Former Saints coach Grant Thomas is selling his 2 Cape Court, Cape Schanck, getaway on the National Golf Course.
Former St Kilda footballer and coach Grant Thomas has listed his $11m-$12m Cape Schanck getaway that fronts the internationally acclaimed National Golf Course.
Kicking off his career with the Saints in the VFL era, he played 72 matches with the side before brief stints at North Melbourne and Fitzroy.
After working as an assistant coach with St Kilda and a number of years pursuing business ventures, Thomas eventually returned to the club as caretaker senior coach in 2001, replacing Malcolm Bligh who had been sacked mid season.
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Under his subsequent leadership the side made preliminary finals in 2004 and 2005, and a further elimination final in 2006, as well as claiming the Wizard Cup premiership in 2004.
Post football he has held roles as a commentator, co-founded the online-only bank Up and currently co-hosts the Sam, Mike and Thomo podcast with Mike Sheehan and Sam Newman.
The 2 Cape Court home in Cape Schanck was built about four years ago, and is set just off the 14th hole of the National’s Old Golf Course designed by renowned American course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Former AFL coach Grant Thomas inspiring the Saints in 2002.
The home is believed to be the only one in the estate with scope for a tennis court.
The course hosts the PGA’s annual National Tournament, and with it’s popularity among Melbourne’s high flyers, it’s a destination for helicopter flights — providing scope to skip the traffic en route.
There is a also private beach a short golf cart ride from the home.
In the private National Estate, No. 2 Cape Court is one of the few properties flat enough for a tennis court — though it also includes a swimming pool and a practice bunker among its outdoor entertainment options.
Exceptional views capture the golf course and Bass Strait beyond it.
A gas fireplace warms the home’s upstairs open-plan living zone.
JP Dixon’s Robbie Emond is handling the sale and said the home had taken three years to build, with construction centring on making the most of views over the golf course and Bass Strait.
Inside, the home has three of its five bedrooms on the ground floor, as well as a sprawling open-plan living zone that opens to a sheltered entertainment deck on its north side.
But life will centre on the upper level, where a second expansive living area with a gas fireplace is adjoined by a dining room and the kitchen — which includes an expansive, but concealed, butler’s pantry.
The famous National Golf Course’s 14th hole is just metres from the home’s back door.
A swimming pool looks out over the home’s tennis court.
There are balcony spaces to the north, west and east, as well as two more bedrooms and a study.
Additional features include a steam room and wine cellar, double garage and extensive off-street parking.
Mr Emond said that with a recent sale close by at $14m, the pocket was becoming increasingly popular with Melbourne’s elite, with another prominent coach Alistair Clarkson as well as comedian Mick Molloy both linked to the coastal hamlet.
The buyer is expected to be based in the city and seeking a holiday getaway that indulged their passion for golf.
It is for sale via private treaty.
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