CONSTANT course closures caused by floodwaters has made maintenance of the Wangaratta Golf Club course difficult, but have been blessed by the continuing operation of the new driving range facility.

Throughout spring the course has been forced to fully close on a number of occasions, rarely getting a consistent run at having all 18 holes available while allowing carts on the course, which has been a common theme for golfers in the region.

Wangaratta Golf Club president Denis Hill said he can't recall a time where he has seen water levels at the golf course as high as it is now.

"We've certainly been impacted on the club's business, if you haven't got people playing golf it obviously cuts back on your ability to trade," he said.

"The worst feature is that the grounds are just so full, the staff just can't get a decent run on maintaining the course.

"The carts cost the club a monthly payment and when you can't put them on the course you've just got to wear that payment."

But Hill said the club has been a little more fortunate than other clubs in the region to have their own driving range facility, which has been fully operational while the course has been battling with closures.

"The driving range has been a godsend, it's a very busy part of our club and it's certainly helped the club over the wet period," he said.

"We find that now with the new facility we have a few other strings to our bow which has been really helpful for us to maintain a level of trade.

"It takes some managing, it's not easy, we are just sort of keeping our club going in a reasonably positive way."

After a long layoff, Saturday competition golf returned over the weekend in full with 18 holes opened and cart restrictions lifted, attracting 44 players in a return to some normality for golfers.

The downpour of close to 60mm of rain on Sunday forced the course to close again, as most of the 12th hole lays under water.

Hill said while the driving range will continue to prove beneficial in keeping the club operating, a break in dry weather can't come quick enough.

"With the fairways and those parts of the course you've just got to wait, you still have to maintain the greens, you can't just let them grow but when it's like this in some parts of the course getting from one green to another, you've got to know your way around," he said.

"We certainly don't need the rain going on much longer that's for sure.

"At the end of the day everyone just wants to get out and golf."