The journey to Clifton Springs Golf Club begins at Melbourne's Avalon Airport or the larger Melbourne Tullamarine, followed by a leisurely hour's drive southwest along the Princes Freeway toward the Bellarine Peninsula. As the urban sprawl of Geelong fades into the rearview, the landscape opens into rolling farmland and coastal scrub, with glimpses of Port Phillip Bay shimmering to the east. The final approach trades highway for quiet peninsula roads, winding through the seaside village of Clifton Springs - a tranquil pocket of coastal Victoria where the golf course sits just moments from the water's edge, offering a peaceful counterpoint to the bustle of the city left behind.