FREMANTLE • WESTERN AUSTRALIA
If you have never played golf in Perth, the first thing that will surprise you when you do get around to it is just how good the land is there for golf.
The West Australian capital’s most acclaimed courses – including the likes of Lake Karrinyup, Mt Lawley, Cottesloe, Sun City and Joondalup – all lay on beautiful, gently undulating sandy terrain north of the Swan River. You can also add Royal Fremantle Golf Club, just south of the river, to that elite line-up.
It is difficult to grasp the notion that a course which has occupied the same wonderful golfing land for more than 115 years can be regarded a ‘hidden gem’ but, in many respects, Royal Fremantle does tend to avoid the limelight on the national stage.
But course improvements carried out in recent years, and with more to come, has the club eyeing a permanent ranking
