It’s only in the past half dozen years that the rest of the golfing world has started to discover what ‘golfers in the know’ have kept secret for a long time – Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula is among the best golf holiday destinations this country has to offer.
The rising popularity of the VicOpen has certainly shone a spotlight on the region, particularly the courses closest to the tournament venue Thirteenth Beach, on the south, or ocean, side of the peninsula (these courses will be covered next issue). But this is only scratching the surface of what the region has to offer golfers, who will find a wonderful mix of quality courses across the Port Phillip Bay side of the peninsula.
Victoria’s second largest city, Geelong, lies at the – the most improved course in the region in recent years.