1. q-tip | Rated | 23 Oct 2011 | Add A Review

Measures 5946m Par 72 with four par 3s ranging from 138-172m, ten par 4s ranging from 310-390m and four par 5s ranging from 443-517m.

Course has a mixture of kikuyu / winter rye grass fairways and teebeds which I must say are fairly lush in the Spring. The mostly small-to-medium sized bent grass greens have some good speed but are mostly flat with subtle breaks. The medium-sized tree-lined wide fairway layout has only 2 unbunkered holes (2nd and 10th) with a total of 33 bunkers on the course and there are no water hazards.

Highlights include the front nine stretch of holes 4-7: the 355m straight 4th (index 4) with a blind teeshot uphill to a green with a rightside bunker; the 172m 5th (index 10) with a slightly downhill teeshot to a green with 3 bunkers; the 517m gentle dogleg left 6th (index 2) with a fairway bunker right coming into play off the tee with a right-sloping fairway to a green with a leftside bunker; and the 138m 7th (although index 18) with 2 leftside bunkers near the car park.

The back nine opens with a few more similar length par 4 holes with a good stretch of signature holes 15-17: the short 332m gentle uphill dogleg left 15th (index 7) with some tall trees lining its fairway to a large front-sloping green with 3 bunkers; the 155m 16th (index 15) with a tee mound across the driveway near the clubhouse and proshop to a wide green below with 2 shortside bunkers; and lastly my favourite the 390m gentle dogleg right 17th (index 3) with a right-sloping fairway with long grass and trees along the rightside to a green guarded by a greenside bunker right and small shrubs over the back left.

There are some good holes here with some gentle-to-sharp doglegs with at least 12 flags not visible from the tee mound. Good bunkering, tree-lined fairways and good course conditioning make this layout an enjoyable walk.

Naracoorte is one of the larger towns in the South-East region with around 5700 people and is about 1 hour north of Mount Gambier. There is also the world-heritage listed Naracoorte Caves 10km south of the town to visit if in the area.

Played here on 7th October 2011 with $30 green fees. Course access is off the Riddoch Highway on the northern side of the town. Naracoorte is one of the better conditioned and fairly challenging layouts in the South-East.

There is a friendly full-time club professional also working summers at Robe which can be contacted on (08) 8762 4521. I highly recommend a round here.

2. Talart | Rated | 29 Jun 2011 | Add A Review

One of the best courses in the region. Tight fairways with doglegs amid the gumtrees. Greens are fast with sand bunkers on many holes that are a rarity at many country courses but well maintained and positioned at Naacoorte. Well worth a round if in the area.

3. Funky71 | Rated | 29 Dec 2009 | Add A Review

This course is one of the greenest courses in the south east and the fairways and greens are kept superbly well. Huge gums line the fairways of many of the holes and require an accurate tee shot. That being said, the fairways are also quite close to each other in many circumstances and a wayward drive will often land on an adjacent fairway which can be quite forgiving. There are quite a few sharp dogleg holes, most notably the 11th which runs along the OOB and then turns at 90 degrees at the end challenging the shot selection of any golfer. Many of the par 4’s are a similar length but the par 3’s are all unique and vary in length and difficulty. There are plenty of opportunities for birdies if you can hit the greens as they are quite flat and have a good roll on them.

4. boppa88 | Rated | 18 Sep 2003 | Add A Review

This course utilises the range and has the fairways set amongst huge gum trees making it a challenge if you go wayward. It is magnificently presented by the greenskeepers.