Waverley Golf Club

First time playing this course, which I believe is now an amalgum of Churchill and Waverley and is now public access (when previously it was private). The layout is pretty good and punishes players who don't drive it straight. Aside from the par 3's feeling a bit too similar and devoid of much challenge, each hole had a pretty distinct character.

Where this course really falls down is the condition - it's dire. The greens are okay but for the middle of summer, they were super slow. The fairways look like they haven't been taken care of properly in a number of years, the bunkers are almost completely devoid of any sand, and there's so much leaf and bark litter over the course that you basically can't find a white ball if it goes off the fairway.

There were hardly any people around and I thought that was odd given the time of year but after playing here, I know why. The course needs millions pumped into it if it's to rediscover any former glory but I can't see this happening. $50 seems like simultaneously too much money and not enough money to pay for a round here - in its current state, its way too much, but they need more money to look after the course so its also not enough. Moreover, there's two holes that look quite good that have had to be shortened due to being too close to roads or housing without proper netting.

It's a real shame as there is potential for this course to be pretty good but sadly I think it's more likely to become a housing estate in the not too distant future if no more money is pumped into it.

We played in a group of 4 and picked a pretty bad day to play Golf to start with. It was drizzling for the first 4 holes, but despite the Rain overnight and the Rain in the morning, the course appears to have pretty good drainage, so big tick there.

The biggest problem we had, was trying to work out where the tee was for the next hole was, or if we were even at the right tee off. Lack of signage and Tee signage is really not good enough and if we had been walking this course, the round would of taken us 7 hours or so to complete with all of the wrong turns that were made.

Really disappointing considering the cost of the Round $55.00 AUD each and then $45.00 per cart. I'd rather spend my money at a cheaper Public Course that has plenty of signage.

Waverley is a marvellous layout that has fallen into disrepair.

Although the greens (& surprisingly the bunkers) were generally in good nick the fairways did not appear to have been watered & grass coverage was sparse.Worse still many holes had tees closed off with a number of holes being reduced to pointless par threes.

A lovely course with undulating fairways and excellent condition.

Very quiet on a Friday morning and made my way around in under 3 hours.

The old Waverley Private GC is now semi public. It offers a challenging golf experience in non ideal conditions.

Sadly despite the lockdown, where most of the courses I have played have been rejuvenated from the lack of patronage, Waverley’s condition looked like it had endured a busy and dry summer. Greens had a few burnt spots and the fairways were rock hard and thin on grass in some places. Of course there are the powerlines that (auto mulligan local rule if you hit one) some of the holes run under.

Still it’s very difficult to shoot a good score here as the fairways are super tight and surrounded by tall gum trees. If you’re gonna miss a hole, miss big as the holes are generally tightly packed together. Indeed the par 5 7th hole is much easier to Play down the 8th fairway. Many of the holes border OOB as well. The final hole is probably the toughest of the lot, a long dog leg right with an uphill approach to a bunker guarded green, the clubhouse close on the right.

It seemed like a fun club membership, there is a large practice range (a long way from club house) small putting green and warm up nets. There is also a lawn bowls club if you are ready to make that final transition out of golf.

Had a great round of golf, the fairways are quite narrow in placed which makes for a really testing game of golf. The course conditions are superb and will definitely play again. Greens are quick.