Barwon Heads Golf Club

The Barwon Heads Golf Club is a golf club located in Barwon Heads, Victoria. The club is located on the southern edge of the township of Barwon Heads and comprises an eighteen-hole links style championship course as well as a nine-hole 3-par course, tennis courts and a clubhouse with accommodation built in the 1920s.

Barwon Heads Golf Club
Club information
LocationBarwon Heads, Victoria, Australia
Established1907
Total holes18
GreensPoa annua
FairwaysCouch
Websitewww.barwonheads.golf/cms/
Championship course
Designed byVictor East (1921)
Neil Crafter & Paul Mogford (2005)
Par70 men, 73 ladies
Length5,839 m (6,386 yd) men
5,312 m (5,809 yd) ladies
3-par course
Designed byNeil Crafter & Paul Mogford
Par21
Clubhouse, 1950s

History

The Barwon Heads Golf Club was founded in 1907 and was initially a nine hole course located to the north of the township of Barwon Heads.[1] In 1920 the club moved to its current location on the southern edge of the Barwon Heads township on the Bass Strait coast line.[1] The links style course was designed by Victor East, the then professional of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, the plowing and shaping of the course was done with horse drawn implements and the course was planted with couch grass obtained from the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.[1]

The clubhouse was built in 1923-4 by John Smith of Meredith for £12,500 to the designs of the architectural firm Klingender & Hamilton, by 1925 the club has spent almost £20,000 on the clubhouse including furniture and plants.[2][3] The clubhouse has subsequently undergone a number of renovations, it is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]

In 1961 the club built a nine-hole 3-par course, it was laid out by Legh Winser.[2]

From 2005 Neil Crafter and Paul Mogford of Crafter and Mogford Golf Strategists were engaged by the club to enhance the championship course.[2] At the same time the 3-par course was demolished to make way for a flood detention basin to provide the club with an irrigation source, a new nine-hole 3-par course was designed by Crafter and Mogford.[2]

Championship course

The championship course is an eighteen-hole links style course located in the sand dunes near the ocean, the first six holes are to the east of the clubhouse and with the remaining twelve to the west.[1][4] It has been ranked the 20th best golf course in Australia and one of the finest links courses.[2][5]

Championship course[1]
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Mens par 434354434444354534
Mens length 299 m207 m373 m165 m458 m348 m368 m168 m400 m322 m346 m385 m130 m500 m416 m449 m159 m346 m
Ladies par 435354435445354534
Ladies length 290 m194 m365 m119 m431 m295 m358 m128 m357 m279 m304 m381 m123 m446 m327 m426 m148 m341 m

References

  1. Spence, James (2005). The finest golf courses of Asian & Australasia. Hong Kong: The First Shot Press Ltd. pp. 18–21. ISBN 988-98879-0-8.
  2. Daley, Paul (2009). Golf architecture: a world wide perspective vol V. Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company. ISBN 9781589807129.
  3. "Barwon Heads Golf Club Clubhouse". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. Everist, Richard (2009). The complete guide to the Great Ocean Road. Geelong West: Best Shot! Publications Pty Ltd. p. 51.
  5. James, Brendan (10 February 2020). "Ranking: Australia's top-100 courses for 2020". Golf Australia. nextmedia Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

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