The first-time visitor to Curlewis Golf Club could not be blamed for thinking he had chanced upon a Scottish links course. The only difference is that it is just an hour’s drive from Melbourne and 15 minutes from Geelong, on the road to Portarlington.
It comes as no surprise that locals long ago dubbed this wonderful par-72 6,150-metre layout the ‘emerald’ of the Bellarine Peninsula. And since being purchased in July 2015 by local cider brewery and winery owners, Lyndsay and David Sharp, it has become even better.
With sweeping views of Corio Bay, superb undulating fairways and fast, contoured, manicured greens, Curlewis is an absolute gem.