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‘Platinum Pro Golf Tours’ provides the ultimate experience for the golf enthusiast from providing access to premium courses, to coaching and escorting players throughout the day to ensure their time spent on the fold course is truly memorable.
With qualified members of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of Australia with 20+ years of experience combined, this ensures the service is first class and leaves no stone unturned.
‘Platinum Pro Golf Tours’ provides your clients with access to Australia’s most exclusive and private premium courses including: New South Wales, The Australia, The Lakes, Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Victoria, Sanctuary Cove, Royal Queensland and many more throughout Australia.
NSW, Australia
New South Wales Golf Club
If exhilaration is what you want then there is no better course in Australia to satisfy a yearning for golfing thrills than The New South Wales Golf Club at La Perouse. High up on the cliffs above Botany Bay it is one of the most severe tests of golf in a high wind and only on a rare day do the flags lie still.
The credit for the course goes to Alister Mackenzie and is simply another wonderful example of the debt Australian golfers owe him and those he left behind to carry out his plans. In this case it was local Eric Apperley who was entrusted with the construction of bunkers and greens. A most spectacular conditioned course, one that cannot be missed.
NSW, Australia
The Lakes Golf Club
The Lakes is one of Australia’s pre-eminent private clubs and one of the leading major tournament venues in Australia having recently hosted the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Men’s Australian Opens.
The golf course provides the golfer with a unique opportunity to play one of Australia’s most famous layouts in a serene environment on outstandingly presented playing surfaces.
A premium venue with many amazing holes featured around beautiful wetlands and native bird life, a true test of great condition, quick fast greens and perfectly manicured fairways.
NSW, Australia
The Australian Golf Club
A private member's course, one of the most exclusive clubs in Australia. The Australian has hosted a staggering 15 Australian Open championships which include the first ever Open in 1904 through to the centenary open in 2004 where a strong local field saw Peter Lonard grab the title with a one-shot victory over previous winner Stuart Appleby.
The golf course was remodelled by Jack Nicklaus in 2013 adding length, water hazards and distinct mounding to create a golf course dissimilar in many ways to the original. Most would agree that the modifications have made The Australian a better golf course. When played from the back tees The Australian can be a punishing course with long, exacting approach shots needed to tight, bunker laden greens.
NSW, Australia
Concord Golf Club
Concord Golf Club is one of Sydney's most prestigious golf clubs. Established in
1899, the Club has hosted a number of championship golf tournaments including the Australian PGA, NSW Open and ANZ Championship.
The Australian PGA came to Concord in 1991 when the winner was Wayne Grady.
In 1992 it was won by Craig Parry and in 1993 by Ian Baker-Finch. In recent years Peter Londard won the 2001 ANZ Championship at Concord and commented positively on the condition and quality of the golf course.
A ready water supply through the construction of three dams provide a good water supply for the greens and fairways. At some time or another all of the holes have been reconstructed and in 1996 the decision was taken to appoint a golf course architect, Ross Watson, to re-design the course. However, recently been completely redesigned by the Great Tom Doak and his team.
QLD, Australia
Royal Queensland Golf Club
Since its inception in the 1920's Royal Queensland has been known as one of Australia's top-line courses, hosting three Australian Open Championships as well as many Australian and Queensland championship events at many levels, both amateur and professional.
Most recently Royal Queensland was the venue for the Australian Players' Championship in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the Australian PGA Championship in 2000 and 2001. It has seen many world golfing greats, from Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen, (each two-time visitors in the early and mid-1930s and both defeated in challenge matches by young local Norman von Vida ), to later masters of the game including Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Peter Thomson.
The Club has also been home to many outstanding Australian golfing personalities, a couple of standouts being Charlie Earp - Club Professional for 45 years until 2003 - and his one-time trainee Greg Norman.
QLD, Australia
The Pines Golf Club
The Pines is the only Arnold Palmer signature course in Australia and is rated by the Australian Golf Union as one of the nation's most challenging courses.
With an AGU rating of 76, the course has been home to two SKINS tournaments, and offers a very special golfing experience. Carved through 101 hectares of established pine forest the course features corridor approaches to several holes with lakes guarding others.
Fourteen of the holes are contoured around six man-made lakes.
The 6681 metre course is exclusive to Sanctuary Cove Country Club members and Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove hotel guests. We welcome enquiries from golf club members to play The Pines. Please note: Players not with a tour operator or corporate golf day must be a member of a golf club with a Golflink number to access both The Pines and The Palms courses.
Leading golfers have played The Pines including Adam Scott, John Daly, Laura Davies, Tom Watson and Peter Senior.
An abundance of wildlife feature on The Pines including rare birdlife and scores of native Australian kangaroos.
QLD, Australia
The Grand Golf Club
The Grand - private, exclusive and only available to a privileged few.
