1. q-tip | Rated | 24 Dec 2011 | Add A Review

Established in 1901 Bowral GC measures 5406m Par 69 with five par 3s ranging from 129-200m, eleven par 4s ranging from 258-408m and two par 5s ranging from 425-499m.

Course has lush winter ryegrass fairways, teebeds and rough with small-medium sized flat poa with a mix of bent grass greens. The conditioning is amongst the best on the Southern Highlands. The greens are smooth but are flat with subtle-to-none break. There are only 9 bunkers on the course with a 2m wide yellow staked water hazard crossing the 1st, 2nd, 3rd 13th, 15th, 16th & 18th fairways.

The layout is fairly flat with wide fairways and some pine-tree lined fairways. The 9th green is actually the furthest point away from the clubhouse on the entire course near the cemetery.

Some good challenging opening holes here. Highlights include: the signature 348m slight dogleg right 2nd (index 4) with the yellow staked creek crossing the fairway 190m off the tee to a small bunkerless green; the 200m slightly uphill 4th (index 7) to another bunkerless green; the 393m slight bend right 5th (index 1) with a blind teeshot over a crest to a green with a bunker short left; the short Par 5 sweeping dogleg left 425m 10th (index 12) with another blind teeshot over a crest with tall pine trees on the left and OOB homes on the far right from the crest, to a green with 2 shortside bunkers; the 362m slight bend left 17th (index 3) with a blind teeshot over a crest with a wide fairway and slightly downhill from the crest with a right-sloping fairway to a bunkerless green; and the other signature hole, the long Par 4 slightly uphill 408m straight 18th (index 2) with OOB fence on the left and the 2m wide yellow-staked creek crossing the fairway 240m off the tee to another flat bunkerless green underneath the clubhouse.

Fantastic course conditioning but, apart from the opening 5 holes and the closing 2 holes, the stretch of holes 7-16 have far too many short par 4s to challenge any decent golfer.

Course could do with more bunkers like at Moss Vale. In fact, apart from Mount Broughton all the Southern Highland courses have abundant short par 4s on their layout.

Course access is from the corner of David Street and Kangaloon Road. The course is approximately 680m above sea level on the southern side of Bowral.

Played here 20/12/2011 with $35 green fees and $20 twilight green fees after 3pm (AEDT) 7 days a week.

Challenging short course shorter than Moss Vale, but Bowral has better course conditioning with Moss Vale being more bunkered and challenging than all courses apart from Mount Broughton in the region.

2. rieuwen | Rated | 14 Nov 2011 | Add A Review

I have to say, but if anyone doesn’t like this course is very hard to please… a beautiful course with relatively flat fairways.
Even the fairways were just as good as the greens.
On a Sunday, there weren’t many people out and made for an enjoyable time and an easy brisk walk.
I would even prefer to drive from Shellharbour here rather than Kangaroo Valley.
Not to mention, I got my first ever hole-in-one on the 14th hole.. very very happy about that !!!
I give this course a must play and I will surely be here again in the future.

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• Kangaroo Valley Golf Club
• Calderwood Valley Golf Course
• Gerringong Golf Club
• The Grange Golf Club (East)

3. Hally100 | Rated | 11 Jun 2010 | Add A Review

Poor course.No challenge. Overpriced. Do youself a favour and avoid this place at all cost. Many far better courses in the area.

4. looselips | Rated | 24 May 2010 | Add A Review

What a beautiful place,and the golf course is in magnificent condition. I particularly enjoyed the clubhouse, the friendly staff in a character filled building. Lunch on the terrace overlooking the 18th is a must do.

5. willyum | Rated | 15 Dec 2009 | Add A Review

Played Bowral 15th Dec 09 – I thought it was an average course -not as good as Moss Vale -green fees are expensive – very little indication of location of next tee -many distance markers missing and stones (recently sanded) on the greens – I believe there are better courses in the area

6. d_train | Rated | 02 Dec 2009 | Add A Review

I played Bowral twice in October this year. It is quite a nice, well maintained town course.

7. Steb | Rated | 04 Jan 2009 | Add A Review

Just played it for the first time the other day, so this review is purely based playing for the first time.

Fairways were lush, great condition and probably the standout feature of quality. Nothing to complain about with the greens, they were consistent and found I could read the breaks quite well—I have problems at my home course.

