Hamilton Island Golf Club

Dramatic terrain. Breathtaking views. The new Hamilton Island Golf Club, at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, is the only 18-hole golf course on its own island in Australia, offering some of the most spectacular views and settings of any golf course in the world. Designed by five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson, the Hamilton Island Golf Club is the perfect destination for your next Australian golfing holiday.

The par 71 championship Hamilton Island Golf Club is located on neighbouring Dent Island, and can be reached by a quick ferry ride from the Hamilton Island Marina. The course and has been designed to challenge all levels of golf enthusiasts, from novice to professional golfers. Measuring 6,120 metres it features two distinctly different nine hole circuits returning to the Clubhouse with panoramic views of Dent Passage and Hamilton Island. The outward nine holes are a more compact layout around the centre of the island and the inward nine are strung out along the ridges to the south. The island's natural and rugged beauty, together with its mountainous terrain affords stunning 360-degree views across secluded coves and beaches to adjacent passages and islands, and the mainland beyond.

The Hamilton Island Golf Club offers a range of facilities including an aquatic driving range, practice greens and the stunning Chris Beckingham-designed Clubhouse with a relaxed restaurant and bar and mouth-watering menu – the perfect spot for a laid back long lunch or morning or afternoon snack and refreshing drink. Also housed in the Clubhouse is a well-stocked Pro Shop and ladies’ and men’s locker rooms. The team of staff can assist you with a variety of services including bookings, rental clubs, on-course refreshments and comprehensive expert tuition to help you fine-tune your game.

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Country Club Tasmania

International standard 18-hole golf course

Located 10 minutes from Launceston’s CBD and airport in the picturesque Tamar Valley, Country Club boasts an international standard 18-hole golf course within a unique setting. Since opening in 1982 the course has grown to be one of the best courses in Tasmania, with challenging fairways, water hazards and fast greens that are truly of championship standard. The property is also home to a boutique casino, first class accommodation, five restaurants, four bars, health centre including swimming pools, spa and sauna, tennis courts, horse riding, trout fishing and driving range.

Country Club Tasmania offers an exceptional range of choice from 4 to 5-star quality, including the beautifully appointed manor suites, deluxe rooms, villa suites and self-contained 1, 2 and 3 bedroom villas.

For the ultimate golfing experience you can step from your room straight on to the course.

Country Club Tasmania is the complete Tasmanian holiday package – superior accommodation, outstanding facilities, great dining and entertainment, a wide variety of activities – with all the attractions of Launceston and northern Tasmania close by.

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Bonville Golf Resort Coffs Harbour

Bonville Golf Resort is acknowledged as one of the worlds most beautiful golf courses and consistently voted as the most beautiful in Australia. Situated halfway between Sydney & Brisbane on the beautiful Coffs Coast, Bonville Golf Resort is the ideal location for your next individual or group golfing experience, wedding & reception, conference, dining experience, short stay accommodation or a long relaxing holiday.

The breathtaking setting of Bonville has seen it described by Peter Mc Whinney, a respected and much travelled Australian Professional Golfer, as “the most beautiful golf course in Australia, if not the world”. Voted, “the most beautiful golf course in mainland Australia” for a seventh successive year by The Golf Course Guide, the resort is rated as one of the best in the country. The Par 72 championship course rises and dips through the serene and beautiful layout with each fairway isolated and private from the next. It’s great appeal lies in the fact that it will stimulate and challenge golfers of every standard. Once you have experienced the beauty and allure of Bonville you will want to return again and again.

The friendly, relaxed atmosphere of Bonville makes it particularly attractive for those guests who enjoy group activities and the company of friends. Stay in one of the 30 accommodation rooms overlooking the picturesque first fairway where you will enjoy the peace and serenity of Bonville first hand.

Not to be missed is the award winning Flooded Gums Restaurant where you can have a relaxing meal while taking in the magnificent panorama of the 18th fairway by day or night.

After the days golf you can enjoy a game of tennis on one of the all – weather courts or relax and swim in the billabong style swimming pool.

All rooms have direct dial phone, minibar, tea & coffee making facilities, heating, air conditioning, Pay – TV, hairdryers, iron & ironing board.

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Lido di Venezia

The exclusivity of Italian golf is physical here as you need to take a boat to the Lido di Venezia to play the 18 hole golf course. 

A sandbar situated within site of the city of Venice was supposed to have been constructed in the 1930's at the request of Henry Ford who wanted to play golf while visiting Venice. 

One of the most incredible cities in the world also hosts an excellent course within touching distance. Just make sure your balls don't end up in Piazza di San Marco.

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