes here have been laid out on a former sheep station with a magnificent 1870s restored mansion now in use as an imposing, rather grand clubhouse.

Generously proportioned fairways have been shaped from flat, uninspiring land to form a layout that has gained many favourable reviews since opening in 2007.

With a recycled water irrigation system installed, the course is invariably presented in tip-top shape and – thanks to water from the lakes at holes 10, 14 and 18 – tees, fairways and greens are kept in championship condition.

Fairway landing areas may be wide and inviting but strategic bunker placements and creek crossings demand precision off the tee in order to set up the best angle of approach to well-protected, often multi-tiered, greens.

The 505-yard 4th hole is a beast of a par four which only the biggest of hitters will reach in regulation from the back markers. Its offset green sits slightly uphill over a fairway bunker that partially obscures the pin position with more sand protecting the putting surface front right and back left.