St. Michael's Golf Club

An impressive spacious tee-shot and approach to the green, this can lead one into a false sense of security. There is trouble bordering all around and the green is quite narrow. The opening hole at St Michaels is a good challenge.

The 2nd is in complete contrast to the opening hole. A dog leg to the right with sweeping fairway over the hill down to a well bunkered green. Native trees and scrub amphitheatre this beautiful hole.

The effect of hitting through a valley is what makes this par 3 aesthetically impressive. The elevated tee to a green sitting atop a steep hill, with views of the Eastern Suburbs peninsula. One can be distracted from a most challenging hole.

The 4th tee is well above the fairway, with a clear view of the ocean behind and the hole ahead. A water hazard hugs the right side of the fairway and native bush on the south side. With a challenging putting surface, this short hole is a good test.

The 5th is truly an outstanding par 3, with a chute like tee shot, over a sandy 140m carry, and challenging up and downs from both sides of a sloping green. A par on this hole is most rewarding.

With elevated teeing area and view of the Pacific Ocean and headland, this short par 5 offers a most enjoyable experience, and a good chance for birdie or that first par.

With back to back par 5's, this longer version goes in the opposite direction, and is highly influenced by the wind. With little to no trouble off the tee, the only true test is a narrow green atop a steep hill which is blind from the fairway. Whichever way the breeze blows, makes or breaks either the 6th or 7th.

A classic hole, long in length, requiring a good tee shot and accurate approach. With surrounding mounding, hidden hazards and out of bounds south of green, this hole can be an absolute brute into the wind.

A generous width of fairway and short in distance. This deep hole, generally assures you of your halfway drink going down easily. Avoid the green side bunkers and get ready for the challenging back nine.

Another generous fairway, but lined both sides by trees, narrowing at approximately 230m from tee. A small sloping green, with bunkering set well away, this easy looking hole is rarely defeated.

This double dog-leg sweeping from left to right off tee and right to left to green is a very impressive. Although generous in fairway, the blind tee-shot and surrounding native bush makes this hole very intimidating.

The 12th Green is heavily bunkered with a strongly sloping putting surface, outstanding looking hole but very daunting. Relax and enjoy the challenge.

This hole offers a narrow tee shot between a hazard on the left of fairway and tree lined on the south. There is an equally demanding narrow 2nd shot to a blind green, bunkered left and right. This hole is often influenced by wind but the view is to be enjoyed.

A short hole with sandy rough and generous sweeping fairway. There are two small hills to negotiate before an awkward shaped green. A seemingly easy hole compared to the start of the back nine.

The15th tee is an elevated position to a large sloping green surrounded by bunkers. The native bush land surrounds the green to create an impressive back drop.

The 16th hole is played from an elevated tee over the infamous Moran's gully. Rumor has it Ball Manufacturer's Christmas bonus is assured. Due to this hole. Fairway sweeps from right to left with sloping green, Par this hole and you're a happy golfer.

This hole offers the ultimate challenge, a long straight tee shot over the hill and go for the green amongst a stadium of native tree's and scrub, or play short of hill with safe club to get over for 2nd and approach green for 3rd.

The 18th offers a last opportunity to test yourself, an impressive intimidating tee shot through a narrow tree-lined fairway with carry of 140 metre's off tee. A narrow long approach to a big green, with bunkering set away from green short left and right.