
St. Michael's Course
St. Michael's Golf Club


About this course
St. Michael's Golf Club occupies a dramatic clifftop site at Little Bay on the southern edge of Sydney, where the course runs along sandstone headlands above the Tasman Sea. The club was established in 1937, and the layout was designed by Eric Apperly, one of Australia's most prolific golf architects of the early twentieth century. The property features significant elevation changes and coastal winds that test club selection and shot-making throughout the round. The routing takes advantage of the natural terrain, with several holes playing along the cliff edges and others moving through lower-lying areas inland. The coastal holes provide expansive ocean views and expose players to the prevailing sea breezes, while the more sheltered inland sections offer a contrasting playing experience. The course measures just over 6,000 meters from the back tees and presents a variety of hole lengths and strategic challenges within its compact footprint. St. Michael's has hosted numerous regional amateur championships and remains a regular venue for New South Wales Golf Association events. The course is known among Sydney golfers for its scenic setting and the quality of its greens, which are typically firm and fast. The club maintains a traditional membership structure and operates as a private facility, though it accommodates visiting golfers through established protocols. The clubhouse sits elevated above the course, providing views across the layout and out to the Pacific Ocean.
Quick facts
- Location
- Little Bay, New South Wales, AU
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1938
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 5,802 metres
Getting there
Most international visitors arrive via Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, a straightforward twenty-minute drive north along the coastal fringe of Botany Bay. The route traces the city's southern shoreline through modest residential streets before turning into Little Bay, where the land opens toward the Tasman Sea and St. Michael's Golf Club reveals itself atop the windswept headland. For those accustomed to Sydney's harbor glamour, the approach feels refreshingly unadorned - no grand gates or manicured entry sequence, just the honest geometry of links golf pressed against the Pacific cliffs, as if the course had always been there, waiting.

FAQ
Common questions about St. Michael's
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yes. St. Michael's is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at St. Michael's is 72.
St. Michael's plays 5,802 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.
St. Michael's is a 18-hole course.



