Man stabbed in thigh at Vic golf course

A man has been stabbed in the thigh at a golf course in Victoria after an altercation in the clubhouse, police say.

The man was airlifted to hospital after the stabbing at Broadford Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.

Another man was arrested over the incident and he remains in police custody.

"The two men had an altercation in the clubhouse," a police spokeswoman said.

The men, both aged in their early 30s, are known to each other.

The victim is being treated at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.

Broadford Golf Club is an 18-hole course about 80km north of Melbourne and its website highlights the "superb clubhouse".