The Grand Golf Club, situated 18 kilometres west of Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast Hinterland with frontage to the Nerang River, this Greg Norman designed course offers the best private club golfing experience in Australia. This championship course which hosted the Australian Open in 2001, will test your golfing skills, however, the only people who play the course are the members and their guests.
Offering five-star quality and service the Club also has a personal valet service, fine dining and a courtsey vehicle service available for members. International cuisine and extensive wine list, private spa and sauna area and your personalised locker are just some of the facilities that being a Grand Golf Club Member allows you to access.
Being a private, Member's only course with a maximum of just 555 memberships, no bookings are required and there is no waiting to get onto the course - you can play whenever you like.
QLD, Australia
The Palms Golf Club
Sanctuary Cove, The Palms offers undulating fairways, challenging bunkers, water hazards and century-old Cabbage Palms, The Palms is a must for any avid golfer including Sanctuary Coves touring professional, Adam Scott. The 18-hole championship golf course is considered one of the best resort courses in Queensland.
Award winning The Palms golf course is designed around century-old groves of cabbage palms. Considered one of the best courses in Queensland, the 5904 metre course has a par of 70 and a rating of 70.
Leading brand clubs are available for hire. Practice putting greens are located near The Palms' first hole.
VIC, Australia
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club is continually rated as the number 1 golf course in Australia and has been as high as number 5 in the world. The golf club boasts 36 holes comprising of the East and West courses.
The 18-hole composite course comprises 6 holes from the East Course and 12 holes from the West Course all contained within the one boundary. The East Course crosses the road on 2 separate occasions and the "paddocks" across the road from the main part of the course are generally less hilly.
The style of holes are similar-the gaping bunkers, lightning-fast greens, combination of short and long par 4 holes however the tree species features a number of eucalyptus trees which give the course a sort of country flavour in addition to the more populous tea tree which flanks most fairways.
There are a number of key features of Royal Melbourne - tea tree scrub lining the fairways and catching any errant shots, cavernous bunkers surrounding most greens and also placed strategically on most fairways to catch a slightly wayward drive and lightning-fast greens that give up their fair share of 3 putts.
Both courses at Royal Melbourne consists of the full gamut of golf holes - strategic short par 4 holes measuring less than 300 metres (similar to another MacKenzie masterpiece - Cypress Point), classic par 3 holes with undulating putting surfaces, surrounding bunkers and local wind and reachable par 5 holes which reward precise shot making.
VIC, Australia
Kingston Heath Golf Club
Kingston Heath Golf Club is one of Australia's best golf courses. Currently ranked as the number 2 course in Australia and the 27th best course in the world, Kingston Heath enjoys an enviable reputation for its superb conditioning all year round.
The 18 holes were built on only 125 hectares (most courses in the modern era are built on over 250 hectares), it is perfectly manicured and its bunkering and clever use of dips and hollows visually fools the non observant golfer.
Many people would argue it is a more aesthetically pleasing course than the nearby Royal Melbourne, however if you wildly deviate from the fairway, the rough (comprising long grass, tea tree and sandy scrapes) will test your ability to get the ball back into play.
The 14th hole is a longish par 5 which, depending on the wind direction, can tempt the golfer into reaching the green for 2. One golfer Roger Mackay did better than that in a tournament at the Heath when he holed his second shot for an albatross.
The three par 3 holes are a feature of Kingston Heath and show off one fantastic feature of this great golf course - the classic, natural bunkering. The fifteenth hole, in particular, is a real test ( not necessarily needed towards the end of your round).
An uphill par 3 of moderate length, the path to the hole is surrounded by a myriad of bunkers (some of them very deep) all waiting to swallow the errant tee shot. If you reach the putting surface par is still not guaranteed as the undulating green gives up more 3 putts than 1 putts.
The remaining finishing holes are long par 4's and can ruin an otherwise good score. The 16th is known in golfing circles as the hole where Greg Norman took a 9 on his way to losing a tournament at Kingston Heath in the 1990's. Norman carved his tee shot into the right hand tea tree and it was all downhill from there.
Kingston Heath has hosted the Australian Open 8 times (7 men’s & 1 women’s) as well as hosting the 2009 Australian Masters. This event saw world number 1 golfer Tiger Woods grace the fairways of KH, and he didn’t disappoint, displaying superb shot-making over 4 rounds to take out the yellow jacket.
Kingston Heath is a wonderful golf course and a true delight to play. If you can manage to play a round there it is worth the effort - you will not be disappointed.
VIC, Australia
Victoria Golf Club
Victoria Golf Club is, in many ways, similar to its neighbour Royal Melbourne. Thick tea tree lines most fairways, deep bunkers catch errant shots both at the greenside and off the tee and the greens can be lightning fast.
Victoria has hosted a number of major tournaments including the 2010-2011 Masters, 2002 Australian Open, multiple Victorian Opens and other National tournaments.
