An elevated tee shot to a generous fairway.
A penalty area and out of bounds runs along the entirety of the hole on the left-hand side, while a creek dissects the fairway less than 200m from the green.
The tabletop green guarded by bunkers left and right requires an accurate approach shot.
The first of six par 3’s plays through a thick canopy of trees to a green that sits left to right.
Players should favour the left side of the green for an easier approach shot, a large green with many subtle undulations.
With a lake strategically placed to right side of the fairway, it is best to aim your tee shot down the left side of the fairway.
Missing the green to the left-hand side will test out the best short games, while the right of the green is the preferred leave.
Once on the 3-tiered green it is an advantage to be on the same level as the flag.
A slight dog leg from the left to right requiring an accurate tee shot to a fairway that narrows as you get closer to the green.
A precise approach shot is required to a large green guarded by bunkers on the front left and right, featuring a large tier running through the middle. The green widens at the back.
The is fairway protected by a penalty area to the left.
A flag positioned on the left of the green is more accessible, a flag positioned on the right-hand side of the green is well protected by a large bunker.
Accuracy is required from the tee, with a creek stretching along the left and then cutting across the fairway.
A precise approach shot is best played to the left of the flag to avoid the penalty area adjacent to the green on the right-hand side.
One of our signature holes at Brighton Lakes, the seventh is a classic risk-reward hole, a par 5 that many claim to be one of Sydney’s finest.
When approaching the dog leg players will have a decision to make. Do you take on the water carry and go for glory or play safe to the right.
The approach shot requires accuracy with particular care required if the flag position is on the right side of the green.
A visually spectacular hole, with a tee shot over a lake which is home to a variety of bird life.
The hole isn’t long but is well protected by the lake and large bunker on the right. A flag positioned at the front is more assessable to attack than a flag to the back right of the green.
One of our longer Par 4 holes for men and a par 5 for ladies, the 9th shapes from left to right.
The ideal tee shot is positioned left centre of the fairway.
A creek runs in front of the green to an undulating putting surface that requires great green reading skills.
As we turn for home, the par 3 is guarded by water on the left and a small pot bunker on the right.
An undulating green, the hardest flag positions are on the left side of the green.
A long par 4 hole with a preferred tee shot on the left-hand side of the fairway.
The green is heavily guarded on the right by bunkers, placing your ball at the front left will offer the easier approach shot.
An original hole from the New Brighton layout, the 12th is our shortest par 4, and proves that it doesn’t have to be long to be good.
The longer hitters can take on the green and go for glory, however, be warned, with a penalty area running beside to the left and behind the green. The smart way to play this hole is to play to the right-hand side of the fairway, leaving a clear shot to a tabletop green that slopes severely from back to front.
Another from the New Brighton layout, this double dog leg par 5 is a classic.
This hole has character, offering players with the options of taking it on or safely plotting their way from dog leg to dog leg.
The fairway is generous, however beware with penalty areas on both sides, before reaching a putting surface protected by a bunker at the front and penalty areas surrounding the green.
Our longest Par 3, the large bunker guarding the front left of the green catches a shorter tee shot with the smart play to the right of the green.
Leave your ball below the hole as the green slopes heavily from back to front.
A short Par 5 with a double dog leg, players can play safe to a wide fairway or attempt to thread the needle by cutting the corner.
The smart play is to play for position at each dog leg, while the green is protected by a bunker on the right front and a penalty area to the left.
The tee shot is played through a thick canopy of trees, to a green guarded by a bunker front and right.
The green has many flag positions, distance control is key, and a well struck tee shot will be rewarded.
Our longest Par 4 for men and a Par 5 for ladies.
A real test of golf as the hole heads for the clubhouse with a well struck tee shot required to find the fairway. A creek 140m from the green dissects the fairway, with a quality shot needed to find the small, elevated tabletop green. The 17th green will only reward a precise approach shot.
A spectacular finishing hole and one Sydney’s finest par 3’s, the 18th allows all players the opportunity for a grandstand finish in full view of patrons on the balcony or inside the Brighton Lakes clubhouse.
A large lake sits beside the hole on the left, with many players, whether intentionally or otherwise, playing to the right to an area often referred to by members as coward’s corner.
The green is well protected with bunkers on the right and features three large swales. After putting out, join us in the Brighton Lakes club to reminisce and recall the great shots, or to talk about where to seek revenge next time you play.