THEY’RE TOP 100 IN OUR HEARTS

I grew up 10 metres from a public golf course in Melbourne originally called East Malvern but now known as Malvern Valley. I spent all my childhood at the course and it has been a huge part of my life ever since. As a six-year-old, I received a few clubs for Christmas and played my first round of golf the next day. The course itself would be lucky to break into the Top 200, but it has some great holes and is normally in great condition. There is a creek in play on about 10 holes and many risk/reward shots during the course of a round. The course holds an extremely sentimental place in my life and I am eternally grateful to my parents for choosing to live opposite a golf course.
– Ross Hildebrand - Australian Golf Digest