Portsea was ranked 44 in the 2012 Golf Digest Top 100 rankings that I am tracking, although has now dropped to 62 in the 2016 edition.
Another round in the SGA Tour Victoria on a cold winters day for an early morning drive to the end of the Mornington Peninsula
Unfortunately despite being in our first group due off the 1st, we had another social group in front, who were slow getting away and so we teed off over 20 minutes late. Not a great way to start the round.
Portsea is not a long course by todays standards, but it demands precise shot making, particularly irons to greens that have sloping fronts that can see a shot that is not played to green correctly, take the slope and end up 20-30m down a hill.
The par 3 holes are examples with them requiring carries over sloping fairways.
After a couple of double bogeys to start the round, my first 1 putt (5 in total for the day) gave me a par on the par 5 third hole.
Turned with 18 points and hoping to improve on the second nine. The 10th is a great short hole called "Little Devil", and a 3 iron and wedge and another 1 putt, only birdie of the day.
Gave it back though with only wipe for the day on the pat 4 12th hole.
Closing the round I didn't take advantage of the two par 3 holes and 2 where I had 2 shots thanks to two 3-putts.
Finished with 36 points thanks to a 5 for 3 on the last.
