The Course

Every Hole at Oberon

A preview of the entire course with a flyover of every hole.
Note - distances are measured from the back of the tee.
Scroll down for videos of each hole individually.

For golf bookings call - 0263360262 or
email - [email protected]
or book via - https://visitors.brsgolf.com/oberon#

1st Hole - 140m Par 3
The opening hole is a mid to short iron par 3 and gives the player the first taste of threading the needle through the encroaching trees. Slightly up hill to a green that slopes steeply from back to front, you need to be very careful not to go long as a road and out of bounds are just a few steps beyond and to the left of the green. The ball must be left below the hole to have any chance of par.

2nd Hole - 361m Par 4
The first view of Lake Oberon greets the player arriving on the tee of the 2nd hole.
Then follows a spectacular drop down over a small Apple tree in the centre of the fairway. The fairway then runs out pretty quickly at around 220m but plays much much shorter than that before a dogleg to the left through a narrow gap and then even further down to the green framed by a huge Mountain Gum behind.
A drop off all along the right side also guards the green. By the time you have reached the flag, you will have descended 60m from the tee.

3rd Hole - 282m Par 4
The 3rd hole is a par 4 of 282m which is reachable for the long hitters but for most the safe play is up to the left of a fairway that slopes severely from left to right. A good target is the tree with 3 forks which is about 200m from the tee. Only the very left of the fairway is an acceptable landing area otherwise the ball will roll away in to the forest on the right. But go too far left and an even thicker forest awaits. Then it’s a short iron to a blind green with a steep drop off at the back and right to reject all but the most precise shots.

4th Hole - 331m Par 4
The 4th hole comes back in the opposite direction to the 3rd and so slopes from right to left requiring a tee shot up the right side of the fairway. A good target is the small Golden Cypress just before the ridge which indicates 150m to the green centre and are found on each hole. A well struck driver will probably run out of room, so a 3-wood or long iron should get you to the ridge or just over and then it’s a fairly short iron to a 2 tiered green perched above the lake. A shot missed to the right of the green will probably kick left and on to the green but a miss to the left will run down and into the hazard.

5th Hole - 455m Par 5
The 5th is the only par 5 on the front nine. At 455m it is not that long and the longer hitters will try to get home with their 2nd but it does play mostly into the prevailing Westerly wind which can put pay to that idea.
When the lake is full, it laps the left edge of the fairway. The fairway tightens and a gully cuts through at about 220m and then the fairway turns gently to the left and down to the long and receptive green which has steep drop offs at the left and back along with out of bounds further at the back.
After you make your par, take time to enjoy the view of the lake as we then turn back inland and up hill for the next few holes.

6th Hole - 340m Par 4
The 6th is uphill all the way and has a generously wide fairway. But a drive up the right side will leave a much longer shot in.
Try to keep as tight to the left edge as you can and provided you are long enough past the trees, a nice view of the green will reward you. Take an extra club for the uphill approach to the green which again slopes from back to front requiring the ball to be left below the hole.

7th Hole - 159m Par 3
The 7th is a par 3 that plays across a gully to a green that is at about the same level as the tee. Trees guard the entry left and right before arriving at a deep 2 tiered green which is the longest on the course. A ball to the left of the green may come back onto the putting surface but anything right of the green is punished severely by a steep drop off. If the pin is at the back take an extra club to avoid a lengthy putt over and down the ridge.

8th Hole - 257m Par 4
The 8th is a short par 4 with a severe dog leg to the left. The right side of the fairway slopes to the left all the way around until you reach the green. A fairway wood or long iron should leave a pitch into a kidney shaped green. Play your approach out to the right for safety and it should feed onto the green. Anything left will kick down into the trees.

9th Hole - 177m Par 3
The par 3 9th hole is a mid to long iron to a shallow but wide green guarded by a valley in front.
For the shorter hitters hitting a fairway wood, an embankment at the back of the green provides a backstop and a line of trees all down the left approach rule out a cut or a fade. Only a draw or a straight shot will work here.

