
Old Course
Beaconhills Country Golf Club

About this course
Beaconhills Country Golf Club sits in the Dandenong Ranges foothills at Upper Beaconsfield, approximately 45 kilometers southeast of Melbourne. The club's Old Course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of this part of Victoria, where elevation changes and natural vegetation create a landscape distinct from the sandbelt courses closer to the city. The routing takes advantage of the property's contours, with fairways that move through stands of native eucalyptus and areas of cleared pastureland. The course serves a membership base drawn largely from Melbourne's southeastern suburbs and the surrounding rural communities. Beaconhills operates as a country club with both golf and social facilities, reflecting a tradition common to regional Australian clubs where the golf course anchors broader family and community activities. The layout presents a mix of holes that require positioning off the tee and approach work to greens set into the hillside terrain. The club maintains the Old Course alongside its newer layouts, preserving a routing that predates more recent development on the property. Conditions vary with Victoria's seasonal patterns, with the course playing firmer in summer months and softer during the wetter winter period. The setting offers views across the Beaconsfield valley and toward the higher ranges to the north and east, providing a sense of elevation and openness less common in Melbourne's more heavily treed sandbelt region.
Quick facts
- Location
- Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, AU
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1947
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 5,268 metres
Getting there
The journey to Beaconhills Country Golf Club begins at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, roughly an hour's drive to the southeast through the city's outer suburbs and into the verdant Dandenong Ranges foothills. The route gradually climbs away from the metropolitan sprawl, trading urban density for the rolling, eucalypt-studded landscape of the Cardinia Shire. As you wind through Upper Beaconsfield's quiet lanes, the air cools and the canopy thickens, signaling arrival at one of Victoria's most discreetly positioned country clubs - a sanctuary tucked into the hills where Melbourne's eastern fringe dissolves into pure bushland.

FAQ
Common questions about Old at Beaconhills Country Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. Old at Beaconhills Country Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Old is 71.
Old plays 5,268 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.
Old is a 18-hole course.



