Cape Schanck · Australia · Victoria
The National Golf Club
Moonah Course
Moonah Course is part of Victoria's golfing heritage, reflecting the evolution of golf around Cape Schanck. Located in Cape Schanck, Victoria, this course is set amidst coastal dunes. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique Australian golfing experience, with its own history, architectural choices, relationship to the landscape, and the decisions it demands from the player. The Round selects Moonah Course for the singularity of its architecture, history, or territory.
links · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,420 m · 2000
ArchitectGreg Norman; Bob Harrison
At a glance
Moonah Course is part of Victoria's golfing heritage, reflecting the evolution of golf around Cape Schanck. Located in Cape Schanck, Victoria, this course is set amidst coastal dunes. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique Australian golfing experience, with its own history, architectural choices, relationship to the landscape, and the decisions it demands from the player. The Round selects Moonah Course for the singularity of its architecture, history, or territory.
Geography & setting
Moonah Course is situated in Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia. The course unfolds across coastal dunes terrain. This geographical overview should be complemented by the exact nature of the soils, the altitude, the prevailing exposure, winds, vegetation, visible landscapes, and the influence of seasons on playing conditions.
History
Opened in 2000, Moonah was designed by Greg Norman and Bob Harrison to use the large coastal dunes and exposed winds of the Mornington Peninsula.
Architecture
Broad but directional fairways, major bunkering and large contoured greens define the course.
The course in detail
The course comprises 18 holes, with a par of 72, and measures approximately 6420 meters from the reference markers. The course utilizes its coastal dunes environment to orchestrate angles, hazards, and green approaches.
Club experience
The experience combines the course, its landscape and the culture of The National Golf Club.
Practical information
- Official website
- www.nationalgolf.com.au/