The course has a number of interesting features, namely two driveable par 4s (1st and 15th), back to back par 5s (8th and 9th and 17th and 18th) and in the middle some strong par 4 holes.
The short first hole, creates a birdie expectation from your first tee shot and this can often put more pressure on the golfer than if this hole came midway through the round. A short hole does not automatically guarantee a good score and whilst there are plenty of birdies on this hole there are also a fair share of bogies.
The 17th and 18th holes provide a chance to claw back lost shots during the round but only if the wind is blowing in a favourable direction. The 18th, in particular, is reachable in two and the large, flat putting surfaces gives up a large number of birdies and even eagles.
VIC, Australia
The Metropolitan Golf Club
The Metropolitan Golf Club is one of Australia's premier golf courses. Tucked quietly in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs it is one of the renowned "sandbelt courses" and widely recognised as one of the finest golf courses in Australia.
The course has continually challenged the best players in the world. Peter Thomson began his brilliant career with a win here in the 1951 Australian Open. Jack Newton won the Australian Open in 1979 by one shot from a young Greg Norman, who three putted the final green.
In 1993 Brad Faxon mastered Metropolitan with a four round score of 275, 13 under par, including equaling Greg Norman's course record 65.
In 1997 Lee Westwood won a very exciting Australian Open defeating Greg Norman in a sudden death playoff on the 18th hole.
In 2001 the course hosted the World Matchplay Championships-a tournament which saw the world's top golfers gather at Metropolitan for a unique matchplay event where the unlikely winner Steve Stricker walked away with a cool $1 million pay cheque.
Most recently the course hosted the 2009 Women’s Australian Open with former world number one Laura Davies prevailing in a very exciting finish.
Metropolitan Golf Club can also be described as the Australian equivalent of Augusta National. The perfect fairways, marbletop greens and blindingly white bunkers all combine to offer a test of golf not seen previously in Australia. Metropolitan is a tough but fair test of golf.
VIC, Australia
The National Golf Club
From the breathtaking natural beauty of the Mornington Peninsula, enjoying stunning coastal and rural views, to the challenging Long Island layout within easy reach of the Melbourne CBD, The National provides a unique golfing experience.
Constructed by world-renowned designers Robert Trent Jones Jr (The Old Course), Greg Norman (Moonah) and Tom Doak (Gunnamatta, formerly the Ocean Course by Peter Thomson), the Club’s three world-class layouts at Cape Schanck are complemented by the Long Island Course at Frankston – the sandbelt’s hidden gem – to create a membership offer of distinction.
As well as access to four world-class golf courses, all ranked within Australia’s top 50, members enjoy state-of-the-art facilities, clubhouse services, and reciprocal rights with other private interstate and overseas clubs. The National’s natural landscapes and scenery are amongst the most dramatic and spectacular that one could experience anywhere in the world of golf.
VIC, Australia
Peninsula Kingswood - North Course
The Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club enjoys a reputation as one of the premier private golf clubs in Australia, with two golf courses highly ranked and club facilities of the highest standard available for members and guests.
The renovated North course is designed to advantage those who plan their way around the course rather than simply "blaze away". It is not a long course, it is one that resists scoring by strategy rather than length. Several holes offer the player options that are affected by handicap, form, weather or the even state of the match. Choosing the correct option is the first key to unravelling this course.
The Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club is located at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula and, as its name suggests, is a country club with full accommodation and restaurant facilities. Additionally, there are a number of grass and synthetic tennis courts, a bowling rink and some great outdoor areas just to relax. But what about the golf?
Peninsula offers 36 holes of golf in the form of North and South courses. The courses complement one another well - the South is a championship course longer, flatter and more open than the North. The North on the other hand is a tighter course, more pronounced in its undulations and there are more trees to catch the wayward shot.
The North course has undergone a major redevelopment under the watchful eye of Mike Clayton, former Tour player and now respected golf course architect. Ball catching bunkering, sandy wastelands and more pronounced putting surfaces have combined to form a course that is a very tough challenge and far superior to the old layout.
VIC, Australia
Peninsula Kingswood - South Course
The Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club enjoys a reputation as one of the premier private golf clubs in Australia, with two golf courses highly ranked and club facilities of the highest standard available for members and guests.
The Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club is located at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula and, as its name suggests, is a country club with full accommodation and restaurant facilities. Additionally, there are a number of grass and synthetic tennis courts, a bowling rink and some great outdoor areas just to relax. But what about the golf?
Peninsula offers 36 holes of golf in the form of North and South courses. The courses complement one another well - the South is a championship course longer, flatter and more open than the North. The North on the other hand is a tighter course, more pronounced in its undulations and there are more trees to catch the wayward shot.
The South Course is longer, flatter and more open than The North, with stunning views across its fairways, the South Course is characterised by its creek lines and dry stone walls. Bunkering and green design put a premium on positioning from the tee. A true test of strategic golf.
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