1. Putfection | Rated | 04 May 2009 | Add A Review

Played here a couple of weeks ago. Played off the very back tees and it was tough in the wind. Some very long holes and a really nice part of the world to play golf. The greens had been cored two weeks previous which spoiled it a bit but all in all its a great course and seemed to be friendly and well run. I would love to play it again when the greens are better.

2. masliveth | Rated | 04 Apr 2009 | Add A Review

Amazing course and in beautiful condition. A little wet but considering 3 inches of rain the day before fantastic. Looking forward to playing it again.

3. lasteslan | Rated | 23 Mar 2009 | Add A Review

Magnificent course. Some great holes with great scenery. The par 3’s were really good. Only gripe I had was that the 5 or 6 greens had been cored and were very disappointing to put on.

4. kiltkid | Rated | 11 Jan 2009 | Add A Review

A very easy course, played there off the back markers last Thursday and carved it up, finishing with seven under. Scenic to play and some good holes but way too overpriced especially in terms of food and drink. Would play there again but prefer The Vintage.

5. kiltkid | Rated | 11 Jan 2009 | Add A Review

A very easy course, played there off the back markers last Thursday and carved it up, finishing with seven under. Scenic to play and some good holes but way too overpriced especially in terms of food and drink. Would play there again but prefer The Vintage.

6. No3Putt1 | Rated | 22 Dec 2008 | Add A Review

Played Cypress lakes yesterday morning. Course was in mint condition, weather was perfect and there was no one in front or behind. Couldn’t ask for a better day out. Challenging course with some tough tee positions. Alot of tricky greens and plenty of sand surrounding nice tight farways. Some of the tee views are postcard worthy(vineyard/lake back drops).

Great Course.

7. jlc13939 | Rated | 12 Dec 2008 | Add A Review

Course brilliant but hope you can arrange better weather next time.

8. grantss | Rated | 23 Nov 2008 | Add A Review

A fair bit over-rated. Very difficult, mostly because of some bizarre tee positions, and fairway designs. Plus tons of bunkers, which is fairly one-dimensional as a way to make a course difficult.

If the course isn’t difficult enough, hurtling down 45 degree slopes in the cart can’t exactly help your heart-rate for your next shot!

PROS

• Scenic
• Well maintained

Cons

• Some incredibly difficult and bizarre tee setups
• Heaps of bunkers
• Price
• Dangerous cart paths

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• The Vintage Golf Club
• Hope Island Resort
• Riverside Oaks Golf Club

9. james100 | Rated | 23 Oct 2008 | Add A Review

Played this course yesterday and thought it was fantastic. The course was in great condition with some fantastic holes. I thought the back nine was slightly tougher than the front nine but both were a decent test. The staff in the pro shop were all really helpful and cant wait to play the course the next time I’m in the hunter.

10. AndrewKemp | Rated | 25 Aug 2008 | Add A Review

Great food and wine in the hunter, but not great golf. Played Cypress Lakes twice and could tell you about any of the holes, unfortunately not memorable for me and my partner.

If your looking for a memorable golf play & stay getaway this probably isnt your place – however if its for the food & wine yes.

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11. FUDGEGOLF | Rated | 29 Apr 2008 | Add A Review

awesome course. You are led into a false sense of security on the front 9 but then get punished on the turn. great challenge.

12. CHISHOLM | Rated | 18 Apr 2008 | Add A Review

My Dad’s a member here therefore I play Cypress often. As it seems to me, the new layout is alot better than the old layout. I prefer the front nine by a long way because of it’s difficulty. My favourite hole on front nine was the 2nd (over the vineyard) it’s hard but not as hard as the other vineyard hole (6th). Definately worth having a stay and a couple of rounds.

PROS

• Greens
• Golf staff
• Hiring System
• Difficulty

Cons

• PIN placements
• Pro Shop (lacking in equipment)

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• The Vintage Golf Club

13. tooManyPutts | Rated | 12 Feb 2008 | Add A Review

This course is beautiful. It’s a bit hard for me as I am still high handicapper, but I love it!! Would love to play here again if I have the time.

14. stuarts | Rated | 30 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

Knocked it round Cypress Lakes a couple of times over the Australia Day long weekend, first time since the re-routing. Better lay out now with the long water carry tee shot now the 14th (formally the 1st) and the new 1st a reachable par 5. There’s enough scoring holes to keep the mid handicapper interested and enough tuffies to ruin the card of the best players.

15. RosieB | Rated | 15 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

To my mind, Cypress Lakes is an excellent golf course all up. The layout is superb and the organisation of a recent corporate day that we held at Cypress was outstanding in every aspect. Previous reviewers have highlighted the natural beauty of the course and truth be told, they are spot on as the property offers some of the prettiest scenry that I have experienced when playing golf(mind you, the Vintage offers excellent scenery too)!

Unfortunately, there are one or two minor things that let Cypress down but these are only very small nit-picks. Some of the cart-paths are old and in need of repair. The older ones made for quite a bumpy ride. Also, some of the bunkers seemed to be quite different to others both in feel and in quality/texture of the sand. These are the only two things that prevent me giving Cypress a full five stars, however, for me this course is a 4.5/5 course.

