Explore our favourite Victorian golfing destinations – from the world-renowned Melbourne Sandbelt to the coastal links of the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas.
Melbourne Golf Tours Across the Sandbelt and Wider Victoria
Victoria is arguably Australia’s premier golfing state. Its courses consistently dominate national rankings, and its reputation draws golfers from around the world – particularly to the Melbourne Sandbelt, the Mornington Peninsula and the Bellarine coast.
Whether you’re planning golf trips in Victoria for a small group of mates or organising a corporate golf tour, Signature Golf Tours builds tailored itineraries around the courses, accommodation and experiences that suit your group. As a PGA-operated tour company, we have direct access to private member courses that aren’t available to book independently – including some of the most sought-after layouts in Australian golf.
From Melbourne golf tours focused on the Sandbelt’s championship courses to broader golf packages across Victoria’s coastal and regional layouts, we handle the logistics so you can focus on the golf.
BELLARINE PENINSULA
The Bellarine Peninsula combines coastal links golf with some of Victoria’s best sightseeing – seaside villages, wineries, wildlife, and the Great Ocean Road, less than an hour away.
For golfers, the appeal is a concentration of quality courses set on sandy, wind-swept terrain that plays differently every day. A Bellarine golf tour pairs well with a broader golf trip through Victoria, particularly for groups looking to mix championship-calibre golf with time off the course.
Our recommended Bellarine Peninsula golf courses:
Thirteenth Beach Golf Club
Set on the Bellarine Peninsula, 13th Beach is known for two award-winning courses with first-class conditioning year-round.
The Beach course, designed by Tony Cashmore and opened in 2001, is a challenging natural links-style layout ranked 28th in Australia and 9th among public-access courses nationally. The Creek course, designed by Cashmore in conjunction with six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo, is rated 74th best in Australia and 21st best public access course – regularly compared to Melbourne’s best Sandbelt layouts.
A modern clubhouse and strong facilities make 13th Beach a standout stop on any Bellarine golf tour.
The Sands Torquay
The only course designed by Australian golfing great Stuart Appleby, The Sands operates as a resort-style membership club that welcomes visitors.
A links-style layout winding through dune country with water and bunkering as defining features. Five sets of tees accommodate players of all levels.
http://www.thesandstorquay.com
Barwon Heads Golf Club
The Links at Barwon Heads regularly rates among Australia’s best courses. Coastal weather and sand dunes create conditions reminiscent of Scottish links golf – undulating terrain, cleverly positioned hazards, subtle greens and a wind that ensures the course rarely plays the same way twice.
Not especially long, but a genuine test for golfers of all standards.
https://www.barwonheads.golf/cms/
Curlewis Golf Club
A Vern Morcom-designed links on a sandy base with naturally undulating couch fairways – one of the strongest courses on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Measuring 6,150 metres, the par 72 layout features demanding bunkers and firm, fast greens. Wind determines the level of difficulty on any given day.
http://www.curlewisgolf.com.au
Lonsdale Links
A public-access 18-hole links course located in the coastal dunes of Point Lonsdale, bordering Lake Victoria.
Recently redeveloped by Ogilvy, Cocking, Mead (OCM), the course draws on classic template designs by Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor and Charles Banks – including the Alps, Biarritz, Redan and Punchbowl. A state-of-the-art clubhouse by Wood Marsh Architecture sits on the crest of a hill with views across the entire layout.
http://www.lonsdalelinks.com.au
Torquay Golf Club
Overlooking Torquay and Jan Juc beaches, this par 71 course features wide fairways, undulating greens, fescue roughs, wetlands and ocean views.
Redeveloped by Ogilvy Clayton – headed by former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy and multiple tournament winner Mike Clayton – the 18-hole links-style layout is a rewarding challenge for all levels.
https://www.torquaygolfclub.com.au/cms/
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MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s golf offering extends well beyond the Sandbelt. Across the city and its surrounds, you’ll find championship courses with distinct character – from Peter Thomson designs on former farmland to Greg Norman layouts with tournament pedigree.
