Camden Lakeside is a links-style course on Sydney's south-western outskirts, about 90 minutes from Olympic headquarters. Considering its distance from the ocean, designer Peter Thomson has done a great job of creating a 'links'.

The ground is hard and each fairway is dotted with pot bunkers. Thomson's design

offers plenty of options on each hole and around each green. A devotee of keeping the ball on the ground, Thomson has made it possible to chip-and-run your way around this inland links. Of note is the 422-yard par-4 4^th which has been modelled on the famous road hole 17^th of the Old Course at St Andrews. It even boasts its own road hole bunker. The only thing missing is the hotel to hit your drive over.