Best Junior Golf Courses in Perth's South-East & Peel Region
Six real courses across Perth's south-eastern suburbs and the Peel region - from Canning Vale and Forrestfield down to Mandurah and Pinjarra - with their junior programs on record.
Perth's south-eastern corridor and the Peel region south of the city hold a healthy spread of clubs with organised junior golf - academies with named coaches, structured Sunday competitions and award-winning development programs. Here's what's on record at six of them.
Gosnells Golf Club - Canning Vale
Gosnells Golf Club runs a Junior Golf Academy led by a named head coach, offering term clinics, one-on-one lessons and high-performance programs, plus junior registration days. It's a semi-private club, so public access is conditional - confirm visitor tee times and current junior arrangements with the club before travelling.
Hartfield Country Club - Forrestfield
In the foothills at Forrestfield, Hartfield Country Club has a structured junior program for ages 6-17 with professional coaching and organised Sunday competitions, on a public-access 18-hole course.
Whaleback Golf Course - Parkwood
Whaleback Golf Course is a public course with a dedicated junior coaching program and bookable junior lessons advertised on its own website - an easy, no-membership starting point.
Melville Golf Centre - Leeming
Melville Golf Centre is a practice-focused public facility with a 9-hole course, offering junior clinics and lessons for ages 5-17 - well suited to the very start of a junior's golf journey.
Mandurah Country Club - Halls Head
Down in the Peel region, Mandurah Country Club runs a junior program that won the 2022 Outstanding Game Development Program award. It's a semi-private club, so public access is conditional - confirm visitor tee times and current junior arrangements with the club before travelling.
Pinjarra Golf Club - Pinjarra
Pinjarra Golf Club hosts regular junior tuition programs run by its PGA Professionals, including junior events and open days. It's a semi-private club, so public access is conditional - confirm visitor tee times and current junior arrangements with the club before travelling.
For the rest of the metro area, see our other Perth guides or the full Western Australia course directory.
At a glance
The 6 venues covered in this guide, side by side. "Junior program on file" means our directory holds specific evidence of a junior program, clinic or membership pathway at that club - not simply that children are permitted to play.
| Course | Holes | Type | Public access | Junior program on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosnells Golf Club (Canning Vale) | Not on file | Full-length course | Limited / conditional | Yes |
| Hartfield Country Club (Forrestfield) | 18 | Full-length course | Public | Yes |
| Whaleback Golf Course (Parkwood) | Not on file | Full-length course | Public | Yes |
| Melville Golf Centre (Leeming) | 9 | Practice facility | Public | Yes |
| Mandurah Country Club (Halls Head) | 18 | Full-length course | Limited / conditional | Yes |
| Pinjarra Golf Club (Pinjarra) | Not on file | Full-length course | Limited / conditional | Yes |
Compiled from our course directory records for the venues listed in this guide. Clubs change their junior offerings and access rules between seasons - confirm current details with the club before travelling.
How to read this
Public access is the column most worth checking first. "Public" means anyone can book a tee time. "Limited / conditional" means visitor access exists but comes with conditions - a member introduction, restricted days, or a booking window. "Private members' club" means casual visitor play generally is not available, and a junior would usually need a member connection or a place in a club program.
Course length matters more than parents expect for a first outing. 1 of the 6 venues here are a shorter format - a par-3, short course, pitch and putt, practice facility or 9-hole layout - which usually means a faster round, less walking and less pressure from groups behind. For a child who has never played a full round, that is normally the better starting point than a championship-length course.
Before you book
6 of these 6 venues have a junior program, clinic or junior membership pathway recorded in our directory: Gosnells Golf Club, Hartfield Country Club, Whaleback Golf Course, Melville Golf Centre, Mandurah Country Club, Pinjarra Golf Club. Those are the ones most likely to have coaching, junior competition or a structured pathway rather than only green-fee access.
3 of them are private or limited-access (Gosnells Golf Club, Mandurah Country Club, Pinjarra Golf Club). Call ahead before making the trip: conditions vary between clubs and change with the season. The remaining 3 are listed as public access.
Two questions are worth asking on the phone that club websites rarely answer clearly: whether juniors pay a discounted green fee when playing with a paying adult, and whether the club hires out junior clubs. Both make a first visit considerably cheaper, and both are common even at clubs that don't advertise them.