Kingston Heath Golf Club is located in the southeast suburbs of Melbourne and is one of the premier golf clubs in Australia's Victorian sandbelt region. The club is highly exclusive with access restricted to members with membership requiring the support of several established members and has a considerable waiting period.

Kingston Heath was originally formed as the Elsternwick Golf Club in 1909 and was based at what is now Elsternwick Park, before relocating to its present location in Heatherton in 1925.

The 18-hole course first opened as a par 82 and at the time was the longest course in Australia. Its founders were of the opinion that it was easier to shorten the course than to lengthen it. The design of the course was credited to Dan Soutar before advice was sought from Alister MacKenzie who provided a suitable bunkering strategy during his visit to Australia in 1926.

In 2010 the course at Kingston Heath was rated by Australian Golf Digest as the premier course in Australia, qualifying it as the most outstanding course in terms of layout, shot-making, condition, and strategy. Kingston Heath currently plays to a par of 72, at 6,352-metres from the Medal tees. It is approximately 100-meters longer for championships.

Kingston Heath has hosted the Australian Open seven times and the Australian Match Play Championships seven times. In 2009, Kingston Heath hosted the Australian Masters' tournament and the tournament featured the world's best player, Tiger Woods, who won the event with a 72-hole score of 14 under, two strokes clear of Greg Chalmers. Further enhancing its reputation around the world, Kingston Heath played host to the 2016 World Cup of Golf.