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Top-100 Spotlight: Palm Meadows
In the late 1980s Palm Meadows was at the forefront of a new wave of resort courses being constructed in Australia.
26 Sep 2023
Top-100 Spotlight: Kooindah Waters Golf Club
It’s in the nature of courses to change, diluting the links between designer and design – sometimes, however, it’s the architect that gets there first, ready to mentally file away the last project and move onto the next.
8 Aug 2023
Top-100 Spotlight: Eastlake Golf Club
Wedged between the private Bonnie Doon and The Lakes Golf Clubs, on a long stretch of undulating terrain, is Eastlake Golf Club – a wonderful public access course making its mark in the national rankings.
28 Jun 2021
Top-100 Spotlight: Sanctuary Cove G&CC Palms Course
The iconic Gold Coast club recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the reopening of its Palms Course after an $8.8 million rebuild.
11 May 2021
Morri: The final roll of the dice for Paradise Palms
It’s a sad truth that once a golf course is gone, it’s gone forever. History tells us that few courses, once closed, ever see another shot struck.
18 Jan 2021
Review: Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club
Despite being already well-established among the nation’s Top-100 Courses, the team at Magenta Shores is continually striving to improve its acclaimed layout and climb even higher in the rankings.
26 Oct 2020
Review: The Brisbane Golf Club
The oldest club in the Queensland capital has managed to embrace its significant and historic roots while also not shying away from change and continual improvement.
6 Oct 2020
Join A Club: Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club
As Australia’s original international golf resort, Sanctuary Cove has been providing world class sport and leisure experiences on Queensland’s Gold Coast for more than three decades.
30 Jun 2020
Review: Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club
Once renowned for its brutish difficulty, the Ross Watson design on the New South Wales Central Coast continues to improve as it finds the right balance between testing and enjoyable golf.
14 Nov 2019
REVIEW: Paradise Palms
With new owners, a new management team and a much-improved course, there is plenty to be excited about for the future of this iconic tropical North Queensland course.
23 Mar 2017
REVIEW: Magenta Shores Country Club
Having recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, Magenta Shores is looking to the future with some important changes
23 Feb 2017
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