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The occasional narrow footprint in a bunker is the extent of damage. This typically only applies to males however, as females and joeys (young) tend to stay rooted to a particular spot on the course. With no fences around the course’s perimeter, the ‘roos can roam as they like, free to venture off into the surrounding bush and streets. Yet the kangaroos may actually require less upkeep than people, effectively “managing themselves,” Lacey added. “Because they sit up, scratch themselves and use their ears very expressively, people relate to them so easily and quickly … they’re a little bit human.”Īnglesea has been running kangaroo tours since 2015. “People who come from England say that their faces are like deer, with the gorgeous eyes and fine little noses,” Anglesea board member Marg Lacey told CNN. It’s a reality fully embraced by the club, which runs a popular kangaroo bus tour to give visitors a deeper insight into the lives of its beloved locals. Seventy years on, the course remains teeming with ‘roos.

The hopping marsupials were the original residents of the area, with the farmer only selling the land for the course – opened in 1953 – on the condition that the kangaroos would be allowed to keep living there. More than 300 Eastern Grey kangaroos enjoy total freedom of movement at Anglesea Golf Club, situated on the Great Ocean Road along Victoria’s stunning southern coastline, an hour’s drive from the center of Melbourne.

Thankfully, one species of the nation’s most iconic animal is very little trouble at all, even for a course that accommodates hundreds of them. In a country teeming with wildlife, the sprawling expanses of its myriad courses offer ideal habitats for an array of land-based, aquatic, and airborne species.Ī strong wildlife presence does not make Aussie golf unique: the histories of professional events being interrupted by various creature cameos – from squirrels to seagulls and deer – are well-documented.įew countries, however, boast a range of animals as dangerous as Australia, a reality that poses challenges to the courses that many of them call home. The golfing experience in Australia can be – quite literally – a different beast. On the green, a venomous snake uncoils out of the hole and slithers away into the long grass. In a nearby water hazard, a three-and-a-half-meter long crocodile swims lazily by. A ball flies down the fairway, watched by a mob of kangaroos with passing interest.

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