1. caddy_shack | Rated | 03 Feb 2012 | Add A Review

Decent layout. Good value. More traffic than most courses and not quite maintained to the same standard.

PROS

• Value

Cons

• Course condition

2. Karl1 | Rated | 08 Dec 2010 | Add A Review

Played on 26th Nov in the RACV Community day and the course was in the best condition I have seen it. The speed of the greens was excellent and together with some terrible pin placements you could get into a lot of trouble being out of position. In general the course is not long but off the back markers it has some serious challenges, beautiful setting, some really nice design (a little tricked up at times but interesting (unlike St Andrews Beach)and excellent condition makes this course a must to play amongst a lot of competition down on the peninsula.

3. Smergen | Rated | 18 Oct 2010 | Add A Review

Played here on the weekend in howling winds and occasional bursts of rain. And it was cool if not cold.

And I loved it. Every single second of it. Well, actually no, as I did take a 12 on the 2nd after losing 3 balls but that’s what you get for not hitting it on the short stuff.

The beauty of this course IS that it isn’t long and isn’t made out of 400m Par 4s and 550m Par 5s. It makes you think. Demands you control the ball and plan your approaches into the green.

Looking back on it, I’m not sure there was one club in my bag that didn’t get a run. They all came out at some stage and I was required to hit them well.

Course conditions were impeccable, and even with a hole out of action due to some renovations, they included the ’betting hole’ to keep a full 18 in play.

Staff in pro shop were warm and welcoming, even allowing us to check the radar on the computer to see the oncoming conditions.

And at $40 on a weekend in October with RACV discount, it could quite possibly be the best value for money course going around.

This is quite possibly one of the best courses I’ve ever played. I loved it to bits. I don’t give out 5 stars as I reckon there is always a better course to play, but damn if this isn’t as close as I’ve found.

PROS

• Everything

Cons

• Nothing

4. lefty_tiges | Rated | 05 Apr 2010 | Add A Review

What a great picturesque course! I have never played a course in better condition tbh.

Played there for the first time over Easter and was mighty impressed. Whilst not a long course, the course is very undulating with some big climbs between holes especially on the back 9, highly recommend a cart unless your a fit person. It will punish you severely if you don’t keep it straight.

Greens are big, one is 70 yards from front to back! can be deceiving if you’ve never played there and picking your wedge approach 2nd shot, luckily the course marshal came through as i was lining up and told me how far back the pin was so clubbed down and had a decent birdie putt. All greens are undulated but once you get your eye in you can really sink some monsters. True roll, firm underfoot can’t ask for anything more. They also have 3 different coloured pin flags to indicate whether the hole is playing to the front, middle or back of the green which I fin to be very helpful as a first time player.

Found the staff to be friendly and very helpful. Would highly recommend the Cape, played 3 highly regarded courses down on the peninsula this weekend and this was by far my most enjoyable experience. Great course!

5. happytoshoot90 | Rated | 30 Dec 2009 | Add A Review

played for the first time yesterday (29/12/08), loved every minute of it. Course is not that long, but very undulating, in great nick and the views on the back nine are sensational. Cost us $49 each with a cart due to RACV members discount, excellent value for money especially considering we played between boxing day and NYD – absolute peak time of the year. Went around in just over four hours including stops for plenty of photos so playing time was great. Also stopped to enjoy the ’betting hole’ so really we played 18 and a half holes. Get down there people, fun to be had, staff were great too.

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6. looking4myball | Rated | 24 Aug 2009 | Add A Review

Great Course in looks and playability, quite forgiving to a high Handicapper and challenging for a low handicapper. And like below would have to be the best value course going around considering GF are $40 and the staff are excellent. I liked the blind tee shots on the 12th and 18th as you hit into the corners of the dog leg as well as the large greens that run true. Also liked all the par 3’s with each of them offering a great looking hole.

My only issue was a lack of sand in the bunkers which made getting of them near impossible and did ruin a couple of holes for me. I would recommend getting a cart as the course is setup for carts more so than walkers I think.

