A search of the old threads has people promoting every course from Narooma, to Woodlands, to Portsea, Kingston Links, Mt. Broughton, Ashlar, Long Reef, and Shearwater as 'underrated'. Even Cheltenham. Surely they all aren't?

What is your nomination for the land's most underrated course? Why?

Remember - underrated means "to not take account of the full potential or value of something".

MM

Woodlands, Portsea, Port Fairy, Bribie Island.

Outside of a small dedictated demographic, these courses get respect, but inadequate understanding of just how good they are in comparison.

QUOTE: ttitheridge @ Aug 24 2005, 10:54 PM

Woodlands, Portsea, Port Fairy, Bribie Island.

Outside of a small dedictated demographic, these courses get respect, but inadequate understanding of just how good they are in comparison.

Portsea is overrated as far as I'm concerned. Very average course.

Port Fairy, Bribie Island, definately underrated, and you can add Trafalgar to that list.

Newcastle

QUOTE: henry @ Aug 25 2005, 09:46 AM

Newcastle

I agree... Played National Trainee Champs there for 3 years... Great track.

Moved them to Sandhurst now

QUOTE: henry @ Aug 25 2005, 09:46 AM

Newcastle

It is rated comfortably in Australia's top 10 courses. Do you still think it is underated?

As some of you will suspect, my nomination is Duntryleague, a really good Eric Apperley (NSW, Newcastle) design from the 1930s.

Ask the average punter to talk about Australia's best courses, and I'm sure you won't hear them talking about Newcastle. In that sense, its underrated.

for some reason, i love flinders.
great little track i reckon.

I am a bit bias but Liverpool gets my vote. Fantastic layout!

Indooroopilly Composite
Bribie Island
Ipswich

QUOTE: MatthewM @ Aug 24 2005, 10:14 PM

Remember - underrated means "to not take account of the full potential or value of something".

Not wanting to cast "dispersions" , but a standard dictionary definition is "To rate too low; underestimate"

but using the definition provided, practically all the post war courses on the Mornington Peninsula.

Not wanting to cast "dispersions"  , but a standard dictionary definition is "To rate too low; underestimate"
Right that's it, I've admitted my mistake and taken it like a man. Unlike others I have not tried to sperm out of it. Now let's just let it go.
My vote for most underated would go to Bonnie Doon and Pacific Dunes.

Jim,

Disappointing is the word - except Portsea is post-war and the Moonah course is pretty good.
It seems the most underrated courses are the obvious ones - Portsea,Newcastle,Woodlands,Pt Fairy.

There are a lot more overrated courses than underrated ones in Australia.

QUOTE: Matt @ Aug 25 2005, 06:31 PM

Right that's it, I've admitted my mistake and taken it like a man. Unlike others I have not tried to sperm out of it. Now let's just let it go.

But I don't think Tithers has been back online yet to "sperm" out of it. But I'm looking forward to it. And hasn't Pacific Dunes only just opened? Or does James Wilcher just need to hire Henry as his internet publicist.

Thanks Mac, disappointing is much closer to the definition provided. I thought he may have done the cut and paste from underachieve by mistake. The overrated ones are much more interesting, afterall, there is nothing better than lopping some tall poppies, such as Metro, RME, Nat Moonah, The Dunes, The Heritage and anything on the Melbourne mudbelt that reckons it's any good. The Sanctuary Lakes course is probably the only non-obvious underrated I can think of, but you wouldn't want to play there too often.

There's been a course on the Portsea site since the 1920's.

QUOTE: Jim @ Aug 25 2005, 07:15 PM

There's been a course on the Portsea site since the 1920's.

9 holes though.

As dissapointing as some of the peninsula courses are, I don't think they are under-rated. A few of them stack up pretty well against a few of the sand-belt and Sydney courses that are rated ahead of them.

Trentham -luverly course good layout

QUOTE: Jeffrey @ Aug 25 2005, 08:01 PM

9 holes though.

As dissapointing as some of the peninsula courses are, I don't think they are under-rated.  A few of them stack up pretty well against a few of the sand-belt and Sydney courses that are rated ahead of them.

Still counts as pre-war for me. I only think the Peninsula courses are underrated on MMs original definition. By any normal definition I don't think they are any more over or underrated than anywhere else

Barnbougle Dunes...If all the people that voted on the Top 100 had played it instead of going home after playing Cape Kidnappers, it would have come in higher that 49...

Nicklaus Heritage - it is as least well groomed as metropolitan, and has more dramatic land.

Still a crap course though.

Played Bribie today. One nice course; it chewed me up and spat me out and I loved every moment of it (almost). 30 pts

QUOTE: butchy @ Aug 25 2005, 11:25 AM

for some reason, i love flinders.
great little track i reckon.

would it be because of some really good (albeit short) golf holes coupled with spectacular scenery and a grotty pub for after game beers?

At the risk of letting a well kept secret out, i'll put up

Murwillumbah

. This is a course our group came accross by accident, and what a surprise packet. This is a must play for visitors to the Tweed area. It's well worth the 20 minute drive into the hinterland.

QUOTE: memake @ Sep 4 2005, 04:30 PM

At the risk of letting a well kept secret out, i'll put up

Murwillumbah

. This is a course our group came accross by accident, and what a surprise packet. This is a must play for visitors to the Tweed area. It's well worth the 20 minute drive into the hinterland.

Beat me to that one too, amazing place. Still reckon Hills with a bit more water will be amazing.

Bribie Island with more water would be awsome...

QUOTE: memake @ Sep 4 2005, 05:30 PM

At the risk of letting a well kept secret out, i'll put up

Murwillumbah

. This is a course our group came accross by accident, and what a surprise packet. This is a must play for visitors to the Tweed area. It's well worth the 20 minute drive into the hinterland.

Thanks for the tip memake. I'm up in QLD at Christmas so I might dip down there for a round. I've got Brooky, Pelican, Coolum and Twin Waters on the agenda but always looking for some value rounds. SOunds like Bribie is in the same boat.