Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Ranking: #45 — The Global Golfer Top 100
Type: Sandbelt | Designer: Dan Soutar, bunkering Alister MacKenzie (1925)
Editor’s Note: MacKenzie added his bunkering to Kingston Heath’s existing layout and transformed it — as he did at Royal Melbourne — into one of the Southern Hemisphere’s finest courses. The balance between the layout’s natural routing and MacKenzie’s surgical bunkering is perfectly achieved; no hole feels overworked and no bunker seems gratuitous. Many who have played both rate Kingston Heath’s hole-by-hole quality above even Royal Melbourne West.
Contact & Booking
- Access: Introduction through membership preferred. Society bookings available. Green fees AUD $275–350 | Rating / Slope: 74.8 / 138 | Melbourne CBD — 30 mins south.
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 430 | 495 | 432 | 178 | 425 | 185 | 378 | 530 | 398 | 3,451 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Yards | 388 | 163 | 525 | 415 | 422 | 442 | 175 | 430 | 546 | 3,506 | 6,957 |
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Key Notes & 19th Hole
- MacKenzie’s Bunkers: At Kingston Heath, MacKenzie placed bunkers to punish the incorrect angle of approach — not merely the missed shot. Understanding the intended line from each tee is essential; the bunkers reveal the correct route and punish those who ignore it.
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