Settlers Run Golf Club (68)

A opportunity to play with Social Golf Australia Victorian Tour at this challenging Greg Norman designed course in Melbourne's south east.  Natural undulating fairways and plenty of water make Settler's Run Golf Club a tough test with a slope rating of 140 off the black tees.  We played off the silver tees and it was shorter but still rated at 134.

An early arrival meant the opportunity to hit a few balls on the range, which is a bit of a walk from the clubhouse, although greeted with a kangaroo coming to check out proceedings on the walk back.  Off to the 1st tee, a downhill par 5

The first few holes seem to favour staying to the left with deep bunkers catching anything too far right.  The greens are fairly well protected.

Off the silver tees there are a few shorter par 4's but they still tested out your irons as the greens are fairly large but putting surface is good.  The rough is penalizing so it pays to keep it on the fairways as even straying into the first cut is reasonably long.

It took me until the second nine to have a par, so still coming to terms with the recent lesson and swing adjustments.

Water abounds at Settler's Run with a number of hazards and wetlands that come into play mainly around fairways and drives.

Tenth hole