10th Hole - 369m Par 4
Starting with a frighteningly narrow gap between the trees, the 10th hole is the start of a run of six consecutive par 4s. It plays much shorter than its 369m length with a steep dogleg to the left just over the ridge at about 150m from the tee. A ball catching the ridge will be slung down and around to the left leaving a short iron into the green.
Two flowering cherry trees short of the green don’t really come into play but interfere with your sight line to the flag.

11th Hole - 395m Par 4
The 11th is a favourite for all those who play it. A par 4 of nearly 400m, it plays a lot shorter than that. Your tee shot should look like it is rocketing high and into the lake but you will need to be straight as out of bounds waits just beyond the pines on the right and a thick forest of trees runs all the way down the left.
Although the second shot should be a fairly short iron, playing from the downslope makes the approach difficult and the ball wants to go right where a slope off the green can punish. Aiming a little left is the better play where a slope should guide the ball back towards the flag.

12th Hole - 306m Par 4
The 12th is another tight dog leg hole … this time to the left. It demands a precise shot to a tiny landing area that runs out at about 200m. Anything shorter wont give you a view to the green and anything longer will run through the fairway.
A steep uphill climb to a tiny, devilish green awaits. It is the smallest on the course and the pin is usually positioned by a sadist who is having a bad day.
Leaving the ball below the hole is an absolute must and a 4 putt or worse is definitely possible.

13th Hole - 353m Par 4
The 13th is a straight away hole that takes you back down the hill towards the lake.
The ball must be positioned on the right side of the fairway from the tee to give you a view of the green which is tucked in to the left behind a tree.
The green is a fairly flat respite after the 12th with a slope to the right of the green.

14th Hole - 364m Par 4
The 14th hole is rated index number 1 and at first seeing the widest fairway on the course makes you wonder what could be so hard.
But your tee shot will most likely hit the hill and come to a quick stop.
From here you realise that only half the fairway has any view of the green so the tee shot must be on the right. But not too far right as a slope towards the trees is fairly brutal.
Another tree guards the left side of the green and a steep slope the right. A narrow opening makes finding the green in 2 difficult but rewarding.

15th Hole - 341m Par 4
The conical pine straight ahead is your aiming point on the short par 4 15th.
It’s about 225m to the tree so you need to be short of that and then the hole winds around to the left and down to a small green.
On this hole, right of the green is the better miss as a steep slope protects the left of the green

16th Hole - 468m Par 5
There are only 2 par 5 holes at Oberon and the 16th is the second.
A controversial hole amongst members, it features a double dogleg. Uphill and to the left to begin and then down and sharply to the right after that.
It takes a bit of planning and careful club selection to navigate your way and the very big hitters just blast straight over the top but it is satisfying to have made it to the green in regulation.
Once at the green though, Oberon’s tiny sloping putting surfaces are there to spoil your day.
Again, as with so many greens at Oberon, leaving the ball below the hole is crucial to retaining your sanity.

17th Hole - 166m Par 3
The final par 3 and the only one on the 2nd 9, the 17th plays downhill and is framed by large trees making a very straight hit the only shot that will find the putting surface.Mounds left and right guard the entry to the green making running the ball up difficult.
At first the green looks fairly benign but an uneven slope from back to front introduce breaks that demand careful thought and like so many greens at Oberon, the ‘up turned saucer’ effect provides a slope away from the centre the whole way around the edge of the green.

18th Hole - 318m Par 4
The home hole travels steeply up hill and around to the right with a severe left to right slope ready to take anything but the most precisely struck tee shot off the fairway and into the trees.
If by some miracle your ball does stop in the tiny part of the fairway that offers a view of the green, you now have to navigate through the tightest of gaps in the trees.
If you can manage all that the green does give you a break and encourages you to be aggressive.

Oberon Golf Club after Heavy Snow in 2020
The Oberon area usually gets a couple of light snowfalls each year. In August 2020, quite heavy snow fell all day across the region and at times was blizzard-like.

This video shows the golf course blanketed in snow.

A Full Lake Oberon

The golf course changes completely when the lake is full. In November 2021, the lake filled to capacity for the first time in many years and the video below shows how it changed the whole appearance of the lake and golf course particularly the holes running along the lake - the 4th and 5th.