Kingston Heath Golf Club
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Kingston Heath Golf Club is one of the major sandbelt golf courses in Australia. Located in Heatherton, in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs, it was opened in 1925 as a par 82 course, and the longest in Australia. It is now a standard par 72, at a shortish 6352 m for men, and par 74 at 5499 m for ladies. It has hosted the Australian Golf Open seven times, and the Australian Match Play Championships seven times. According to its website, it is ranked "2 in Australia" and has a "world ranking of 21". Review website top100golfcourses.co.uk goes one better, rating it 20 in the world.[1] In terms of area, it is remarkably small for such a well-known course, squeezing into 125 acres (0.51 km²).[2]
The club is highly exclusive, with membership contingent upon the support of two established members, and a waiting period of up to five years.[3]
