Thirteenth Beach Golf Links
Driving in Greater Geelong

The creative diesel pump which provided water for irrigation is still beside the 5th tee of The Beach Course. Asparagus farming ceased in the premature 1970s when the property was acquired for beef cattle production. In 199, a joint venture was established to create a premium golf and residential precinct on 520 acres. The presentation at Thirteenth Beach remains a consistent high. For golfers who haven't been to Thirteenth Beach lately, a couple of minor tweaks have strengthened the design. Maximum exceptional is a fresh tee and fresh fairway bunkers at the par5 4th hole, a change that accentuates the angle of the fairway and places the tee nearer to the important lagoon flanking the left side. Yet the Creek is an excellent partner to its much vaunted sibling. The land isn't as striking but the design is compelling with its orderly bunker edges and spacious fairways and greens. The Tony cashmere designed links course continues to impress with its raw and rugged nature. Steady and hasty greens join with the spectacular layout to deliver a correct links experience that has not wavered since it opened for play in 2001. Sir Nick Waldo (former world No.1) in collaboration with Tony cashmere, has brought his playing strengths to the course design business and The Creek Course at Thirteenth Beach goes to prove that. The strategy needed here is not just about choosing the right club from every tee, it is also about choosing the correct playing line from the tee to set up an easier approach into the greens that are well protected by bunkers as well as closely trimmed mounds and hollows. Australia's Top 100 Public Access Golf Courses.

The ingenious diesel pump which provided water for irrigation is still beside the 5th tee of The Beach Course. Asparagus farming ceased in the premature 1970s when the property was acquired for beef cattle production. In 199, a joint venture was established to create a premium golf and residential precinct on 520 acres.

Three bunkers preserve the left hand side of this lengthy narrow green, with a secondary cut of rescue grass guarding the right and back of green. TIP: The safest and easiest way to make four on this hole is to place your drive brief of the bunkers on the correct hand side of fairway, and hit a brief iron to the heart of the green. On some days players will be required to hit fair a lengthy iron off the tee to a trivial throat of fairway that is guarded by a water hazard on the left and cypress trees and a bunker on the right. If conditions permit and players are able, a lengthy iron or a fairway wood can be impaired from the fairway to arrive the green in two. If laying up, the clubbing of the third shot is critical, with bunkers guarding the green short and correct and a mixture of rescues and sales guarding the back of the green. The safest and most effective way to play this hole is to hit a three wood or long iron from the tee leaving about 100 meres to the hole. TIP: Drive it down the left hand side trying to keep it as close as plausible to the bunkers, this will leave the shortest approach shot to the hole. There is a small pot bunker in the middle of the fairway, either impartial brief or lengthy of the bunker will give a flat third shot into the green. Play the ball to the left and let it feed back toward the hole. TIP: Hit it down the left side off the tee, don't even flirt with the fairway bunkers on the hill as they shouldn't be in play. For the longer hitters shoot at the green and avoid the bunkers on the left, for those laying up, aim to exit yourself about 120m. It is better to over club on this hole as the green is quite long. Take adequate club and depart the ball under the hole. Hole doglegs to the correct with players needed to hit a lengthy iron into one of the largest greens on the course. 479 meres Par 5 With the fairway sloping left to right, many a tee shot will find the rough on the correct side, meaning that reaching the green in two will prove to be very difficult. Bunkers down the correct hand side of the fairway must be avoided from the tee. Ensure you depart the ball under the hole on a long green that slopes from back to front. 341 meres Par 4 Two little pines either side of the fairway frame the lovely setting for the thirteenth green, with more trees beyond. The courses are great, especially the Beach course. The competitions and events we have throughout the year bear members with many golfing highlights. I have been a member at Thirteenth Beach Golf Links since day one, and I impartial love the place. Two huge courses, challenging and different, are appropriate ample reason to love 13th Beach. With expansive views across our property from every room, Thirteenth Beach is a great retreat away for your meeting. All the staff at 13 Ch Beach were so beautiful to deal with and we look forward to making it an annual event.