1. STEWYGRIFFIN | Rated | 22 May 2008 | Add A Review

One of the best public access golf courses in metro Melb, tough but fair. Keep the ball on the fairway and you’ll enjoy your round

2. leroy8888 | Rated | 23 Mar 2008 | Add A Review

Beautiful course and very well maintained. Has some challenging long holes and strategic placed bunkers and trees. Should appeal to all levels. You do pay for the privlige though with a round costing $50.

3. Lowdown | Rated | 29 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

Beautiful course and well worth the $50 green fees. Wide, tempting fairways, all of which are excellently maintained and manicured lead you to vast greens which run true. However, plenty of bunkers, not to mention water offset the apparent ease of the course well and truly.

Overall great course and definately we play here again.

PROS

• Wide fairways - well maintained
• Big landing-zone greens
• Beautiful course

4. codger7 | Rated | 14 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

This is a ripper course. Large landing areas but some really tricky approaches. great for the big hitters. Par 3’s make the course. They can be pretty tough. Busy on a Sunday morning, but traffic seemed to move pretty well. The 18th is a tough finish. Really enjoyed it, excellent conditions and will be back.

5. clubselectionisessential | Rated | 13 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

I have played this course a few times and always enjoyed it. Last week however I really appreciated it. The fairways are fantastic – land on them and the ball sits up nicely (I did not mis-hit an iron all day as a result). The greens too are great – you could throw the ball in and it would stop – get the ball moving laterally however and it would roll a long way. They are very fast (took me 8 holes to get used to the pace) but true and rewarding.

Some great holes (2nd, 10th, 16th and 18th) and no real bad or boring ones. The par 3’s are long – especially the 13th which if you are not a big hitter like me can prove tough, but I’d rather that than a pitch and putt course.

Overall a great course and worth the money in my opinion.

6. muntz | Rated | 14 Sep 2007 | Add A Review

I really like this course a lot, it’s more challenging than most public access tracks, and the steepish green fees tend to keep casual hackers away. I’ve never had an overly long round here. The only time I got stuck behind a slow group a quick call to the clubhouse brought a quick response.

1st hole is a shortish par 4 with a huge expanse of fairway… a good opener to loosen up and shake your nerves. Then straight away a longish par 3 with water all the way down the right, a weak slice is wet. All the par 3s are 160m or longer by the way, which is a bit of a rarity I would have thought. The eighth is a par 5 – you have to hit over a canal off the tee, then there is plenty of water down the right to punish an errant fairway wood. I’ve lost multiple balls there on the same day. 9th also has lots of water nestled against the right side of the fairway and green.

13th – a beast of a par 3 with water all the way from the tee to the green on the right. If you are feeling queasy you can lay up to the left. 14th is a dogleg par 5 with a big bunker on the corner. 18th is the toughest hole, a long par 4 with OOB on the right, water on the left, and water circling an island green surrounded by 4 large bunkers. Had a foursome that walked off the hole after losing 10 balls between us.

There are plenty of fairway bunkers across the whole course, and some are placed on blind spots where a drive would naturally be aimed – a printout of the google map would be well worth carrying around!

7. squirrel_1 | Rated | 02 May 2007 | Add A Review

Playes on monday afternoon Just two of us, it took just over 4 hours walking. It is quite a long walk, but if you play at sanctuary lakes that is a long walk too.

The fairways are generous and the green on the large side. a bit of water, but not really in play off the ladies tees. From a ladies point of view, there has been thought of where the ladies tee off from. The par threes are all of good length, none under 100 meters.

Very impressed, will visit again.

8. wepespatuf.xxx | Rated | 23 Apr 2007 | Add A Review

great course. Had fun. Played twice.

When booking this course it is worth considering a cart for the day.

The only issue I had was that for 18 holes it took us over 5hrs with a cart as we had to wait for others ahead to complete their round. People who where walking took priority over carts.

You must bring some repellent for mozzies.

9. sverma | Rated | 02 Apr 2007 | Add A Review

This is one helluva awesome course!

At a time when the entire state is plouhed with a drought, you actually get to play in a course that is GREEN. The tees, fairways, rough, greens… yes all GREEN.

I might add that this course is still a bit young. Another year or two and it will be way up there .. givin Kingston Links a run for its money!

The front 9 are average, the back 9 BEAUTIFUL ! Some of the holes have the most fasicaniting views of the Dandenongs. Plenty of water in play.

Most par 4s of a reasonable length. I played off the BLUE Tees and was excellent.

Some of the Par 3s are long 7 Challenging.

