Lakewood Shores - Binningup

Lakewood Shores, home to Binningup Golf Club, is arguably Australia’s best 9-hole course, compared by commentators to Pacific Grove in California. Designed by Michael Coate in 1986 this remarkable little beachside course is sheer fun and the par four 4th is all-world.

Mentioned in Tom Doak's Confidential Guide to Golf Courses , having been played by Darius Oliver, who wrote of it having “uncluttered holes arranged in a single loop through gently moving sand dunes and with pleasant coastal outlooks… It developed a following for the quality of its nine holes, along with its ‘honesty box’ green fee system and the fact the course was managed – well – by a single green keeper… Binningup certainly ranks as one of Australia’s best 9-hole courses.”

Sadly Binningup's 9-hole gem shut permanently in April 2020. We're not sure whether the closure was a result of the coronavirus pandemic or other factors. Further details are available at the Harvey-Waroona Reporter.