Metropolitan Golf Cub (10) - Charity Golf Day

The annual charity day for the Oakleigh Centre at the fantastic Metropolitan Golf Club.


Have played this event for 3 or 4 years, with the format now an ambrose team event.



It was a very early start and on a cold but dray winters day, the club had thought of everything...

When it's too dark to see the practice range

A shotgun start had us heading off to the 17th tee to commence our round.

Par 4 17th hole

Although it was early a breeze kept it cold early on.

Par 3 2nd hole

Like many sandbelt courses, the par 3 holes at Metropolitan are great demanding precise shots to avoid the bunkers and correct distance selection was proving difficult with the wind.


The first hole was out of action today with irrigation work, but Metropolitan has a short 19th which was in play today.

Par 3 19th hole (after the 5th)

We were not managing to hit enough greens today to give us many birdie chances, so with the lowest handicap a 21 we were staying around par most of the day.

Par 4 10th hole

We turned even with the card, but some harder holes still to come.

Par 3 11th hole

Many shots were lobs over bunkers leaving par putts, and we managed to finish the day +3 which was not good for an ambrose event.

Guide from 2004 Masters

Map of course in clubhouse

Metropolitan Golf Club (10)

The first round of the Golf Race to Bonville series for 2014/5 had a large field heading to Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne's sandbelt.

A very well organised day and great weather, although a breeze kept the temperature down for the 8:00am shotgun start.

 

Rated 10 in the 2012 Golf Digest Top 100, Metropolitan GC is to host the 2014 Australian Masters in November.  The opportunity to play as they prepared the course for the event was too good to miss.

Metropolitan has hosted a number of Australian Opens, the Australian PGA and a number of other professional and amateur events.

A new clubhouse was completed in 2013 that overlooks the 18th green

After a long break between games, my scoring was poor with only a couple of pars coming at the 1st and 3rd (we started on the 4th today).

8th hole

17th hole