Victoria’s High Country and the adjoining Goulburn Valley region are perhaps the least known of the state’s golfing destinations, despite the number of easily accessible and affordable courses on offer.
Historic towns like Shepparton, Euroa, Mansfield, Glenrowan, Myrtleford and Wangaratta are perhaps more infamous as the places where bushrangers like Ned Kelly, Harry Power and Daniel ‘Mad Dog’ Morgan roamed during the gold rush years of the mid to late 1800s.
In the 21st century the picturesque northeast of Victoria is renowned for its world class food and wine, burgeoning art scene and, of course, natural attractions. Golf is not a major tourism drawcard like other Victorian regions but there are some interesting, and challenging, layouts to be found.
Shepparton, about 150km from the northern outskirts of Melbourne, lies on…