Topic: Golf Talk / Golf in Sabah

bradharro, no visa problems up there mate !!

A1984, all I can remember was that it an absolute nightmare getting there, I don’t know if they are doing direct flights but KL, Kuching then the drive took 15 hours with transfers etc. Not sure if they still do direct flights to Brunei, its worth the time save.

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Yeah got straight in. We flew into kuching, with an early morn stopover, then onto Kota Kinabalu. All up wouldve taken at least 12hrs.

Who will our sea eagles play in the gf?

Topic: Golf Talk / Golf in Sabah

Ive played 2 courses in sabah. Played dalit bay which was a nice course with plenty of water. Had a great par3 over a lagoon that opened up to the sea on the back9. Greens were average but layout was challenging. located about an hour out of kota kinabalu

Also played sutera harbour. 27hole complex that offers nite golf. set on an island in the heart of kota kinabalu. very well manicured course, almost american style.

While in malaysia i als so played kuala lumpur golf and country club. 36holes and the biggest clubhouse youve eva seen, must have been 300m long with a seperate area for each course and a 2 level driving range out of the back.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

I played comp ther on sunday and the round took us 4hrs 3mins. Surprisingly fast considering we were following the mixed foursomes champs.

Greens are taking a while but will be fast as lightning come mid october

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

St Micks is a far superior golf course though

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

$45? St Mick’s is only $50. I imagine ‘Longy’ is charging overs…

The conditioning of longy is superior to that of st micks

Topic: Golf Talk / The Demise Of Kennedy Bay

Whats the latest with this place? Is it open for play?

Topic: Golf Talk / Who is your favourite Aussie, and also non Aussie golfer?

Ogilvy
Goosen

Topic: Golf Talk / WHo has the Best legs on Tour ?

Surprised you guys havent mentioned kevin stadler

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Your happy place

NSW – Long Reef – on the cliff by the 16th tee (believe it is 16)
QLD – Magnetic Island Golf Course – By the sixth green (or on top of the large rock overlooking Acadia Bay)
WA – Kennedy Bay – The 13th Back Tees that have a great view of the surrounding water

Scrambes, it is the 16th tee at longy you are talking about with views from the central coast to the north and the city in the south. Awesome spot.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Your happy place

Can someone please post a link to see Ellerston on the web? Cheers

Here are the co-ordinates for ellerston

31deg48’00”S 151deg18’00”E

Looks awesome and very spread out

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Golf in Brazil

Malvernstar,

It was a visa thing, were told we didnt need them by our travel agent & when we got to the front of te line at the airport we were told we needed them. Do you reckon i was pissed off?

Where do you golf?

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Golf in Brazil

Malvern star,

long story but we didnt make it o brazil. but more importantly go the sea eagles. Do u live in the area?

bradharro

Topic: Golf Talk / anyone played tuggerah lakes?

Looking at Andrews fotos it reminds me a bit of Barwon Heads

Topic: Golf Talk / The Demise Of Kennedy Bay

The initial talks are a very reasonable amount for ex-members and anyone introduced by a member. I don’t want to mention any numbers yet, until there is a definite opening date.

Capt Scambles,

Did KB offer a country or interstate membership before things went bad?

Topic: Golf Talk / The Demise Of Kennedy Bay

Ive just looked at the secret harbour website, cant find any info about membership. What are the costs for memebrship at secret harbour and what was membership at Kennedy Bay before it was closed?

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

just checked out the website, couldn’t see if there’s an open day?

Monday is open comp at Longy. Call the pro shop on 9982 2943 to make a booking. Cost about $45.

Scrambles, I got the divot tool. Not sure if they do a hat clip. Give the pro shop a call on the above number or send them an email, address should be on the website.

Whitednj, how tough is the back right pin on the first hole? Easy 3 putt when the pin is placed back there.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

It was par 5 then converted to a 4 after Peter Thomson’s company redesigned it. The old par 5 was dangerous for getting hit on the tee and it made it really easy to hook one into the crowd of Sunday walkers! And I think it helped with the course rating. The club was going to do a bunch of redesigns but at $50k per hole they could only afford 4,5,12 & 18 (from a fading memory).

My favourite holes for the record are 1 (what a challenge in a southerly!), 5, 13 (ditto hole 1) and 17.

