Spend time with friends golfing on the green

Take a mini-break with friends in the Yarra Valley and dust off your golf clubs to take advantage of our amazing golf courses! Choose from our great menu of cruisey par 3 courses, challenging championship level courses and, of course, fabulous Yarra Valley food and wine courses for a super stay that ticks all the right boxes on your scorecard. We’ve gathered together some great ideas to make your midweek or weekend stay as social and as relaxing and fun as possible.

Scenic courses for garden and nature lovers

There’s no end to the pleasurable sight of a long lush fairway when you visit Yering Meadows Golf Club, and the views from the club house are a great backdrop for friends and family to wile away a few hours while enjoying a hearty meal and a fine local wine. Gardiner’s Run Golf Course in Lilydale also offers a stunning countryside location and is blessed with an urban fringe location so you’ll be there in no time if travelling from Melbourne.

Easy courses for casual encounters

Beginner golfers, or those just looking for a relaxed round can choose to play the 9-hole par 3 at The Eastern Golf Club* or the meandering riverside course located at Marysville Community Golf and Bowls Club.

Golf, dinner, bed and breakfast

Imagine waking up in the morning and walking straight onto the first tee for a day of golfing indulgence – made even more special when you add a few friends. Meal, stay and play packages are a terrific way to share quality time with your friends, and many of our courses are also the location for amazing dining experiences. The Eastern Golf Club is also the home of the gorgeous self-contained Yering Gorge Cottages, set among 120 acres of private nature reserve. You will also find it hard to go past the indulgent resort-style experience that is the RACV Healesville Country Club Golf Course*. Play a round or two – when you stay overnight you could even play two days in a row! Indulge in an amazing meal in the restaurant and enjoy the chilled out, luxury environment of the clubhouse and accommodation.

Play courses that tick your bucket list

There are eight amazing golf courses in the Yarra Valley and two of them are Top 100 courses! RACV Healesville Country Club and The Eastern Golf Club both feature in the Australian Golf Magazine Guide for the best courses in Australia, and Yarrambat Golf Course is highly regarded for its Tony Cashmore designed course to take your golf experience to the next level. Make a little bit of golfing history for yourself and a few brownie points with your buddies because you’re the one who organised such a great golf getaway for them. What a great idea for an annual catch up!

*NB: Always call the golf course and make a booking – some clubs and facilities are members only, or may require a group/corporate booking for access.