A Melbourne golf tour that ventures beyond the Sandbelt uncovers courses that are often easier to access, equally well-conditioned, and genuinely rewarding to play. For groups building golf packages in Melbourne over three to five days, mixing Sandbelt rounds with wider Melbourne courses creates a varied and well-paced itinerary.
Our recommended Melbourne golf courses:
Woodlands Golf Club
One of Melbourne’s most underrated courses. Small, hard, fast greens, narrow, pure-couch fairways, and strategic bunkering demand precise shot-making throughout. The opening four holes require exact tee placement and a delicate pitch to make par – most of what follows is equally unforgiving.
Woodlands tests every aspect of a golfer’s game and rewards course management over power.
https://www.woodlandsgolf.com.au/cms/
Eynesbury Golf Club
Strategically designed to accommodate varying weather conditions and a wide range of abilities. Generous fairways invite aggressive play from the tee, but positional accuracy is rewarded with the best angles into the greens.
Approaches are often receptive to shots played low along the ground – a genuine advantage when the wind crosses the open farmland. Open creeks and water on the 10th, 14th and 18th introduce risk-reward decisions with safer alternatives always available.
Club Mandalay
Designed by five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson and his firm Thomson Perrett. The team converted flat grazing farmland into a contoured layout that challenges all skill levels.
Thomson Perrett’s portfolio includes The National, Moonah Links, Sandhurst, Hope Island and The Links Port Douglas.
https://www.clubmandalay.com.au/
Sandhurst Club
Two nationally ranked courses known for challenging but fair design, outstanding conditioning and visual appeal. Sandhurst is the Official Home of the PGA of Australia – hosting PGA Q School and the Legends Tour annually, with both courses ranked in Australia’s top 100.
Growling Frog Golf Club
A Graham Marsh-designed 18-hole, par-72 course across 280 acres of gently undulating land, routed through ancient trees in Yan Yean. First-class facilities include a restaurant, a cafe, a driving range, a putting green, a chipping green, and a practice bunker.
https://growlingfroggolf.com.au/
Heritage Golf & Country Club
Two championship courses set in the Yarra Valley, with the feel of a world-class resort. The Heritage combines serious golf with accommodation, dining and the quiet surrounds of one of Victoria’s most scenic regions.
https://www.heritagegolfclub.com.au/cms/
Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club
An 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship course in Melbourne’s west, open to the public seven days a week. Santa Ana couch fairways, fescue and native grass roughs, and fast, true greens maintained year-round.
A past host of the Victorian PGA Championships.
https://www.sanctuarylakesclub.com.au/cms/
Sandy Golf Links
Located on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, Sandy Golf Links blends championship-calibre play with a coastal setting. Strategically placed bunkers and undulating greens play alongside panoramic views of the bay.
Featured in Golf Australia Magazine and Golf Digest.
Northern Golf Club
Situated in Glenroy, 12 kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD, Northern has a proud history dating back to 1896. The 18-hole championship course hosts major events on the Southern PGA Tour and the National Legends PGA Tour. Past winners include Lucas Herbert and Todd Sinnott.
https://www.northerngolfclub.com.au/
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MELBOURNE SANDBELT
The Melbourne Sandbelt is widely regarded as the finest concentration of golf courses in the Southern Hemisphere. Courses like Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Huntingdale and Metropolitan were shaped by sandy heathland terrain and the design legacy of Alister MacKenzie, Alex Russell and their contemporaries.
For most golfers, playing the Sandbelt’s private member courses requires connections that are difficult to arrange on their own. As a PGA-operated tour company, Signature Golf Tours has direct access to these courses – making a Melbourne Sandbelt golf tour one of the few reliable ways to experience them.
Our Sandbelt golf packages in Melbourne typically span three to five days, allowing time to play four to six courses at a comfortable pace while enjoying the city’s dining and accommodation.
