Yarra Yarra Golf Club (34) - Choice Hotels Charity Day 2017

An invitation to attend the 2017 Choice Hotels charity day to raise money for Kids Under Cover at the fantastic Yarra Yarra Golf Club in Melbourne's sand belt.

Yarra Yarra Golf Club

The weather was not kind with a few showers on and off during the day. 



We started on the par 5 18th hole but never managed to get enough birdie putts close enough to convert.

The Kids Under Cover charity is a great charity helping prevent youth homelessness and if you ever have a old car that you don't know what to do with, you can donate it!

Lang Lang Golf Club ( - )

A very early start for the 1 hr drive south east to Lang Lang Golf Club.  We seemed to be even too early for the pro shop staff as the gates were still closed on arrival.

Some locals were around enjoying the cooler conditions before the rain.

Another SGA Victoria game and a cooler start to the day

Par 4 first hole

We were the first group off the 1st, so got away slightly early to try and beat the weather than was looking a little ominous.

Short par 4 third hole



A mix of holes on the front nine, some longer par 4's but also some really nice shorter holes where it is all about placement off the tee and ability to hit short irons.  Today our distance judgement was not great.

Par 4 10th hole

A total of 4 wiped holes and 8 points on the front nine, before starting the back nine with a par 4 on the dogleg 10th.

Par 4 14th hole

The rain finally arrived around the 14th hole and although only for a few holes it was reasonably heavy and enough to make it unpleasant, wet clubs, ground and conditions.


Had a slight improvement on the back nine with a couple more pars including a par on the 18th.  Sixteen points for a total of 24 for the day.

Yering Meadows Golf Club ( - )

Second game for the year and it was round one of the 2017 Matchplay championship with SGA Victoria at Yering Meadows Golf Club.

An early start had us playing holes 19-27 and 1-9 otherwise known as the Homestead course.

No shots given or received against my opponent today and despite a delayed start to the round, I made a good start on the first hole with a 6-iron to 5 feet from the pin.

The good start continued and I made the turn 7up with irons and putting all working today.  Would have shot around 41 gross for the front nine, with 2 birdies and 2 pars.

Won the first hole of the second nine to go 8up before losing the next.  A 30 foot putt for bogey gave me a half and win 7 and 6.