1. WolfCreekIsAwesome | Rated | 14 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

Avondale is a stunning Upper North Shore golf club with a well maintained and challenging course, despite your initial perception that it looks quite straight forward. The greens are lightning quick and true, and you get excellent value for your shot making as a result of the top quality fairways, but if you find yourself zig-zagging all over the course, you will have a very tough day as the course is well integrated into the surrounding bushland. A great part of a round is that a few holes in, you don’t even feel as though you are in Sydney because of the surrounding bushland and you feel somewhat isolated from the outside world. Probably a good thing if you are having a bad day and you want to voice your frustrations! On the flipside, on a hot summer’s day, this mean the last handful of holes can be very demanding, so bring plenty of fluids.

The 10th is a cracker of a hole and definitely worth the admission price!

Definitely worth a round if you ever get the chance.

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2. Blackers | Rated | 03 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

If you ever get the chance to play Avondale, take it. This truly is Sydney’s best kept golfing secret. The course looks very easy at first but you soon find its quite challenging. I had a terrible game but the beauty of the course and the friendly members still made it a very enjoyable day.

PROS

• Beautifully maintained
• Quiet and pieceful

Cons

• Very expensive to join with a long waiting list

3. Richie_Hornsby | Rated | 19 Aug 2007 | Add A Review

PLayed here on a golf day, very hot like what Gwynne said mind you i was in a cart so it made it better for me. i will say that it frustrated me when you try and place your shot in the fairway to set up for the next shot and the ball just runs right down the other side of the fairway. Course in fantastic condition which can be rewarding for for good shots while also kill you with good shots. Would play again but at the same time very pricey.

PROS

• To say I have played at Avondale GC

Cons

• Very dear to play at Avondale GC

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4. mdelos10 | Rated | 20 Feb 2007 | Add A Review

I am lucky enough to have my aunty and uncle as members. I must say, this course is presented exceptionally well. The moment you enter the car park and see the clubhouse, you know your in a different world. Everyone hole was manicured to perfection, from tee to green, with the fairways being the best I have ever played on.

Some resort courses I have played such as The Vintage, Pacific Dunes and Horizons may have more interesting layouts, but Avondale GC beats them by a country mile in regards to the condition of the course. I can definitely see the club investing the members fees back into the course. Get a game here if at all possible.

5. gwynne | Rated | 15 Oct 2004 | Add A Review

Played this course with the Jack Newton Foundation in January 2001. Was a scorcher and being in scrubland it seemed to make it even hotter. Favourite hole is the 10th The Chasm. I actually played this hole well as well. Not a good course to be chasing after your ball on a hot day as from memory there wasn't much shade except near the clubhouse. Being from the southwest it was a whole new world of seclusion so i'd jump at the chance to play there again. There is complete isolation from the outside world.

6. kjgreen | Rated | 07 May 2004 | Add A Review

I was just reading the previous reviewer and he must have had a real bad day to be disappointed in this course, I was in awe at how the course was presented and will put it down as one of my best experiences of golf in the sydney area, I would say if anyone gets invited to play there take it with both hands and I hope you enjoy the day as much as I did.

7. peanuts_1 | Rated | 28 Aug 2003 | Add A Review

I'd heard good reviews about Avondale, yet on the occasion I had the fortune to be invited I didn't quite find what I expected.

To be fair the layout has to maximise limited available ground suitable for golf within the rugged terrain of it's situation, and the day I played was extremely hot, so my own enjoyment was always going to be hindered.

There are some unique and attractive holes, particularly in the stretch from 6 to 9. The manicuring was good but for the fees the members play I felt they were being a little short-changed. The tees looked tired and the greens surrounds were inconsistent in the amount of grass on them.

Had it been a public course my impression may have been somewhat better because my expectations may not have been so great, but I came away thinking I might look elsewhere in seeking a membership at the price one would have to pay.

8. mort | Rated | 25 Jan 2003 | Add A Review

A pleasure to play. Can be very hot in summer, especially in the long socks you have to wear, but early morning here is a treat.

The 2nd time around is probably more enjoyable once you figure out the layout of some of the holes and a couple of blind shots.

9. andrew14966 | Rated | 27 Dec 2002 | Add A Review

Excellent course. You need to drive well, approach well & putt well here.

Always a pleasure, especially early in the morning.

10. gameboy | Rated | 03 Dec 2002 | Add A Review

One of Sydney's best.

11. gameboy | Rated | 03 Dec 2002 | Add A Review

Avondale is a lovely 18 hole members only course on Sydneys North Shore. I have been lucky enough to play here on a number of occasions through a friend.

Avondale winds through Sydney bushland near Pymble. The fairways are always lovely and the greens generally pretty slick and true. The recent refreshes to the course have improved some of the more average holes, particularly the 1st hole which has had it's difficult to hold green removed and a slight dogleg added.

With little Johnny Howard one of it's members, find a member and get out there. Lovely course.