One of the surprises of Perth golf, is just how good some of the land at Royal Fremantle is for golf. Unlike Cottesloe, which is unable to maximize its undulation because of space issues, here the roomy nature of the property further highlights the undeniably potential of this golf course.

The present course is not a bad one, but there are quite a few holes that bend so sharply around trees that they force golfers to play to the outside of doglegs for a clear view of the green. Clearly trees get in the way too often, but also there are a number of poor holes where bunkers have been added simply to make the course play harder. Fix the bunkering and remove the odd intruding tree and this course would be much better. Improve the routing and the use of some of the steeper areas and it’s potentially one of the best two or three in Perth. They also need to repair some of the disfigured green shapes.

We liked parts of the 1^st, 2^nd, 13^th, 15^th, 16^th and 18^th holes, but not enough to completely endorse the golf course.