Not many bunkers – I didn’t see one despite missing approach shots many times.

My biggest dislike of the course were the numerous blind shots – not seeing the flag means you have little idea where to leave your previous shot.

8. spider1 | Rated | 24 Oct 2006 | Add A Review

Played at Bowral recently and while it was nice enough, I'll take the drive down the road to Moss Vale in the future.

The course is well kept, although the greens were quite slow even though they were set up for the first round of their club championships.

While there are some nice holes at this course many are pokey short par 4s, the strangest of the lot is the par 5 10th which is shaped like a U.

The best part of Bowral GC is the club house, a great place to sit and watch groups hitting into the 18th green with a beer in hand.

9. ANONYMOUS | Rated | 03 Sep 2006 | Add A Review

Just thought I'd give this course a bit of praise, it's absolutely beautiful! Being a member of the Bowral Country club, you begin to get used to rough, hard fairways and thin rough, but when you get to this course, all you can do is stare. The course is perfectly manicured with rolling fairways and strategically placed hazards, that make it a challenging, yet highly enjoy course to play.

The first hole is a straight forward par 4, that can be reached with a short iron or wedge in for the second shot. Over all a nice way to start the round.

The second hole starts to bring the challenge to the round, with an area of water to the right to catch wayward tee shots, and a small ditch to carry over. Its green is also quite small, and can be hard to get in two for beginners who may not being experienced with iron play.

This hole doglegs to the right and plays a slight bit longer then the first two holes. The lone bunker that guards the green is extremely shallow and easy to escape from.

The forth plays as a long par 3 from the members tees, yet plays a lot shorter from the social tees. Being uphill, you could take a little more club then usual.

As the first par 5 on the course, it is actually not as long as it first seems, reachable in two to three strokes its possible to make birdie or eagle on this hole. Out of bounds looms to the right to catch sliced tee shots.

Another par three to adorn the course, this hole is reasonably short, and can be birdied with a decent tee shot, although the green is small.

The seventh is yet another short par 4 where you can you use a short iron for the second shot, but try not to run your shot up to the green because it may get caught by the bunker that guards the the front edge.

The eighth hole is a reasonably lengthed par 5 reachable in two or three, with a good drive, yet again, ut of bounds lurks to the right, so don't slice your tee shot.

Nine is a reasonably long par 4 reachable in two with a good tee shot and decent 6 -9 iron second shot.

Didn't really have time to complete the course as it was Fathers Day, but I would higly reccoment this course for people to play, as it is a fun and rewarding experience. My decision is pending on whether to become a member.

10. bugger | Rated | 03 Jun 2003 | Add A Review

Bowral Golf Club is a timeless golf club which incorporates the traditions of past years. It is well worth the visit to the clubhouse with various golf paintings and portraits.

Now for the course...

While this is a par 69, it is not as easy it seems on the card. The first 6 holes can make or break you here. The 2nd hole is a great hole requiring a accurate tee shot that needs to carry about 170 metres to a fairway that sits across you. The second shot is to an elevated green that is difficult to judge the distance on.

The next few holes will test you, especially the 4th a 200m uphill par three that most of the members couldn't reach.

The thing that strikes you about Bowral is how quiet it is here in the middle of town. Autumn is the time of year for a game as the Liquid ambers are in full colour.

The 8th & 9th are good holes placing a premium on accuracy (not length). The 10th hole is somewhat controversial and out of place here. At only 414m it plays as long par 4 but this hole severley doglegs left at the 220 mark and if you do not select the right line off the tee you can be in trouble here. For the longer hitter there is a very good chance for a birdie and even eagle here.

The 13th is great little risk reward hole. At only 255m it is in reach for the boomers. Otherwise it is a long iron and a wedge over the small dam bordering the green.

The final two holes are very good. 17 is a straight hole with out of bounds all down the left hand side with a left to right sloping fairway, so ideally a draw into the hill is ideal. The second shot off a hanging lie is played to a small green with the OB at the back of this green.

18 is a classic long hole which gives you two options off the tee. Either to lay up short of the creek at the 230 mark or to risk trying to either carry or run the ball over the creek. The second shot is either a wood or mid-iron to a small green framed by the clubhouse.

While some people might think this course is a bit basic, I think that with small greens and well placed hazards this course is no walkover. Bowral is always in excellent condition and it is well worth a visit to this timeless course.