Gold Coast

It is not known as the "Golf Coast" for nothing.

With its sweeping 70km coastline and golden beaches as well as national parks and nature reserves, you can expect to find some of the most panoramic courses in the southern hemisphere here on the Gold Coast.

With more than 40 championship and resort courses - some designed by golfing greats such as Greg Norman, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus - the Gold Coast has played host to major international and Australian tournaments, including the Australian Open, the Johnnie Walker Classic and the Australian Ladies’ Masters.

Lakelands Golf Club www.lakelands.au-golf.net

Located minutes from the Gold Coast beaches, Lakelands Golf Club is Australia’s first Jack Nicklaus signature golf course.Nicklaus, one of the world’s finest golfers who has designed over 100 courses on five continents, took 25 years to find the perfect location in Australia for his first signature course.

Lakelands boasts his trademark bunkers and water features, a selection of five tee positions and the finest playing grasses.

Palm Meadows Resort www.palmmeadows.com.au

Renowned as the venue for one of Australia’s richest golf tournaments - the Palm Meadows Cup - this course was designed by leading Australian golfer Graham Marsh and was one of the first championship courses on the Gold Coast.

This par-72 course has water coming into play on 14 of the holes, along with 82 sand bunkers. It also has 11 km of cart paths bordering all its fairways, making it an all-weather course.

Robina Woods www.robinawoods.au-golf.net

Set on 65 hectares of undulating woodland and hills, Robina Woods is one of the most stunning golf courses on the Gold Coast.

The rolling fairways are set amongst natural waterways and lakes and features more than 100,000 native trees and shrubs including towering eucalyptus trees. Pars are well earned and boggies come readily on this 18-hole par-71 course.

Sanctuary Cove www.sanctuarycove.com
Sanctuary Cove is a world-class resort with two championship courses, The Palms and The Pines. With both a private Arnold Palmer-designed golf course for members of the country club, and a resort-style public course for the general public, Sanctuary Cove has something for everyone.

The Palms is an 18-hole resort-style golf course characterised by its unique, century-old Cabbage palm tree vistas. Considered one of Queensland’s favourite resort courses, the 5833-metre course has a par of 71 and a rating of 70.

The Pines is the only Arnold Palmer signature course in Australia and is rated by the Australian Golf Union as one of the nation's most challenging courses. The 6681-metre course is exclusive to Sanctuary Cove Country Club members and Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove hotel guests.

Royal Pines Resort www.royalpines.com.au

This immaculate 36-hole championship course is home of the PGA Golf Academy and the Ladies Australian Masters.

Set amongst 17 fresh and salt water lakes, 138 sand bunkers and seven grass bunkers on gently undulating terrain, it has a magnificent backdrop provided by the hinterland mountains to the west and the Gold Coast skyline to the east.

The resort is represented by touring golf professional Wayne Grady, the 1990 US PGA Champion, who regularly hosts corporate golf days and special events throughout the year.

The Colonial Golf Course www.the-colonial.au-golf.net

Just 10 minutes away from Broadbeach, The Colonial Golf Course, previously known as Paradise Springs, is renowned as a beautiful course with lush fairways and meticulously manicured greens.

It has hosted prestigious championship events such as the Queensland PGA and the World Master Golf.