Kingston Heath Golf Club

Kingston Heath traces its roots to the Elsternwick Golf Club, founded in 1909, before relocating to its present Cheltenham site in 1925. Dan Soutar laid out the course and Alister MacKenzie's 1926 consulting visit reshaped its bunkering into some of the most admired sand hazards in world golf — the club's own site describes the philosophy as "beauty in simplicity, genius in restraint." Consistently ranked among the top courses in Australia and the world, it is a private club that the club's site says extends "a warm welcome to international visitors seeking to experience one of golf's most celebrated designs."

Course facts

Holes

18

Designer

Dan Soutar (layout); Alister MacKenzie (bunkering, 1926 consultation)

Opened

1909

Melbourne Sandbelt

About 20 minutes from central Melbourne, in the bayside suburb of Cheltenham

Highlights

• •Dan Soutar layout with bunkering reshaped by Alister MacKenzie in 1926
• •Ranked among the top 3 courses in Australia and top 20 in the world
• •Club site states a welcome for international visitors seeking to play the course

Facilities

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