Sand Belt Championship Venue Melbourne Sand Belt

Victoria Golf Club

Q: Which hole is hardest at Victoria Golf Club?

Hole 6 has stroke index 1 — the hardest hole on the scorecard.

Melbourne, Australia

Par

Holes

Yards

6,278

Par 3 / 4 / 5

4 · 10 · 4

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Course Layout

173 features mapped — fairways, greens, bunkers, tees, water. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fairway Green Bunker Tee Water

Hole-by-Hole Strategy

Dogleg and layup calls derived from hole centerline geometry. 8 doglegs · 2 layup holes.

#	Par	Yards	Plays Like	Shape	Call
1	4	239	239 +0y · +0ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
2	4	370	371 +1y · +3ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
3	4	440	445 +5y · +16ft	Slight dogleg right (12.7°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
4	3	175	174 -1y · -3ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
5	4	410	409 -1y · -3ft	Slight dogleg right (14.0°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
6	4	418	420 +2y · +7ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
7	3	185	185 +0y · +0ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
8	5	467	469 +2y · +7ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
9	5	612	609 -3y · -10ft	Slight dogleg left (17.6°)	LAYUP Par 5 at 612y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
10	4	355	359 +4y · +13ft	Slight dogleg left (19.7°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
11	4	399	402 +3y · +10ft	Slight dogleg right (22.8°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
12	4	386	376 -10y · -33ft	Moderate dogleg right (36.5°)	Favor the left side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
13	4	421	419 -2y · -7ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
14	3	143	150 +7y · +23ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
15	4	335	335 +0y · +0ft	Slight dogleg left (21.5°)	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
16	3	183	189 +6y · +20ft	Straight	Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
17	5	511	502 -9y · -30ft	Slight dogleg right (23.7°)	LAYUP Par 5 at 511y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
18	5	470	476 +6y · +20ft	Straight	Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
Total	72	6,519	Distances from OSM centerlines; elevation from SRTM (Open-Meteo).

Course by the Numbers

Calculated from 173 mapped features. Areas are measured directly from the polygon geometry.

117 bunkers

42,856 sq yd of sand — 6.5 bunkers per hole on average.

4994 sq yd

Largest bunker on the course — bigger than most tees.

1122 sq yd avg green

Classification: Massive greens (>8,000 sq ft avg) — links/championship scale. Enormous — expect many first putts from 50+ feet.

2290 sq yd

Largest green on the course — a three-club difference front-to-back is possible.

12.47 ha of fairway

Total groomed playing surface across 16 fairway zones.

8 doglegs

0 sharp, 8 moderate. Plotting a line off the tee matters more here than pure distance.

2 layup holes

Best played as three-shot holes for anyone outside single figures — chasing them turns pars into doubles.

Hole 9: 612y

The longest hole on the card — par 5. Know your layup number before you tee off.

117 bunkers · 20 greens · 16 fairway zones · 20 tee boxes · 0 water hazards.

About Victoria Golf Club

The Victoria Golf Club is a golf course located in the city of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada, which is part of metropolitan Victoria. It was established in 1893, and is now the oldest golf club in Canada still located on its original site; a rocky point on the South Eastern tip of Vancouver Island, overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is also one of Canada's few courses that is open for play an average of 360 days per year. Several holes provide views of the ocean.

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Tournament History & Records

Events Hosted

Australian Open — Hosted 2000, 2002, 2013
Australian Masters — Hosted 1999, 2001

Architecture

• William Meader
• Oscar Damman

Opened: 1903

What Should You Expect to Shoot?

These expected scores use the World Handicap System formula: your handicap index × slope ÷ 113, plus course rating. Use them to set a realistic target before you tee off.

Championship

Rating 74.3 · Slope 132 · Par 72 · 6,278 yards

Your Handicap	Course HCP	Expected Score	Over Par
5	8	82	+10
10	14	88	+16
15	20	94	+22
20	26	100	+28
25	32	106	+34
30	37	112	+40

Men's

Rating 71.1 · Slope 132 · Par 72 · 6,278 yards

Your Handicap	Course HCP	Expected Score	Over Par
5	5	76	+4
10	11	82	+10
15	17	88	+16
20	22	94	+22
25	28	99	+27
30	34	105	+33

Ladies'

Rating 73.0 · Slope 130 · Par 72 · 5,419 yards

Your Handicap	Course HCP	Expected Score	Over Par
5	7	80	+8
10	13	86	+14
15	18	91	+19
20	24	97	+25
25	30	103	+31
30	36	109	+37

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	36	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	5	36	72
Yards	233	392	401	164	398	398	165	448	559	3,158	348	370	390	392	142	289	178	550	461	3,120	6,278
Stroke Index	7	3	13	11	17	1	9	15	5		8	4	16	2	10	6	18	12	14

Holes That Decide Your Round

Hardest Hole · SI 1

Hole 6

Par 4 · 398 yards

Play for the fat of the green and take bogey off the table. Build your pre-round plan →

Longest Hole

Hole 9

Par 5 · 559 yards

Three good shots beats two heroic ones. Bogey here is a solid result for anyone above 10 handicap.

Scoring Opportunity

Hole 14

Par 3 · 142 yards

Attack the pin — if your wedge game is on, this is where strokes get gained back.

Easiest Hole · SI 18

Hole 16

Par 3 · 178 yards

Expected par or better. If you drop a stroke here, it's usually a mental mistake — which is trackable.

Pre-Round Checklist for Victoria Golf Club

Know your average distance off the tee — budget for 10 par-4 tee shots. Check 4 par-3 yardages — pick your go-to clubs now, not on the tee. Plan hole 6 (hardest) for bogey — don't chase birdie there. Hole 9 is long — know your layup number. Arrive 45 min early — 15 range, 10 short game, 10 putting, 10 to the tee.

Your Game Plan for Victoria Golf Club

The scorecard tells you the course. The Grand Plan assessment tells you you — which part of your game is actually bleeding strokes. Pair both, and you have a pre-round strategy tailored to this course AND your weaknesses.

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Tee Sets

Championship

Yards:: 6,278
Par:: 72
Course Rating:: 74.3
Slope:: 132

Men's

Yards:: 6,278
Par:: 72
Course Rating:: 71.1
Slope:: 132

Ladies'

Yards:: 5,419
Par:: 72
Course Rating:: 73.0
Slope:: 130

Play the Melbourne Sand Belt

Victoria Golf Club is a par 72 course with 18 holes measuring 6,278 total yards. Front nine par 36 (3,158 yards), back nine par 36 (3,120 yards).

What is the longest hole at Victoria Golf Club?

The longest hole is hole 9, a par 5 playing 559 yards.

Which hole is hardest at Victoria Golf Club?

Hole 6 has the lowest stroke index (1). It's a par 4 playing 398 yards.

What tournaments have been held at Victoria Golf Club?

Australian Open — Hosted 2000, 2002, 2013
Australian Masters — Hosted 1999, 2001

What should I shoot at Victoria Golf Club?

Use the expected-score table above — it's calculated from your handicap and this course's official WHS rating and slope. A 15 handicap typically shoots mid-80s to low-90s depending on the tee set; a 25 handicap mid-90s to low-100s. Track your actual scores against these targets to see how your game travels.