1. q-tip | Rated | 12 Oct 2011 | Add A Review

Whyalla measures 6118m Par 72 with four par 3s ranging from 122-185m, ten par 4s ranging from 315-373m and four par 5s ranging from 450-530m.

Course has a short tree-lined layout with red dirt and low saltbush scrubs and trees in the rough with kikuyu grass fairways with lots of clover grass weeds. The teebeds are patchy with some dirt but mostly kikuyu and some couch grass. There are medium-sized bent grass greens which are smooth, have good roll with no dead patches. There are 15 bunkers on the course.

Highlights include: the opening 512m slight dogleg left 1st (index 9) with a green guarded by 3 bunkers; the 468m dogleg right 8th (index 17) with a blind teeshot from a couch grass teebed over a crest to a left-sloping fairway with saltbush scrubs and fescue grass on the dogleg corner to avoid to a green guarded by a bunker shortside; the 165m downhill teeshot 9th (index 11) with views south over the hill with some glimpses of the Gulf from the elevated tee with a bunker short left; the 352m 10th (index 8) which doglegs 45 degrees right from 200m off the tee with a 2-tier front-sloping bunkerless green; and the 185m slightly uphill 13th (index 6) to an undulating bunkerless green.

The layout is fairly different with the first 4 holes coming back to the clubhouse where you walk through ’Pagey’s Pass’ near the bowling green to the 5th tee. The back nine is slightly more challenging than the front nine. The finishing 9th and 18th holes are both well-bunkered par 3s.

The par 4s here are not long and challenging but the par 3s and par 5s are quite varied and challenging to par. The greens here were in great condition with some quite lush kikuyu grass surrounding the greens.

Played here the same day I played at Port Lincoln on 20/09/2011 with $30 green fees. Both courses are different with regard to the layout as Whyalla has the saltbush and red dirt whilst PL has the pine-tree lined fairways. The greens were better here than at Port Lincoln and Port Augusta.

Whyalla is the 3rd largest city in the state with around 22000 people but the course has no full-time professional. Not much to the city itself but the course is worth the hit.

2. frommie | Rated | 24 Apr 2011 | Add A Review

Played whyalla yesterday great little country course narrow fairways punishing rough.fairways and greens have come along 100 percent since I last played here.course plays it’s length at about 6200m and when the winds up could play quite hard.keep it straight and no probs around here easy walk with some nice views into the ocean and ranges will be back again

3. Nicholstones | Rated | 05 Feb 2010 | Add A Review

This is a good course with a reticulation system to help with the fairways and greens. The layout is interesting and the greens are good. If you miss the fairway expect a bad lie on dirt and rocks, but you aren’t supposed to be there. This is one of three courses on the Eyre Peninsula with grass greens and it is better than Port Lincoln and similar in quality to Port Augusta. The green fees of $30 are reasonable for what you get and it is generally easy to get on. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

4. stewpa | Rated | 29 May 2006 | Add A Review

I wrote review in March when the front nine fully irrigated fairways came into play. In the last few weeks, the back nine has also come into play completing the transformation of this course. People wanting a truly unique experience on an arid zone course with contrasting dusty saltbush rough alongside lush green fairways and large, challenging, high quality greens should come and play Whyalla.

5. stewpa | Rated | 14 Mar 2006 | Add A Review

The Whyalla course has undergone a huge transformation and is now a fully irrigated layout creating a green oasis in its arid zone setting. The challenging course has a range of interesting holes which increase in degree of difficulty due to the strong prevailing southerlies, adding several clubs to upwind holes.

At the time of writing (March 2006) the front nine is in play on newly seeded fairways. The back nine is likely to be playable in mid 2006 when newly planted grass provides a better coverage.

Whyalla is equal to or surpasses most country SA course and has high quality greens rivalling metro courses.

6. austrusty | Rated | 22 Jan 2004 | Add A Review

The Whyalla golf course is my home course and id say that it's pretty ordinary. Not saying that it's a crappy course, the layout is excellent, challenging doglegs and the greens are top notch but the fairways are almost non existant! very poor grass coverage means that if you do hit the fairway off the tee your still hitting the ball off of dirt and stones as if you were in the rough 9 times out of ten. Also if you are a slicer of the ball off the tee, there is a good chance you'll have a rough time finding your ball in the saltbush that lines most of the holes. There are rumours that were getting a grant in the next few years to upgrade the fairways to grass but I can't really see that happening but if it does happen, we will have a very good course!