


The Mornington Peninsula is a boot shaped peninsula located 85 minutes southeast of Melbourne. With a number of exciting golf projects recently finished or under development it is the fastest growing golf region in Victoria (and arguably Australia). The Mornington Peninsula comprises at least ten courses ranked in Australia's Top 100 golf courses. The natural, sandy soil is ideal for golf, with rugged coastal conditions providing golfing experiences akin to the famous links courses of Ireland and Scotland. At the centre of this region lie a number of courses in an area known as The Cups. The National Golf Club is a 54 hole private members' golf club, providing three distinct golfing challenges (Old Course, Moonah Course and Gunnamatta Course), and through Great Golf Escapes, privileged access for Interstate and International guests.

Great Golf Escapes can organise packages to play the famous Melbourne Sandbelt golf courses. Based in Melbourne's South Eastern Suburbs, and established over 30 years ago, Great Golf Escapes has steadily established itself as one of Australia's most respected golf holiday and corporate golf event businesses. This reputation has allowed Great Golf Escapes unprecedented access to Australia's finest golf courses, a pleasure which they are able to extend to their clients. Golf courses such as Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Metropolitan, Victoria, Commonwealth, Yarra Yarra, Huntingdale, Woodlands, Peninsula-Kingswood, The National, St Andrews Beach, Moonah Links, The Dunes, Sorrento, Barwon Heads, Thirteenth Beach, The Sands Torquay and many others form the basis for some wonderful golf in Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and the Bellarine Peninsula.

In times past, the Yarra Valley was best known for its famous vineyards. This is changing as more and more golf courses are appearing on the Yarra Valley map. Courses such as The Heritage GCC, Eastern Golf Club, Gardiners Run, Yering Meadows have popped up in the region over the last few years and being located only 45 minutes northeast of Melbourne makes this a very attractive region for golf. A further 20 minutes down the road lies the RACV Country Club at Healesville. The course has been redesigned by Michael Clayton (Barnbougle Dunes architect). Over time, this region will become one of the main golfing regions of Victoria and, when combined, with other activities including ballooning, winery tours, fine dining and walking make it the ideal getaway.