Alice Springs Golf Club — Attraction in Northern Territory

This place is a breeze of fresh air..literally and otherwise. Yes! Its jus a golf course. But when it can draw me to make it one of my most favourite spots in town..means there is something special. Not just a nice driving range..where am always at...at lush greens. They have a lovely clubhouse and well equipped pro shop. As we speak my number 3 driver is being fixed by the golf club principal Steven Tieck..the service here is soo personalised and always is. The place has very good amenities and they are kept in tip top condition. The greens are jus an oasis in e desert. Being known as e Red Centre because of the red desert sands...a multitude of red sand almost buries u when there is a dust storm...the golf course is truly an oasis in e desert. I.am learning golf and the pro Steven Tieck is soo supportive and has a good rapport with his customers. The driving range where I spend most of my time practising my swing and drive is nicely set and has enough booths for the whole town. The range has all u need and havin it ooen till late into e night is a very good thing for those that cannot make it during the day or early evenings. I will not comment about the food today as I have a separate post and reviews on the food. Its set in a good space with Mt John providing that McDonell Range façade in e distance. Makes it all soo different from any other range or golf course. Friendly and trendy crowds hang out here too...those who live in Alice know what am talking about here!!!! It is a one stop shop! A must visit for anyone passing through...

Alice Springs Golf Club is desert golf, which means accuracy is a must. The golf course isn’t punishingly long, and not overly difficult. However, a good swirling desert wind could provide a much stiffer challenge than the benign winds that we experienced.

The fairways had beautiful angles and offered fantastic great tight lies. The greens were understandably bumpy and somewhat slow due to recent maintenance. While mostly flat, they had some understated undulations and movements that made reading them for the first time difficult. They had trouble short and long, but miss the greens left or right, and you’ll still have chance to save par.

Not all golfers like desert golf. However, there is no arguing that desert golf is beautiful golf! The rich vibrant green grass, the bright blue skies, and the deep dark reds of the bunkers and surrounding desert environment was an explosion of contrasting colors. The kaleidoscope shades of desert red coloring the MacDonnell Ranges seemed to change as the day progressed. The beautiful desert trees and fauna, and the large eucalyptus trees surprised us. And the greenside small pot bunkers looked like something that designer Mr. Peter Thomson plucked from the links courses in the UK that he so loved!

With good value green fees, Alice Springs was a well-conditioned course, and a must-play...

Hubby had the scotch fillet in medium done. Melted off the mouth. Requested for the TBone medium to well done but it came out burnt. So could not continue eating it. They did not care to do anything apart from 'I will let the chef know'. The sides (potatoes with vegetables) were all fresh and decent. The portions sizes are big and good. The starters were ok. For starters we had the Porcini Arancini balls and Buffalo wings (some might find the wings a bit too hot/chilli. They accidentally left off the ranch for the wings but they immediately rectified that once I enquired). The timing in between the starter and main course served was misplaced as the main course came out almost 5 minutes after the starter were served. We had also had a round of golf at the Driving Range before dinner which we enjoyed albeit the weather a bit cold. The GM Terry and Steve (owner) were down to earth and lovely people to talk to. If it was left to the TBone steak only this would be a 1/5 but the events and everything else warrants top notch stars, so knocked off 1 star for 4/5 for an inedible...