Taking into account the luxury facilities, spa, villas and general atmosphere I would recommend Cypress Lakes to all golfers but especially to groups as the staff run the golf days in a very organised, professional manner.

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• Oatlands Golf Club
• St. Michael's Golf Club
• Newcastle Golf Club
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• The Lakes Golf Club

16. tatzen | Rated | 04 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

Played here yesterday. Some lovely holes, including the #1 ranked par 4 on the back 9. An absolute stonker. However…. Pin placements were the worst I’ve ever seen on any half decent track. Most were on the sides of hills, which, for the mid range player trying to play an otherwise testing layout, to handicap, provides little reward for a solid putt (ending up some 10 feet past) Some pin placements were simply a joke. Staff were great. Course in top nick. Bar was ridiculously overpriced, 3 beers, 1 softdrink and a take away pie $31.

17. Gregger | Rated | 12 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

Great golf course in a majestic setting. Good mix of holes offering excellent views across the vineyards of the Hunter Valley. Cant wait to play the course again in the future as the Resort is excellent as well and offers an excellent array of facilities which I discovered through the Resort’s very user friendly web-site. Great contrast to some of the other courses in the area and offers some distinctive features including the wine bottle shaped tee markers which I loved as they continually reminded me of what would be in store after my round.

18. EOC | Rated | 05 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

I had the extreme pleasure of playing Cypress Lakes last month. It must be admitted that it was the first time I played the course and did not really know what to expect as other reviews I have read were a little bit mixed. However, I am so so so happy that I played the course and had the opportunity to make up my own mind.

The golf course was in excellent conditions and I found the greens to be true and quite fast. The variety of holes at Cypress Lakes is great as I felt that it simply was not just the case of up and back playing very similar holes all the time. In my mind, I always find the best courses to play are the ones where the golfer loses track of where they are due to the continual changes in direction of the holes requiring the golfer to have a good array of shots in order to adapt to the varying wind conditions. Cypress Lakes is one of these courses.

I would especially like to mention the 2nd, 4th, 9th, 12 th, 13th and 18 th holes. These par fours were all excellent and certainly very challenging from the back tees, which we played on the day.

Finally, I would like to complement the pro-shop and catering staff for their excellent hospitality on the day we played. The staff at the pro-shop were very obliging from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. Also, it was great to see the drinks cart circulating regularly on a very warm day. I look forward to playing Cypress again and I will do this very soon. My recent move to the Northern Suburbs of Sydney has made the course very accessible as the drive is far shorter than I had previously imagined.

19. q-tip | Rated | 18 Dec 2006 | Add A Review

Now measuring 6487m Par 72 from the black tees and 6019m from the blues where I played it from. The 4 Par 5s are long -603m 16th from black tees is Australia's longest par 5 - and all seem a little different to each other, which is good. The 4 Par 3s are quite challenging to birdie let alone par, and offer elevated tees (11th, 15th) and great bunkering with a links feel (3rd, 5th).

The front nine is my favourite part of the course. I like the par 4s here, especially the 9th. There are an even amount of dogleg left and rights on the course (6 each) which challenges the golfer to shape the ball both ways.

Cypress Lakes has a few water hazards that come into play (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 17th). The hilly back nine has some blind shots, with luck with ball lie rewarding precision ball placement off the T.

Of the 3 resort courses in the area (Hunter Valley, The Vintage, Cypress Lakes) this is my least preferred, but still good course. Played all 3 on weekend of 16/17 December 2006.

20. dbellew | Rated | 15 Dec 2005 | Add A Review

This is the first time I have played at Cypress Lakes. The staff in the pro shop were obliging and courteous. A foursome had just started playing prior to my arrival, so the pro shop staff handed me a bucket of balls and sent me off to the practice fairway.

The course was challenging and in excellent condition. The greens were fast, requiring good control. I found the course provided a comprehensive test of my (limited) skills. Plenty of bunkers and some well placed water hazards provided for an entertaining afternoon.

I look forward to the opportunity to play this course again,

21. surfrat | Rated | 12 Aug 2005 | Add A Review

Played Cypress for the first time in about 5 years yesterday and was very impressed at how well it has come of age.

From its intimidating first hole I was in awe of how good the course is, everything from the tight fairways to the tricky greens and with the backdrop of the vineyards creating picture perfect scenery it was hard to keep my concentration from straying, Awesome course with awesome facilities..

22. raf975J | Rated | 25 Apr 2003 | Add A Review

I played Cyrpess and The Vintage over a 2 day Hunter golf trip with a mate, and I still can't put them apart.

Cypress is an exciting course. Before you play Cyrpess searching the web site gives you an idea of the developers thoughts in buildign the layout.

Some holes provide 2 paths to approach the greens, and the front 9 is more of a resort layout while the back 9 provies a links layout.

Hazards are plentiful. Bunkering is great, and water hazards are all over the place. You actually begin at the par 5 1st needing to clear a 150m water hazard.

My favourite holes were the par 4 4th with 3 bunkers spliting the multi level fairway, the par 4 6th and index 1 par 4 8th, par 4 11th teeing off with the vineyards as a unique hazard, and the long 491m par 5 15th.

If you don't mind blind tee shots, elevated tees or greens, doglegs, exciting hazards, and exciting holes play Cypress - You'll love it!