COURSE REVIEW: NAROOMA GOLF CLUB

SOUTH COAST NEW SOUTH WALES

When it comes to scenic golf courses, Narooma is simply spectacular. But the design of the layout is just as impressive, explains Brendan James.

In this era of holidaying at home, ‘taking the scenic route’ is one sure way to make a golfing discovery that will live long in the memory. Here is one course to be found on the road less travelled that we’re sure you will agree is simply spectacular.

It is 14 months since the place I believe is a little slice of heaven looked like it was on the doorstep of hell.

I’m sure none of us, particularly those living on New South Wales’ South Coast, will ever forget the catastrophic bushfires in which eight people died and more than 65 percent of land along a 300-kilometre stretch was destroyed.

On Saturday January 4, 2020, the skies above Narooma turned an apocalyptic orange as fires north, west and south of the seaside town, which became a hub for evacuating residents as well as Christmas holidaymakers. All were forced to seek shelter anywhere they could, and Narooma Golf Club came to the fore.

The 1st and 7th fairways were quickly filled with evacuees and their vehicles. “The course had cars, caravans, trucks and