The course at Noosa Springs Golf Club lies a couple of miles inland from the Pacific coastline, between the Noosa National Park and Lake Wayba.
With some fairways cut through tracts of tropical rainforest and others routed round a number of spring-fed pools, the course is intended to “challenge the experienced player, inspire the novice and provide enjoyment for all”.
A typical resort layout designed by Graham Papworth - who left the Ross Watson/Graham Marsh design company after eight years in 1993 to set up his own business - the Noosa Springs course was one of the first to bear his architectural stamp.
The front nine are tight and long with plenty of water to take into consideration - thou...