Walpole Country Club Golf Course

Synthetic greens in the Karri forest, with inlet and river views

Walpole Country Club Golf Course is an 18-hole parkland course in Walpole, Western Australia, established in 1988. The daily-fee layout features Kikuyu fairways and synthetic greens, having been among the first courses in Australia to install synthetic golf greens around 2015-2016. The course is set among Karri trees with inlet and river views, and the surroundings are home to kangaroos. Facilities include a putting green, pro shop, restaurant/dining, cart and club hire, coaching and parking.

Players consistently describe Walpole as a hidden gem, praising a beautiful setting in the middle of the Karri forest with a clubhouse perched near the inlet. Reviewers highlight a genuinely challenging layout, especially on the front nine, where steep hills, sloping fairways, undulations and water hazards keep things interesting. The synthetic greens draw repeated surprise and approval, with many finding them well maintained and better than expected, and the surrounds around the greens earning particular mention. The course has a relaxed, slightly rugged charm that visitors seem to embrace rather than mind, and the low green fee is frequently called a bargain. The club's volunteer-run spirit comes through strongly in the reviews, with the welcome and upkeep often singled out for credit.