Alister MacKenzie's 1931 West Course remains the Sandbelt's masterwork — bold, sprawling bunkers cut into sandy heathland, and greens of ferocious pace and cunning contour. Paired with Alex Russell's East, the Composite Course has staged Presidents Cups and World Cups, and stands consistently among the world's finest.

Dan Soutar's compact 1925 routing, bunkered with genius by Alister MacKenzie, packs more variety into 150 acres than courses twice its size. The par-3 15th is arguably Australia's finest short hole, and the couch fairways and glassy greens make Kingston Heath a constant rival to Royal Melbourne.

Sharing a fence with Royal Melbourne, Victoria packs quiet brilliance into rolling Sandbelt terrain — Oscar Damman's routing refined by MacKenzie's bunkering. The short par-4 5th and the sweeping run home are pure strategy. Peter Thomson's home club, and a five-time Australian Open host.

Long celebrated as the home of the Australian Masters, Huntingdale has now been comprehensively remade. Trees cleared, sand exposed, bunkers and greens rebuilt with true Sandbelt boldness — the ground finally breathes. Wider, brighter and far more strategic, a storied championship course reborn for a new era.

Perhaps the finest turf in Australia — fairways like carpet, greens of flawless surface. J.B. Mackenzie's 1908 layout was reworked after land loss, yet Metropolitan retains an elegant, uncluttered strength. Long, demanding par-4s and immaculate conditioning have made it a favourite of touring professionals for decades.

Undulating and understated, Commonwealth rewards the shotmaker who can shape the ball both ways. Charles Lane's routing, later touched by Sloan Morpeth, moves over some of the Sandbelt's most interesting ground. The closing stretch is genuinely testing, and the greens complexes are subtly, wickedly defended.

MacKenzie's 1928 plan gave Yarra Yarra its bones, and Tom Doak's restoration returned the boldness. The par-3 11th, ringed by cavernous bunkers, is one of the Sandbelt's great images. Sandy, gently rolling and quietly confident — a course that has grown steadily in stature.

Two courses, North and South, transformed by Ogilvy Cocking Mead's sweeping renovation into arguably the Sandbelt's most complete facility. Sand exposed, trees cleared, greens re-imagined — the ground now breathes. Bold, wide and strategic, it feels both entirely new and utterly of the Sandbelt.