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by Darius Oliver, from Australia's Finest Golf Courses
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Best Australian Golf Holes - The following are Australia's best golf holes, according to Darius Oliver, author of a new book on Australia's leading golf courses. Oliver has divided the golf courses of Australia into two categories - classic and modern and aside from reviewing more than 60 of our top tracks, has also ranked the best golf holes, courses, settings, clubhouses etc in Australian golf. Below are his lists of Australia's best golf holes, which appear in the book Australia's Finest Golf Courses (RRP $49.95).
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Best Par Three’s - Classic
Kingston Heath 15
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Best Par Three’s - Modern
National Old 7 |
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Best Set of Par Three’s - Classic
Kingston Heath
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Best Set of Par Three’s – Modern
Thirteenth Beach
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Best Par Four’s - Classic (over 340m)
Royal Melbourne West 6
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Best Par Four’s - Modern (over 340m)
Ellerston 16 |
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Best Par Four’s - Classic (under 340m)
Royal Adelaide 3
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Best Par Four’s - Modern (under 340m)
Pelican Waters 12 |
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Best Set of Par Four’s - Classic
Royal Melbourne West |
Best Set of Par Four’s – Modern
Ellerston
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Best Par Five’s - Classic
New South Wales 5
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Best Par Five’s - Modern
Ellerston 9 |
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Best Set of Par Five’s - Classic
Kingston Heath
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Best Set of Par Five’s – Modern
National Moonah |
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Hardest Holes
National Ocean 9
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Most Spectacular Holes
National Old 7
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Best Opening Hole
Metropolitan |
Best Closing Hole
Royal Melbourne East |
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Hardest Opening Hole
National Old |
Hardest Closing Hole
National Ocean |
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Best Opening Stretch – (Holes 1-3)
Royal Melbourne East
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Best Closing Stretch – (Holes 16-18)
Royal Melbourne East
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Best Consecutive Holes – Any 3
Royal Melbourne West 4-6 |
Hardest Closing Stretch – (Holes 16-18)
Moonah Links |
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These rankings feature in Darius Oliver's book |