Agree with the holes you have picked. Ive hit a full 4 iron from the plates on 13(about 135m) into a southerly and just made the green, flushed it too. 17 is probably the best bunkerless hole I have played.

Topic: Golf Talk / Hackers with Low Handicaps - Lower than Me!

look at the pga…there are plenty of swings there that arent textbook. S$%^T cant remember his name,but he was in tigers collage team ,no, he won more amatuer titles than tiger..tip of the tongue.

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Notah Begay?

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

Hello Captainscrambles,

I completely agree with everything you have just said. The holes you are referring to are the par 4 5th and the par 3 13th at the top of the hill. My favourite is the short par 4 3rd that is usually played into the nor easter but is occasionally played downwind in a southerly.

The pro shop has plenty of the metal ball markers you are after. I bought one recently, cost about $18.

Whitednj,

When you were playing longy was the now 12th hole a par 5 with the tee down near the fairway bunkers on the 9th? Its now played as a par 4 with the fairway bunkers to far up the fariway for most decent players to reach.

Topic: Golf Talk / Royal QLD Membership

I guess part of it may be the fact that it has the Royal moniker attached to the name. However the real reason for joining Royal QLD is that due to my job I don’t have to pay any nomination fee which makes the deal very, very hard to pass up. When you only have to pay $2-2500 per year for an exclusive track then it makes it very attractive. So I wouldn’t say I have the cash to burn which is why, due to the above reason, that I’m considering it over places like Indooroopilly, Brookwater or Brisbane (which I don’t like the course anyway). The coast courses are great but are probably a little far to drive just for golf as I live in Indro.

Additionally, as I travel a fair bit for work the list of recipricol clubs is outstanding including the opportunity to play many of Melbourne’s finest sandbelt and penisula courses including Royal Melbourne.

As for the club’s personality, I guess I don’t really care about that kind of crap. I really only want to play comps on a quality course whenever I want and stay out of the politics.

Any further comments on the actual quality of the redesigned course? I never really heard good reports about the old track but the new track seems to be well recieved? Anyone else played it?

Being a member of a royal club certainly has its privleges. U get to play all the other royals as reciprocal clubs and once you are a member you can transfer your membership between them.

As for the melb sandbelt reciprocal clubs, im a country member of newcastle and get reciprocals at quite a few of the leading courses down there. when it comes to travelling and playing golf its the best thing i eva did.

If you can get in without a joining fee I would seriusly consider doing it, but i would mant to know a few members there. I could imagine a royal club could be a very lonely place if you werent introduced to the inner circles.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

Im a member there so i may be biased. I think its a great layout with the major factor being the wind. Its very rare that you will play longy twice with the wind coming from the same direction and the same strength. I really enjoy the first 6 holes as you have to think your way through those holes, not just boom a drive and hit an approach shot.

The hill you talk about, in my opinion, isnt too extreme. Its provides holes 14-16 with some nice elevation changes. These holes would be alot less enjoyable to play if they were built on flat ground.

As for the walk backs the longest would be between 6th green and 7th tee, maybe 40m. You have to remember that this course is built in an area where land and real estate prices are extremely high and I imagine fitting 18 holes on that site wouldve been challenging.

The greens at longy are usually in top condition(speed and true) and the head greenkeeper Peter Donkers is constantly winning awards for his work at the course. Australian and NSW Open qualifying rounds are played at long reef on regular occasions and the scores that qualify are sometimes over par.

Its a true test of golf that doesnt have the reputation of other well known courses in Sydney. I appreciate your thoughts st andrews.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Long Reef...your thoughts?

I’m not a big fan and wouldn’t rush back there – the course doesn’t flow well for mine – it’s all over the place.

What do you mean by all over the place?

Topic: Golf Talk / harrington

I rate him. He comes across as a pretty decent bloke, but more importantly hes won 3 of the last 6 majors.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Commonwealth Golf Club

I loved the 16th dogleg P4 left around the lake – it epitomises the strategic risk v reward plays on offer.

I reckon the 16th doesn’t fit in with the rest of the course. It would be better suited at a Sth QLD resort course.

I agree, but im another one who loves the course. It has a feel all of its own.

Topic: Golf Talk / Players Champs Golf commentator Greg???

he was ma-hat-ma-coat on the nrl footy show a few years back. hes also engaged to rachael hetherington