Mandalay Golf Course

Mandalay Golf Course occupies land in Beveridge, roughly 40 kilometers north of Melbourne in Victoria's rural fringe. The course represents a collaboration between Alister Mackenzie and Alex Russell, two architects whose partnership produced several notable Australian designs during the late 1920s. Russell, an accomplished amateur golfer who won the 1924 Australian Open, worked closely with Mackenzie during his 1926 visit to Australia and continued developing courses in the region for decades afterward. The routing takes advantage of natural terrain features common to this part of Victoria, with gentle elevation changes and native vegetation framing the playing corridors. The design philosophy reflects Mackenzie's emphasis on strategic options and natural contours, principles he applied across his international portfolio. Russell's involvement brought local knowledge of Australian conditions and playing preferences to the layout. The course serves the growing communities north of Melbourne, providing golf in a semi-rural setting that has gradually seen residential development in surrounding areas. While not among the tournament venues that have shaped Australian golf's competitive history, Mandalay represents the broader legacy of Mackenzie and Russell's work in establishing strategic design principles across Victoria's golf landscape during the interwar period. The facility operates as a public-access course, making the architectural heritage of this design partnership available to a wide range of golfers in the northern Melbourne corridor.