7. hhyg | Rated | 14 Jun 2009 | Add A Review

Fantastic value for money and easy on the eyes!!!in my opinion this course is a major contendor for best value for money course on the mornington peninsula while also maintaining high to very high course standard. The fairways gently undulating and are always like carpet, greens massive and undulating and if you get your line right it is possible to sink 20-30 ft putts here. Rough can be harsh and if you don’t hit your drives relitively straight this course can really be a monster, especially if the wind picks up. Personally I like the first, with a nice easy fade off the tee leaving a pitch to the green its a gentle welcome for the holes to come. Other good holes are the 3rd,6th,7th,10th,14th and 18th. the staff in the pro shop are always super friendy and every time ive played there (around 8 times) the course has been in tip-top condition.

PROS

• - value for money
• course always in gc

Cons

• can get very busy

8. Hagler | Rated | 09 Jun 2009 | Add A Review

Played this course for the first time last Sunday. Course was in very good condition and the greens were true and fast (and big!! One green would have been over 60 metres in length!!). While not a long course, you will get punished if you miss the fairway, severely on some holes.

With its undulating and hilly layout, the course is very pleasing to the eye, with some great water views on the back nine.

Well worth a round.

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9. fooozy13 | Rated | 27 Nov 2008 | Add A Review

This is my favourite course to play. It’s not super long, but it does not need to be, as i’ve played it 20 times and only once has it been calm. but always perfectly prepared, except for a few scmucks who dont repair pitch marks, the greens are quick but there is certainly a trick to them, and that is that they will all roll towards the ocean even when it does not look like it. i must agree that you need a cart cos it gets rather hilly from the 10th to the 18th. Also hit off from the members tee on the 16th par three. makes it a much better hole

10. PI5150 | Rated | 20 Oct 2008 | Add A Review

great course! Fantastic views on some holes especially par 3’s. very tough to walk though, get a cart to save your legs. greens very true and testing. large greens can leave you a long challenging putt if your approach is off target. not a long course, but challenging and enjoyable. highly recommended.

11. plusfour | Rated | 17 Jul 2008 | Add A Review

Played this course on a sunny wind-free Monday and had the place to ourselves, magnificent views on the back 9, course in excellent condition.

18th under repair at the moment (additional par 3 “betting hole” in use).

Difficult for beginners with a short drive (once its in the tea-tree is gone forever) and make sure you book a cart (unless you are on a fitness bent)

Most friendly pro-shop staff to date.

Get in early for breakfast and try the all you can eat buffet in the resort, great value.

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12. 2fishor2golf | Rated | 07 Jul 2008 | Add A Review

An interesting course, not as difficult as I had been led to believe. The course was in good shape but shows the problems of public courses, unrepaired divots and pitch marks on greens unraked bunkers ( after some people even walked up the face of the bunkers!!). And the most frustrating was the 2 hours 50 minutes to do the first nine holes following some hackers ( the course ranger should have noticed)but after playing through the second nine was spectacular with the views and layout and the normal speed of play. Overall a course worth playing again. If they get some proper sand in the bunkers or scarify them he incentive to play again would be even higher.

13. StewyGriffin | Rated | 22 May 2008 | Add A Review

great track, get a cart cause its a long walk between holes. But I love it. Great value for money as well. Just as good this area can put up

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14. SBW | Rated | 13 Feb 2008 | Add A Review

Played the course for the first time recently and found the course to be very nice and good value for money. On some holes you really do pay if you are wayward off the tee but at the same time I didnt find the fairways that narrow. The huge greens made you feel like you needed a driver at times to get to the hole. Awesome views from the 14th onwards. Two tips; Watch out once the wind picks up and ensure you get a golf cart

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15. clubselectionisessential | Rated | 14 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

I can kind of see why the reviews are a bit mixed but I reckon this is a great course. There are some really interesting holes and some great views. I thought the fairways were good and the greens were very fast with all sorts of undulations which made for a good test of putting. One thing I thought was great was a small plan of each hole on the card above where you write the score – I wish more courses would do this.

After 2pm you can get on for $15 if you’re an RACV member or $20 if you’re not. Use the money you saved to get a cart – you’ll need it. The downer was, I guess because its good value, there were a couple of hacks on the course but we got through them and happy days!

