Over the next few minutes you will hopefully be learning a whole lot about the local Melbourne golf scene. Courses, stores, driving ranges, Topgolf, and miniature golf in your area will all be covered as this blog moves forward.
With that said the best public and private golf courses near you have to kick us off since they are the star of the show. Once they have been discussed in detail the best golf stores to buy new clubs, bags, balls, tees, apparel, and any other gear you might need will get a mention.
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Melbourne golf driving ranges and putting greens are great for when you need to get some practice swings in. Then we will give a shout out to both Topgolf and miniature golf courses in town if they apply.
Don’t leave before you see our map towards the conclusion that will help you figure out which courses and venues are closest to your current area. Anyone that is interested is welcome to check out our other posts on Australia right there.
Best Golf Courses In Melbourne
When you want to play at one of the best public and private golf courses in Melbourne head to:
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club at Cheltenham Rd, Black Rock
- Albert Park Golf Course at Queens Rd & Lakeside Dr
- Kingston Heath Golf Club at Kingston Rd, Cheltenham
- The Metropolitan Golf Club at Golf Rd, Oakleigh
- Yarra Bend Public Golf Course Melbourne at Yarra Bend Rd, Fairfield
- Huntingdale Golf Club at Windsor Ave, Oakleigh
- Woodlands Golf Club at 109 White St, Mordialloc
- Spring Valley Golf Club at 619 Heatherton Rd, Clayton
- Victoria Golf Club at Park Rd, Cheltenham
- Royal Park Golf Course at 11 Old Poplar Rd, Parkville
- Commonwealth Golf Club at Glennie Ave, Oakleigh
- Yarra Yarra Golf Club at 567 Warrigal Rd, Bentleigh
- Sandy Golf Links at Cheltenham Rd, Cheltenham
- Keilor Public Golf Course at 540 Calder Fwy, Keilor North
- Malvern Valley Public Golf Course at 1 Golfers Dr, Malvern
- Northcote Public Golf Course at 143 Normanby Ave, Thornbury
Royal Melbourne Golf Club opened in 1931 and features two 18-hole courses including the West course which covers 6,077 meters for a par of 72 and the East course with a par of 71 and a length of 6,007 meters.
Albert Park and Yarra Bend Public Golf Course are 18-hole courses near you with pars of 72 and 70 as well as slope ratings of 110 and 118 and total lengths of 5,743 and 5,409 meters.
Kingston Heath Golf Club, The Metropolitan Golf Club, and Woodlands Golf Club have 18-hole courses with pars of 72 plus total lengths of 6,352, 6,556, and 6,111 meters respectively.
You can find 18 hole par 72 courses at Huntingdale Golf Club and Victoria Golf Club and they measure 6,344 and 6,304 meters respectively with slope ratings of 138 and 135.
Spring Valley is a local golf club that opened in 1948 and that offers a 6,026 meter course with 18 holes and a par of 71 plus a course rating of 73.1 and a slope rating of 132.
Royal Park opened in 1903 while Northcote Public Golf Course opened in 1963 and both have 9 holes with pars of 35 plus total lengths of 2,316 and 2,660 meters.
Many people have been playing at Commonwealth Golf Club’s 18-hole par 73 course since 1920 which has a total length of 6,335 meters.
Yarra Yarra Golf Club opened in 1929 and features a 6,130 meter course with 18 holes and a par of 72 as well as a course rating of 73 and a slope rating of 132.
Another fun 18-hole par 65 course can be found at Sandy Golf Links which opened in 1937 and has a 114 slope rating.
Keilor and Malvern Valley are both public 18-hole courses with total lengths of 5,387 and 4,999 meters for pars of 70 and 67 respectively.
If you are trying to find the best golf lessons in your area most of the above should have PGA certified trainers or somebody else with some skills to help you step up your game.
Best Local Golf Stores
You will be able to buy new clubs, balls, bags, apparel, or anything else at one of these golf stores:
- The House of Golf at B/325 Collins St
- Drummond Golf at 529 Keilor Rd
- The Golf Clearance Outlet Oakleigh East at 1666 Dandenong Rd
- Boyles Golf Shed at 59 Matthews Ave
The House of Golf is a great pro shop to buy clubs, balls, bags, gloves, clothing, shoes, and accessories plus they are a good place to get custom club fittings.
Drummond Golf also offers club adjustments and sells all of the gear you may need. The House of Golf and Boyles Golf Shed are both great pro shops with multiple clubs, accessories, bags, balls, carts, apparel, and shoes.
You might be able to buy cheap clubs, accessories, bags, balls, carts, apparel, and shoes at The Golf Clearance Outlet in Oakleigh East.
Driving Ranges In Your Area
These driving ranges near you are the perfect place to step up your game:
- Albert Park Driving Range at Driving Range, Aughtie Dr
- Melbourne Golf Academy at 385 Centre Dandenong Rd
- Mountain Highway Golf Range at 27 Havelock Rd
- Maroondah Golf Park at 363 Maroondah Hwy
- Mt Derrimut Driving Range & Mini Golf at 475 Mt Derrimut Rd
- Plenty Views Golf Park at Plenty VIC 3090
- Big Swing Indoor Golf & Bar at 126-130 Franklin St
Albert Park Driving Range, Melbourne Golf Academy, Mountain Highway Golf Range, Maroondah Golf Park, Mt Derrimut Driving Range & Mini Golf and Plenty Views Golf Park are outdoor driving ranges in your area. Big Swing Indoor Golf and Bar is indoors and can be a fun way to drink some beers while hitting a bucket of balls around.
All of these local driving ranges also provide lessons.
Topgolf
We do not know of a Topgolf in Melbourne but if one opens up we will update this. Big Swing from the driving ranges list is the closest thing at the moment.
Miniature Golf Near You
Have some fun without all of the stress at one of these miniature golf courses in your area:
- Holey Moley Golf Club at Eastland Shopping Centre, 171-175 Maroondah Hwy
- Dingley Village Adventure Golf at Cnr Centre Dandenong Rd
- Yarra Bend Adventure Mini Golf at Yarra Bend Rd
- Wetlands Adventure Minigolf at 703 Wellington Rd
- Latrobe Golf Park at 906 Plenty Rd3
- What The Putt at 305 Sydney Rd
- Maroondah Golf Park at 363 Maroondah Hwy
- Goanna Golf at 649 Yan Yean Rd
- Bellarine Adventure Golf at 1532/1540 Bellarine Hwy
Holey Moley Golf Club has two 9-hole miniature golf courses. Dingley Village Adventure Golf offers crazy golf on an 18-hole miniature course near you.
36 cool holes can be found at Yarra Bend Adventure Mini Golf and Latrobe Golf Park. Both Wetlands Adventure Minigolf and What The Putt have really fun 18-hole courses.
You might also want to check out Maroondah Golf Park’s two courses which have 36 holes in all. An 18-hole course is featured at Goanna Golf.
There are two 18-hole miniature golf courses at Bellarine Adventure Golf too. You can find also find a local 18-hole miniature golf course at Albert Park from the driving ranges list.
You might also be interested in reading about the:
- Best Places To Golf In Sydney
- Best Places To Golf In Adelaide
- Best Places To Golf In Perth
- Best Places To Golf In Gold Coast
Enjoy Golfing In Melbourne
For the time being that is all we have to share but we will be back to update this page often. After learning about the best public and private golf courses, local shops, driving ranges, practice putting greens, Topgolf, and miniature golf courses in your area you should be ready for whatever comes next.
Go ahead and let us know if we got anything wrong or if anything we posted has become dated in the comments. Now go have fun playing golf in Melbourne.