St Andrews Beach Golf Course
St Andrews Beach Golf Course · Victoria, Fingal
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St Andrews Beach Golf Club is one of the most forward thinking facilities in Australia and many other golf clubs from around the world could do themselves a real favour and take a close look at what’s happening here.
First of all, the club has both eyes on the environment with their re-vegetation plan and general ecological awareness. Secondly, they commissioned the artistic architect Tom Doak to fashion the course in harmony with kindly Nature and to route it across 175-hectares of former grazing land of the Mornington Peninsula.
Thirdly they ran an innovative monthly trial membership scheme where prospective members could enjoy unlimited access for a reasonable sum before committing too many well-earned dollars. Fourthly, they have created one of the most enjoyable but eminently playable courses in Australia.
There was a plan to build another course, called Fingal, which was due to open in 2008, but this did not happen. There is nothing unusual about a second course but they asked Tom Doak to create a coherent and stronger composite course, made up from nine holes from the existing course known as Gunnamatta and nine holes from the new Fingal layout. It was a great idea but it hasn't happened.
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