16. 14useless | Rated | 08 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

As a course that has undergone many changes over the years I must say its now at its peak. Since the RACV takeover all aspects of the course have improved.The staff are very helpfull,proshop is well stocked and greens and fairways in top nick considering the traffic.There are still hills to climb and when the wind blows,well the wind blows,beers cold !!! At about $40 it really is great value as is everdent by the amount of people playing,book early.

17. Turtles173 | Rated | 08 Aug 2007 | Add A Review

I think it is quite a nice course, older style, which is great these days. Th critics here are underselling it a little bit.

18. glendonald | Rated | 04 Jul 2007 | Add A Review

Not a difficult course. Great to play if you want a quick/cheap game as dicount applies after 1.30 pm. Spectacular views from the 14th onwards.

19. thunderstorm | Rated | 23 Nov 2006 | Add A Review

Take the undulation out, the views and you are left with an average golf course. Greens stupid size, can't walk it unless you are mad, quite short, fairways dry and difficult to find a good lie, only thing going for it is if you are an RACV member it is well priced-I would argue however still not worth it

20. sarboy88 | Rated | 24 Oct 2006 | Add A Review

Have played The Cape many times and everytime I go there something is not right. This time it was the Fairways, they had recently cored the fairways and so they were not in the best condition, but we were playing ambrose so it didnt effect my game that much. Greens were excellent but not cut short, so a lot slower than I expected. Layout is fantastic and some of the holes on the back nine have great views over the National Golf Club and all the way to Portsea! A cart is essential to this course as it is hilly and sometimes you may have 500m to the next tee. Staff were excellent and the Beer was cheap.

21. Melbsouthpaw | Rated | 09 Oct 2006 | Add A Review

Firstly let me say, the course and pro-shop staff were excellent - not a bad word about them.

Having said that, the course left me a little disappointed. Maybe my expectactions were set too high, but I really thought that it would be better.

Really tight fairways punish any mildly wayward shots - even some reasonably straight shots ran-off the fairways into the very thick rough (which made it very tough to find balls). The bunkers are appalling - virtually no 'soft-sand' in them at all. They really need a top-up with some fresh sand.

Finally, the greens were in pretty poor condition, plenty of pitch marks (unrepaired) and grass was at uneven at best on most greens.

Maybe I got unlucky - despite this, I will try it again as it is still relatively good value for money.

22. tigertee | Rated | 14 Mar 2004 | Add A Review

For the money it's gives good value to all levels of golfers. I've probably played it 10 times and always have a good time. Not the toughest on a calm day but watch out if it starts to blow. Excellent layout from the perspective you are rarely aware of any other golf hole on the course. Usually in very good condition with undulations in the greens to test the best of putters. Would recommend a cart as it is a hike between some holes.

23. rogerhammond | Rated | 09 Nov 2003 | Add A Review

That's how you feel if you walk this course. You need to be in remarkable shape or just plain masochistic.

The course itself is magnificent, but treacherous. The layout is set in massively undulating terrain that you will feel lucky indeed to find a flat lie anywhere...even on the greens, which are very difficult to read. Then there's the rough from which there is no return.

Holes 7 & 8 over the water are very inspiring. The par 3 7th is very long and the par 5 8th...well...there's a lot of it (driver off the tee and 3 wood off the fairway should see you on the green if you're lucky).

Then there's that par 3 that overlooks the National and drops down towards the ocean is just amazing.

Bunkers...well, they're just huge. Definitely need to close the stance a little to get some more back into the ball and get it to travel past the lip.

As golf courses go, it's tough and challenging but a lot more thought could have gone into facilities - like ashtrays, we followed the Sat morning competition around and it's a good thing the grass wasn't too flammable, the trail of cigarette butts was quite distasteful and showed a significant lack of respect by club members.

I recommend it just to say you've played there it is definitely an experience, but I believe it isn't great value.

24. DL | Rated | 22 Jan 2003 | Add A Review

Prone to very windy conditions combined with thick tea tree lining the fairways makes this a very challenging layout and one of the great public access courses in Victoria. Predominately a second shot course with some very large undulating and tiered greens and plenty of bunkers to boot. If you are a poor putter this could well be a demoralising course for you. Playable all year round and always in impeccable condition with daily pin placement sheets free at proshop. For less than fifty bucks midweek you can't get much better.