1. q-tip | Rated | 22 Oct 2011 | Add A Review

Measures 5192m Par 68 with six par 3s ranging from 120-192m, ten par 4s ranging from 256-400m and two short par 5s ranging from 427-440m.

Course has lush kikuyu grass fairways with a mix of couch/kikuyu grass teebeds. The mostly smallish-sized bent grass greens are not overly quick but are smooth with good roll with rye grass surrounding the greens. The layout has medium-sized tree-lined fairways which are fairly wide and gently doglegs with about 8 flags not visible from the tee mound. There are only 8 bunkered holes with a total of 22 bunkers on the course.
Highlights include: the opening 357m slight dogleg right 1st (index 6) with its tall pine-tree lined fairway to a green with 3 bunkers; the 192m slightly uphill 2nd (index 10) to an unbunkered green; the 390m slight dogleg left 3rd (index 2) with a 20m long and narrow bunkerless green; the 366m slight bend left 5th (index 4) with 3 red-staked ponds on the left which run 20-180m short from the 2-tier front-sloping bunkerless green with trees on the right and the OOB Maurice Road far left of the ponds; the 352m slight bend left 7th (index 8) which has a yellow-staked creek across the fairway 200m from the tee to another bunkerless green; the 400m slight dogleg left Par 4 gently uphill 13th (index 1) with 2 greenside bunkers; the 375m straight 16th (index 3) with a blind teeshot over a crest with the OOB Standen Street on the far left of a pond which is 50-95m short left of the bunkerless green; and the 155m 17th (index 9) with 2 bunkers short to a wide green.

Despite being the shortest 18-hole course in the state most par 4s are challenging but only 2 out of 6 par 3s are bunkered which makes the round easy. I like the short layout here as they have kept the original design with a few bunkers, tall trees and medium-sized greens on the 1st, 2nd, 13th and 17th added to the challenge here over the years.

Also the 2 par 5s are short but rather surprisingly difficult to score well on: the most bunkered hole on the course is the 440m 8th (index 14) doglegs left from 320m off the tee with 2 fairway bunkers 40m short left and 90m short right of the green which has another 2 bunkers short left; and the 427m 12th (index 13) which gently bends right with a pond 20-90m short of the bunkerless green which comes into play on your lay-up or approach.

Murray Bridge is the 4th largest city in the state (after Adelaide, Mount Gambier & Whyalla) with around 20000 people in the city & its surrounding areas. There is a proshop here and a decent clubhouse too.

Played here 3rd October 2011 with $30 green fees. Course access is from Ritter Street. I highly recommend a round here as you won’t be disappointed by the course conditioning.

2. Nicholstones | Rated | 26 Mar 2009 | Add A Review

The course is well-presented, with good quality fairways and true greens. However, the layout is a bit odd, with 6 par 3s, making it par 68, rating 66 for men and par 71 rating 70 for women. On many holes the men’s and ladies’ tees are the same, so it plays relatively longer for ladies than men. The longest par 3 is 192 for men and 174 for women, while the shortest is 120m for both. The par 4s range from a whopping 400m down to a tiny 256 for men, 366 to 238 for women. Although fairly flat and an easy walk, there are enough gentle undulations and doglegs to make it interesting. Certainly worth a hit if you are in the area.

3. jordan | Rated | 15 May 2008 | Add A Review

one of or if not the best country courses in south australia. okay fairways but the best grenns i have ever played on. All you people fromadelaide you should defentley get up here for a game!

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4. dazza43 | Rated | 13 Jul 2004 | Add A Review

This course has to be one of the most under rated best kept secrects this side of the Victorian border on the Great Murray River. The course always is presented in the best of conditions.