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Royal Melbourne Golf Club
West Course – A combination of dramatic undulation, fertile sandy soil and bold bunkering framed by native grasses. The greens have provided the finest putting surfaces in Australia for decades – large, beautifully contoured and built to reward precise positioning from the tee.
East Course – Highlighted by seven “home paddock” holes with superb bunkering and smaller, dramatically sloped greens. The closing stretch from the 15th features two finishing holes used on the world-renowned Composite Course.
https://www.royalmelbourne.com.au/
Kingston Heath Golf Club
Ranked 20th in the world and host of nine Australian Opens, two Australian Masters and the 2016 World Cup of Golf. Kingston Heath’s difficulty centres on visually striking bunkering full of strategic interest. At over 6,800 yards, the course continues to challenge the world’s best while engaging golfers who play it regularly.
Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club
Two championship courses in the heart of the Sandbelt, with luxury accommodation and practice facilities on site.
The North Course is a pure Sandbelt experience – firm and fast with tilted greens, expansive bunkers and heathland roughs. The South Course is longer and more open, defined by creek lines, dry stone walls and precise positional play from the tee.
https://www.peninsulakingswood.com.au/cms/
Huntingdale Golf Club
Host of the Australian Masters for 30 consecutive years from 1979. Past champions include Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Geoff Ogilvy and Tiger Woods.
Superbly conditioned fairways, strategic bunkering and large undulating greens are maintained in near-Masters condition year-round. The final stretch contains some of the toughest finishing holes in world golf.
https://www.huntingdalegolf.com.au/cms/
Metropolitan Golf Club
Located 20 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD, Metropolitan is celebrated for pure couch fairways, large fast bentgrass greens mown to the edges of greenside bunkers, and a layout where beauty and challenge are evenly matched.
https://www.metropolitangolf.com.au/cms/
Victoria Golf Club
Architect Alister MacKenzie found the perfect canvas in Victoria Golf Club. The course is routed across rolling indigenous topography and has drawn the game’s greatest players for decades.
Life Member Peter Thomson described the club’s character as defined by “the membership, past and present, and the file of achievements over such a period of decades.”
https://www.victoriagolf.com.au/cms/
Commonwealth Golf Club
One of the eight Sandbelt clubs, Commonwealth is known for challenging driving holes and subtly sloping greens that demand accurate shot-making from the fairway. Its tree-lined fairways are considered among the finest in Australian golf.
http://commonwealthgolf.com.au/cms/
Yarra Yarra Golf Club
Designed by Alex Russell, who partnered with Alister MacKenzie during his 1926 visit to Australia. The layout remains substantially unchanged – a testament to enduring design quality.
The greens are typically large, fast and undulating, with some of the most extreme slopes in Melbourne. Bunkers blend naturally into the landscape and are central to the strategy of every hole.
https://www.yarrayarra.com.au/cms/
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MORNINGTON PENINSULA
The Mornington Peninsula combines world-class golf with wineries, beaches and spa retreats – making it one of the most complete golf tour destinations in Victoria.
The region is anchored by The National Golf Club’s Moonah Course, currently ranked 11th in Australia, alongside a collection of links and coastal layouts that each offer something distinct. A Mornington Peninsula golf tour is one of the most rewarding golf packages Victoria has to offer, whether played as a standalone trip or combined with Melbourne Sandbelt golf rounds.
Our recommended Mornington Peninsula golf courses:
The National Golf Club
Four 18-hole courses at Cape Schanck – The Old (Robert Trent Jones Jnr), The Moonah (Greg Norman), The Ocean (Thomson, Wolveridge & Perrett) and Long Island (Alex Russell).
Built on rolling sand dunes in classic links country, with a state-of-the-art clubhouse overlooking the Moonah and Ocean courses. Stunning wild vegetation and sea views throughout.
The Dunes Golf Links
Australia’s premier public access course – a 27-hole Tony Cashmore design set on 300 acres of rolling sand dunes in the heart of the Peninsula’s “Cups” region.
