What are the pros/cons to the design of Victoria Golf Club vs the other sandbelt courses?
I find that a tough comparison to make because I probably enjoy Victoria more than my cons would suggest. First of all its opening hole is ordinary, the next two are similar and run in the same direction along a road, the par threes are good but there are no absolute stunners like the Heath, Royal Melbourne, Commonwealth or Yarra Yarra has and both nines finish with two par fives. On the pro side however is the wonderful bunkering and greensites so typical of those built in Melbourneduring that 1920’s period, the ambience, the beautiful clubhouse, flowing terrain and the outright quality of holes like 9, 10, 13 and 15 which are among my Sandbelt favourites. The course suffers through direct comparison to the other leading Sandbelt courses as it isn’t on the same grand scale of a Royal Melbourne nor are its best holes of the same standard as a Kingston Heath or perhaps even a Commonwealth yet for me this track is a clear number four in Melbourne behind only Kingston Heath and the two co
