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Craziest Bunkers On A Golf Course at Metropolitan GC in Australia

Posted on by Joshua Ellingsworth

The next stop on Erik Anders Lang's Australian adventure is The Metropolitan Golf Club; a real gem in the Melbourne Sandbelt. Regarded as one of the finest championship courses in Australia and home of the 2018 World Cup of Golf, Metropolitan really stands out in Australian golf, particularly for its faultless conditioning. Dr. Alister MacKenzie played a major part in designing the bunker layout at Metropolitan GC and his work has more than stood the test of time with some of the most fun, and challenging, bunkers Erik has played to date. EAL and Stuart decided to challenge each other to see who could have the most fun out on the course. And rest assured even through the bad shots, missed putts and numerous encounters with those crazy bunkers synonymous with Metropolitan, they both crushed the challenge.

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  2. The man behind the secret tracker I have on my wife phone was so smooth she was unaware about it for months, I have no worry asking about his whereabouts, all i have to do is login into a portal which is linked to her phone remotely. I can comfortably read hertext messages, call logs,Instagram, Facebook , WhatsApp messages, including his deleted file & messages in real time access. It was no doubt exactly worth it and having to know he was unaware about what we did was the best part. I’m secured while I get real proofs of his secret acts from his phone without touching it… By the help of KIRYEHACK ON INSTAGRAM THIS WAS A BIG SHOCK TO ME SO I HAVE TO RECOMMEND HIS QUALITY SERVICE …

  9. Did you realize that Greg Norman was driving the 16th green for the Australian open! The tree have grown since then but still pretty crazy. Glad to see you enjoy yourselves on what was a pretty ordinary day. Thanks Simon, Greens staff@metro

  12. another great video Erik . Melbourne is my hometown and it's good a lot of people who make golf content showcase the sandbelt because it is one of top destinations to play legitimate courses that they just don't make anymore. There are no tech advances that can help you when it's mid summer and the greens are glass and you are on the wrong side of the fairway. I feel more PGA events need to get played on the Heath, Metro and RM as waiting every 2 years for the world cup just doesn't do the area justice.

  13. I feel absolutely shithouse that I took advantage of Erik’s generosity at the Melbourne RGC meetup and scored that one of a kind RGC towel. This clearly means more to Stu than it does to me and explains why Stu was salty all afternoon.
    EAL, PM me an address to get this towel back to it’s rightful owner so I can fix my shitty conscience.

  15. This isn't too far from where I grew up, there's a lot of nostalgia for me seeing this sort of landscape, especially in the grey, rainy weather (although I guess it wasn't so great for the golfing…).

  20. Sand belt courses are like a cross between links and parkland. You can’t just swing and hope here. The bunkering is difficult not only in their location, but the deliberate way that some are firm-packed and some a little fluffy. You need to know the course and pins, and play to position accordingly. I bloody miss golf rn…

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