The Dunes achieves the difficult balance of challenging low-handicap players without overwhelming higher-handicap players, with course maintenance and service standards matching those of the best private clubs.
Moonah Links Golf Club
The largest golf tourism development in recent Victorian history, with two courses – the Open and the Legends.
The Open course was the first 18-hole layout in Australia purpose-built for a national championship, hosting the 2003 Australian Open. The Legends course offers a more welcoming experience across ancient Moonah woodlands and open links terrain.
https://www.moonahlinks.com.au/cms/
St Andrews Beach Golf Club
A Tom Doak design ranked as high as third in Australia’s Best Public Access Course category. Dramatic undulations, subtle creases and hollows create conditions reminiscent of the great coastal links of the United Kingdom.
http://standrewsbeachgolf.com.au
Portsea Golf Club
Set among rolling sand dunes adjoining Point Nepean National Park, Portsea consistently ranks in Australia’s top 100 courses. Strategic bunkering, undulating Santa Ana couch fairways and fast greens make it an enjoyable challenge at every level.
https://www.portseagolf.com.au/cms/
Flinders Golf Club
Perched on the clifftop above Bass Strait and Westernport Bay, Flinders offers some of the most spectacular views on the Peninsula. The immaculately presented public-access course is available seven days a week.
https://www.flindersgolfclub.com.au/cms/
Eagle Ridge Golf Club
Waterfalls, ornamental lakes and creative bunkering define Eagle Ridge’s landscape. Reticulated fairways and greens make it one of Victoria’s best wet-weather courses. Public access and welcoming to all levels.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Melbourne Sandbelt, and why is it famous?
The Melbourne Sandbelt is a stretch of sandy heathland terrain in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, home to some of the finest golf courses in the world. Courses including Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Huntingdale, Metropolitan and Yarra Yarra were shaped by this uniquely fertile soil and the design work of architects such as Alister MacKenzie and Alex Russell. The region is consistently ranked alongside St Andrews and Augusta among the world’s great golfing destinations.
Can I access private Sandbelt courses, such as Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath?
Yes. As a PGA-operated tour company, Signature Golf Tours has access to private member courses across the Melbourne Sandbelt that are not available to book independently. This is one of the key reasons golfers choose our Melbourne golf tours over self-organised trips. Conditions apply – contact us to discuss availability and inclusions.
What is included in a golf package in Victoria with Signature Golf Tours?
Our golf packages in Victoria are fully tailored and typically include course bookings, accommodation, return airport and course transfers, motorised carts or pull buggies, and optional meals and sightseeing. We build each itinerary around your group’s preferences, handling the logistics so you can focus on the golf.
How many days do I need for a Melbourne Sandbelt golf tour?
Most golfers allow three to five days to experience the best Melbourne Sandbelt golf courses. This provides time to play four to six rounds without rushing, while also enjoying Melbourne’s dining, accommodation and surrounds. We build itineraries to suit any duration or group size.
What is the best time of year for golf tours in Victoria?
Victoria’s courses are playable year-round, with the Sandbelt known for firm, fast conditions year-round. Autumn (March-May) and spring (September-November) typically offer the most settled weather. Summer can bring extreme heat and occasional course restrictions, while winter adds a links-like challenge – particularly on the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsula.
Are golf tours in Melbourne suitable for high-handicap or social golfers?
Yes. Many of the courses featured on our Melbourne golf tours offer multiple tee options for a range of abilities. We build itineraries that balance aspirational courses with layouts that are welcoming and enjoyable for social golfers – the goal is a great experience for everyone in the group.
How do I book a golf trip in Victoria?
Contact Signature Golf Tours with your preferred dates, group size and any courses you’d like to include. We’ll build a tailored itinerary covering course access, accommodation, transfers and any extras. Whether you’re planning golf trips in Victoria for a weekend or a week-long tour, we handle the details from enquiry to tee-off.
