Twin Waters,QLD

The Twin Waters Golf Club is a resort golf course located on Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast.

History of the Course:

The Twin Waters Golf Club is a resort golf course created amidst the natural serene bushlands of the Sunshine Coast, and positioned between the Pacific Ocean and the North shore of the Maroochy River. Designed by the team of world famous architects, Thomson & Wolveridge in 1991, the Twin Waters course forms a challenging layout.

The 18 hole, par 72 championship course of the Twin Waters Golf Course is not a links course but contains within it features of a links style design.

With its gently undulating lush green fairways, small yet distinct “pot-shaped” bunkers, patches of rough grasses, vast open greens, the occasional water hazards and exposure to the elements-all these provide a rare contrast of resort golf with golf links elements!

The Twin Waters course has been craftily designed nonetheless through the natural bushland terrain and is covered with grassy mounds and troughs, cleverly placed bunkers and vast fairways to make golfers alter their tee and pin positions and deliver a running links style approach shot to overcome the tough but not unfair course!

Course Trivia:

• The Twin Waters Golf Club offers various services and facilities including an aquatic driving range, pro shop and a clubhouse. The Clubhouse of the Twin Water Course offers conference facilities along with restaurant and bar for dining and relaxation.
• Twin Waters Course designer Peter Thomson is a five times British Open champion while his partner, Mike Wolveridge is a renowned international golf course designer .
• The evidence of British influence in the Twin Waters Course is the various “pot bunkers” that dot the traditional links style course. The 8th green contains a pot bunker that resembles the famous St Andrews Road Hole bunker and is considered as its signature hole.

The Twin Waters Resort is a semi-private golf course; however, there are also limited opportunities that exist for non-members to play.

As per Australian Top 100 Golf Courses (2006 rankings), the Twin Waters Golf Club has been ranked as No. 68.

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