On a windy day … this place can be quite a challenge!

10. joshuas | Rated | 29 Jan 2007 | Add A Review

Great course, long testing, wind was up which mate it a monster. Fairways were in good nick as were the greens, only critisism is that there were long walks between a number of holes - should have hired a cart, will be back again, give it a year and will be sensational.

11. mabeyk | Rated | 21 Sep 2006 | Add A Review

The problem with public courses at weekends is the speed of play and waterford Valley is no exception. After completing the front nine in around 2hrs 15 we were then advised by the pro shop that a delay of about 3 groups awaited us before starting the back nine. This is not good but at least they gave us a light lunch on the house. Our day was also blighted by the coreing of the green only days before and as everyone knows its not much fun playing on really bad sand scrapes! Saying this I understand this has to happen but the public should be advised of such actions when booking. The course will mature into a very nice public strip and the back nine will stand out from most layouts becuase its very nicely designed and keeps the golfer very honest. I will reserve my full judgement on the course when I play later in the year when the green are hopefully rolling a bit better.

12. griffoman | Rated | 20 Jun 2006 | Add A Review

A very nice course that rewards straight hitters and crucifies wayward shots - I would recommend you load up your bag with a bunch of balls you don't mind losing.

The front nine feels very new and quite a few of the holes still have a pretty ugly vista, but that will soon change as the planted trees grow. The back nine feels far more established and is a pure joy to play with plenty of challenging layouts, bunkers and of course water, water everywhere.

The signature 13th 200m par 3 over 180m of lake is far too tempting for those with excess testosterone - there must already be about a million golf balls in the lake, but the joy of landing on the green is probably about the same as landing a date with Kylie and then sinking the putt!

I congratulate the designers on a challenging but realistic course, and the greenkeepers for the excellent greens and maturing fairways. It is also pleasing to find a course that offers junior rates on Sundays, so I can afford to take my 16 year old son and then watch him beat me by 15 strokes !

My only recommendations would be a decent map on every tee showing the 150m from green spot and water hazards, and secondly there should be enclosed rubbish bins on at least every second hole - the amount of rubbish lying around is disappointing for an otherwise well groomed course.

I look forward to seeing this course mature over the next five years.

13. sarboy | Rated | 05 Jun 2006 | Add A Review

Living next door to this course I have been waiting 3 years for it to open. And finally it has. For me it is over priced at $45 midweek to play, espically when you need to take a golf cart as well. There is alot of walk between some greens and tees and the 10th tee would be atleast 500m from the 9th green.

The practice area is fantastic, but you must bring your own balls for the practice area, which is only longer enough for upto 5 iron. But I found the chipping area was excellent.

The front 9 is nothing special but straight away you must get use to the hugh greens. Expect to have at least one 50ft put for the day if not more.

Lots of Fairway bunkers and are very well placed. Caught me a couple of times.

This course really comes alive on the back nine. Some of the holes are a real delight and extremely hard to play. With the final hole been a 350m par 4 that has an island green making the second shot a lot of fun.

Overall worth a visit espically if you use the golf course guide discount for four players. After that lets hope they bring the price down. I live on the 11th fairway and it is not getting a lot of traffic at the moment.

14. pauldavies | Rated | 01 Jun 2006 | Add A Review

Loved this course. What was once a virtual wasteland five years back has undergone a remarkable transition.

Superb fairways, excellent bunkers and first class greens. Back 9 is spectacular with a great backdrop of the Dandenongs and many strategically placed waterways.

Front 9 is a little "industrial" in comparison, but this is mainly because of nearby factories and roads. The course itself is every bit as good as the back nine.

4 sets of tees provides a real challenge for every level of golfer. The course has excellent warm up facilities and is very accessible to the Eastern suburbs. Makes many other courses look very average.

Not sure how the sun will affect play on sunny days on what is predominatly an east-west layout. I suspect it could be an issue.

My only criticism is that the people in the pro shop and restaurant need to lighten up a bit and learn how to smile. You've got a great product, but the customer service needs plenty of work!!

15. tigertee | Rated | 28 May 2006 | Add A Review

This course is proof that you do not need a big name designer to design a monster that no one can tame. This course was clearly created with the amateur golfer in mind, an excellent mix of challenges and rewards for good golf, overall a very enjoyable course that will appeal to most golfers. The two nines are very different from each other, one needs more precision and placement, the other get your driver pumping. All greens are huge, user friendly mounding a good bunker placement. Very central to the eastern suburbs this course is set to be a real hit.