sâmbătă, 2 aprilie 2011

Gold Coast Golf Courses

By Bailey Jamieson


The Australian Gold Coast is located in south east Queensland and is famous for its various Gold Coast Golf Holidays and options along with being close to seaside playgrounds, globally famous theme parks.With so much to do along the whole of the Queensland Gold Coast which includes all enjoyment of the world famous theme parks, bars and discos, sub-tropical rainforests, casinos, entertainment and of course the spectacular sandy beaches that the region is celebrated for. The Queensland Gold Coast offers it all and is a world class golf holiday destination. With its location and sub-tropical environment it is of small wonder that the Gold Coast features all year round sunshine and outdoor opportunities to draw in all enthusiastic golf players. Australian seasons are the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere - the average summer season temperature is twenty five degrees Celsius and during winter, it is around 15 degrees Celsius. Visitors can expect over 300 days of sunshine every year, making the Gold Coast one of the leading golf hot spots on the planet.

It is hardly any wonder that the Gold Coast has emerged as a really idylic golf vacation destination because there is such a large number of golf courses to pick from. The RACV is the present operator of Royal Pines and annually hosts a variety of occasions which include the annual Ladies Masters tournament.The Golf Academy has a broad selection of programs for both beginners to the sport and proficient players, like one-day courses to full-time training.The next trendy Gold Coast Gold Coarse is Lakelands that delivers a layout of 18 holes tailored by champion golfer Jack Nicklaus. Lakelands on the Gold Coast is very well equiped and offers a selection of supplemental facilities like the pro-shop, driving range and pitch and putt green.

One of the unique links style golf courses is found on Hope Island at the northern end of the Queensland Gold Coast. Once a public resort course, it is currently under the control of golf course management corporation, Troon Golf. With the new direction has come a new operating name, now established as, "Links Hope Island". Hope Island golf course is specially designed by five times British Open Champion Peter Thompson with the efforts of Mike Wolverridge, the sweeping format is set in a 360 ha residential resort neighborhood. This sweeping layout is thought to be incredibly tricky and covers 6500 Championship metres and comes with 128 bunkers.

Without a doubt one of the finest golf courses on the Gold Coast is Palm Meadows. Hardly any other Gold Coast golf courses have boasted so many golfing legends wander the fairways as Palm Meadows, Norman, Langer, Jumbo Ozaki, Strange, Raffety, the list goes on. These days Palm Meadows is a favourite course for lots of Australian and overseas players although in its early days it was home to one of the worlds wealthiest tournaments.The course was laid out by leading Australian golfer Graham Marsh, who integrated water into play on 14 of the 18 holes, placed 80 sand bunkers, three story tall bamboo clumps and in excess of a thousand palm trees to sculpt an outstanding golfing experience.Palm Meadows is well recognised throughout the golfing world as an excellent course and ranks amongst the worlds top 500 golf holes. The famous 18th hole has established its position in history as being in the greatest 500 golf holes on the earth, recognised by the American Golf Digest.It has acquired this fame courtesy of the stunning lake that runs the complete 523 metres alongside the hole. If you play this hole effectively you can definitely reward yourself with a nice finish to your round, at the same time if one stroke is miss hit, you can easily hit double figures. Palm Meadows is the best course to experience during your escape to enjoy Gold Coast Golf.

Obviously with the region being so very well known for its golf courses it is almost always best to book ahead and to investigate your intended golf course as a number are exclussive to members or by invitation only. The internet is an awesome resource in planning and booking your games of golf on Gold Coast golf courses and also to plan and book all the different parts of your vacation such as accommodation, excursions and family activites.




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