Polish a gem long enough and it will be transformed into an absolute thing of beauty.
In this case, that gem is the par-72 layout at St. Michael’s, which covers beautifully natural undulating terrain overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The course, which opened for play in 1938, lies on the best strip of golfing real estate in Sydney, which incorporates the world renowned New South Wales Golf Club to the south, and the nationally-ranked The Coast Golf Club next door to the north. With several tees perched high in the dunes affording great ocean views beyond the fairway and green that lies in front, St Michael’s has always been a spectacular place to play golf.
In the past 12 years, the club has undertaken a step-by-step program of course changes to ‘polish their gem’ and making it an even more memorable golfing experience by embracing its links course roots, with a modern appeal.
Back in the mid-1930s, a small band of golfers known as the Niblic Club, took over the leasehold on land adjoining the northern boundary of the NSW course. Michael Moran, who held the lease, signed over
