1. q-tip | Rated | 26 Oct 2011 | Add A Review

Course has reduced its length, par and a number of sand bunkers have become grassy swales so it measures 5968m Par 71 with four par 3s ranging from 150-194m, eleven par 4s ranging from 307-400m and three par 5s ranging from 444-500m.

Course has Santa Ana couch fairways with patches of rye grass and mostly pine-tree lined fairways. The rough has rye and clover grass with winter rye grass teebeds. The medium-sized bent grass greens have some local poa annua in them too, but are smooth with good roll. Despite having no water hazards, every hole is bunkered, with a total of 48 bunkers on the course.

The opening 370m gentle bend right 1st (index 3) with a greenside bunker short left is the most difficult of the opening 5 holes which are all par 4s with the tallest tree-lined fairways on the course.

Holes 7-9 are worthy to mention: beginning with the longest and hardest par 5 on the course: the 500m slight dogleg right 7th (index 5) with a left-sloping fairway and a bunker left off the tee to a green with a bunker 10m short right and another greenside right. This is followed by the 150m 8th (index 18) from an elevated teeshot to a green with 2 bunkers. The outward nine closes with the 366m slight dogleg right 9th (index 9) with another left-sloping fairway to a green guarded by a bunker short right.

The back nine begins with the longest and most challenging par 3s: the 194m slightly uphill 10th (index 2) with a 3-level teebed to a green with a bunker short right and thick rough/mounds over the back. The 485m gentle bend left 11th (index 10) has a fairway bunker in the middle of the fairway off the tee to avoid to a green with 2 bunkers. The 342m uphill 12th (index 7) with a blind teeshot over a crest to a right-sloping fairway and a green with 2 bunkers is a good hole. Then you walk around the 14th green to play the 380m gentle bend right 13th (index 4) with an elevated teeshot to a left-sloping fairway to a 2-tier front-sloping green guarded by a bunker short left. The 350m 14th (index 6) is a straight hole that plays uphill with a right-sloping fairway with a bunker 20m short right of the green which is guarded by another 4 bunkers.

The closing 4 holes are varied but apart from the 17th are not very challenging. The 444m short 15th (index 16) is the weakest par 5 on the course but plays uphill from the fairway bunker left off the tee to the green with 3 bunkers short. This is followed by the 155m 16th (index 14) which has 4 bunkers, then the 400m slight bend right 17th (index 1) is a very challenging par 4 which plays slightly uphill from the fairway bunker on the left about 250m off the tee to a green with 2 shortside bunkers. The shortest par 4 on the course is the 307m 18th (index 17) which doglegs right 75 degrees from 180m off the tee with 4 fairway bunkers to a 30m long 2-tier front-sloping green with another bunker right to avoid.

Overall, the back nine is more challenging than the front nine with more bunkers and undulating fairways with a few hills to climb.

Mount Gambier is the 2nd largest city in the state (after Adelaide) with around 25000 people. Unlike most country towns with its tacky and cheap tourist attractions, Mount Gambier has some interesting attractions like a few sinkholes and Blue Lake.

I agree that Mount Gambier is one of the best conditioned courses in the state and along with Millicent are the top country layouts in the state.

Played here on 6th October 2011 with $33 green fees with also $15 twilight golf after 2.30pm during DST. Course access is from Attamurra Road off Princes Highway on the north-eastern edge of the city. The proshop and staff are very friendly.

2. mossy007 | Rated | 06 Feb 2010 | Add A Review

I Play mount gambier during the week. WOW this is a well groomed golf course. greens are better than anything you will find anywere

The back nine has some great holes with the par 4 13th a true test

Overall I will be back to play this truly fantastic golf course

3. Funky71 | Rated | 28 Dec 2009 | Add A Review

Mount Gambier is a truly beautiful golf course, with wonderful fairways and greens and a reasonable mix of holes.
In fact, the first hole is perhaps disappointingly plain, and possibly the only criticism one could have. It is long and has nice views but gently dog legs to the right and is very exposed from the south.
After a string of five par 4’s to start you get to the 6th and a neat little par 3 to a green protected by two large bunkers in front of the green. In fact the par 3’s are a feature of Mount Gambier with the 8th and 16th also great holes.
The course is also blessed, we believe, with a sensational finish. Two par 4’s, the 17th a brute of 400 metres which requires power, the 18th exactly 100 metres shorter and requiring precision off the tee and with your second to the well protected green.
A superb course that you would think would be great all year round.

TandM

4. creaking | Rated | 01 Oct 2009 | Add A Review

This beautifully groomed and prepared course rewards good shots and severely punishes bad ones. The greens are fast and true. Fairways are tight, even from good grass. Hospitality at the 19th is outstanding. I’d rank it above all of the resort course I’ve ever played, with the exception of Laguna Keys. The resident pro Damien Swadling is an excelent teacher, stocks a good shop and provides very good service. Proximity of wineries,good restaurants and tourism opportunities makes it even more appealing to visitors. Top course, good local company on an under used course.

5. Oenophile | Rated | 16 Dec 2008 | Add A Review

Major refurbishment of the course over the last 3 years has made this the best country course in SA, and in my view in the top 5 courses in the state. From the ultra testing 410m par 4 first, to the tricky par 4 310m 18th, each hople presents its own unique challenges. Fairways are all in good condition, with a number of holes featuring couch. Greens are very true and whilst not lightning fast are quickish. Highly recommended. Pro shop is very friendly and well stocked too.