
Forrest Hill Course
Forrest Hill Golf Club
About this course
Forrest Hill Golf Club sits in Katanning, a rural town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, approximately 300 kilometers southeast of Perth. The course serves a small agricultural community in the Western Australian wheatbelt, where golf facilities tend to be modest and built to accommodate local play rather than destination visitors. The landscape in this part of the state is characterized by gently rolling farmland with native vegetation including eucalyptus and acacia species, and courses in the region typically work with natural terrain features rather than extensive earthmoving. The club operates as a community facility where membership consists primarily of local residents and farming families from the surrounding district. Like many country golf clubs in regional Australia, Forrest Hill likely features sand greens or a mix of grass and sand surfaces, which are common in areas where water availability and maintenance resources are limited. The layout would reflect practical design principles suited to the climate and volunteer-based upkeep typical of small-town clubs. Katanning's golf course provides recreational opportunities in a region where sporting clubs form important social centers. The club contributes to the town's network of community facilities and offers visiting golfers a glimpse of rural Australian golf culture, where the emphasis falls on accessibility and local participation rather than championship conditions or architectural pedigree.
Quick facts
- Location
- Katanning, Western Australia, AU
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
Getting there
The journey to Forrest Hill Golf Club begins at Perth Airport, gateway to Western Australia's vast interior, followed by a three-hour drive southeast into the heart of the Great Southern region. The route traces the Albany Highway through undulating farmland and wheat country, where the coastal influence gradually yields to the dry, open plains characteristic of inland Western Australia. As you approach Katanning - a quiet agricultural town roughly 280 kilometers from the capital - the landscape flattens into golden grasslands punctuated by stands of eucalyptus, and the road delivers you to one of the region's most unexpected golfing sanctuaries, a handsome layout carved from the surrounding pastoral expanse.
FAQ
Common questions about Forrest Hill
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. Forrest Hill is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Forrest Hill is 72.
Forrest Hill is a 18-hole course.

