BELLARINE PENINSULA • VICTORIA
The past 20 years have been a bullish period for golf on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula.
New courses, extensively remodelled layouts and the world-class VicOpen Championship have put the peninsula on the global golfing map.
Portarlington is one of the region’s long-established clubs and in recent years it has emerged as a major player in the elevation of the Bellarine as a ‘must-visit’ for golfers near and far.
The club celebrated its centenary in 2009 but it has improved significantly since then and in January this year it debuted at No.63 in Golf Australia magazine’s Top-100 Public Access Courses ranking.
As I noted in that ranking: “Overlooked and underrated for several years, this Bellarine Peninsula gem makes its debut appearance in the Top-100 Public Access Courses ranking. Once you have picked your jaw off the floor over the quality of the fairways
