The challenge is to build an imaginary Golf Course made up entirely of courses on the Gold Coast (including Tweed and Gainsborough).
Design rules (well its our idea) are as follows:

4 x Par 3’s (150 to 190 metres long) shorter only if its a stunner.
4 x Par 5’s ( Two only capable of reaching in 2 shots)
4 x Par 4’s ( Difficult)
4 x Par 4’s (Glamour)
2 x Par 4’s (Able to be reached in 1 shot but big penalty if you miss)

The 4 difficult Par 4’s will be holes 8, 12, 4 and 16 (any guesses why ?)

The last three holes will be Par 4; Par 3; Par 5.

We will try and settle one hole every week (well we will TRY)

Nominations welcome from anyone but you should have played the hole at least a couple of times and briefly note why you nominate this hole.

Your selection can be from anywhere on the course ( which means your nomination for the first hole for example may be a different number on the course from whence it came).

Thats enough rules Baz.

So to get the ball rolling our nomination for the first hole, a par 4 from the “Glamour” class:

Our Composite Course

Hole 1 “The Glades” hole 1 (coincidentally) nice friendly opening hole, can’t be reached in one, easy landing area, small well bunkered green.

Over to you….

What does “glamour” mean ?

A great par 4 you absolutely love, not necessarily difficult and looks great.

I nominate the Par 4, 12th at Tweed/Coolangatta River Course. Shortish hole, dogleg left where you need to be precise off the tee to make sure you have a good look at the green. Beautifully bunkered, rolling green sitting within a dense grove of trees. Easy to make anything from 3 to 6 on that hole.

Great choice, I think that hole will be in somewhere but for now it’s in the mix for 1.

An awesome grand finale hole. The number of sad stories and ruined scorecards I’ve heard because of the 18th are too numerous to count. The tee shot is a little demanding with water left and trees right. The green is reachable in two shots with a good drive played to the left side of the fairway. If you don’t have the length to reach perhaps a driver is not necessary as a lay-up shot short of the water is inevitable. Now the fun begins… to go for it or not to go for it?? And… with what club?? A good drive should leave a long or mid iron to the green. It’s a very long green and reasonably wide but from the fairway you can clearly see that short is not an option, so “club-up”. If you are laying up be sure to err right as a pulled or hooked shot will keep on bouncing towards the very water you’re supposed to be laying up from. If the pin is at the front half of the green and you are past the pin, be prepared for a knee-knocker as this is green has the biggest slope on the course. Birdie or even eagle is very attainable but just be sure you attempt shots you are capable and confident of playing or you will be signing for a snowman or even more.

18th at Gainsborough Greens, I wiped it.
(Description from their website)

Actually, cancel that, I forgot about the 18th at Palm Meadows, one of the greatest (finishing) Par 5s I have ever seen. Take on as much water as you can on the drive (Hi Nat) layup requires precision down to the water again. Small green with 3 bunkers with sand harder than Krypronite and there you have it. Unconfirmed rumours that Norman drove the green in a howling westerly add to the brilliance of this gem.

Actually, cancel that, I forgot about the 18th at Palm Meadows, one of the greatest (finishing) Par 5s I have ever seen. Take on as much water as you can on the drive (Hi Nat) layup requires precision down to the water again. Small green with 3 bunkers with sand harder than Krypronite and there you have it. Unconfirmed rumours that Norman drove the green in a howling westerly add to the brilliance of this gem.

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Waffle, Waffle, Waffle, pay attention sunshine…..we are looking for nominations for the first hole of our composite GC course.
Both those holes you clearly lament will be in the mix for our finale, I guess along with the last at The Glades, Robina Woods etc etc…..see your making us get ahead already.
Back to nominations for the first…you have till Friday next.
Baz

Waffle, Waffle, Waffle, pay attention sunshine…..we are looking for nominations for the first hole of our composite GC course.
Both those holes you clearly lament will be in the mix for our finale, I guess along with the last at The Glades, Robina Woods etc etc…..see your making us get ahead already.
Back to nominations for the first…you have till Friday next.
Baz

ok baz

Royal Sydney Hole # 1

Hole 1
Par 4 274 m Index 16

This opening par 4 is reachable from the tee by long-hitters, but wayward shots left will find bunkers and right will find trees, The fairways is of reasonable width but the very slight dog leg right can easily find you too long and in the bunkers for that long straight hit of 225m. Players who find the fairway off the tee will be left with a short pitch shot to reach the green which is guarded by sand on both the left and right.

A relatively easy opening hole which can easily turn into a bogey/double bog if too cocky.

Commish, Commish, Commish, you’ll be in trouble too, I think its meant to be GC courses.

sigh

I suggest first at Robina Woods. A good length par 4 with a wide landing zone but water on the right to catch out a poor tee shot. A good green that must be hit or a challanging up and down will be faced.

I’ll also vote for the first at Robina. A good bit of risk and reward if you want to get the driver out and shorten it considerably…. or rack up a 6/7 if you slightly push it right

The first at the Glades is also a good call, Baz

Not a friendly opener but a good hole, the 10th at River lakes …

Par 4 | 387 Metres | Index 1

This is the hardest ranked hole at Riverlakes and a good test of nerves. Your tee shot is mostly over water and must find the narrow fairway that doglegs left around the main lake. Once on the fairway you are faced with a long second shot into a long narrow green with bunkers to the right of green and water to the left.

Weetixbix

great suggestion but I think Baz wants Gold Coast courses so I would have thought gainsborough Greens was the northern boundry

OK, the first at Robina it is. Personally I think the Glades hole is better but democracy rules.
Now for the second hole (does not need to be the second hole at the course from which it comes can be any hole number).
The second hole is a par 3.
My nomination for our second hole is the 14th at Hope Island. 190m accross water to a small green. Difficult to par if you miss the green.

My suggestion would be the 4th at Colonial. Good water carry par 3 with enough room to bail out left. Plays about 170m from the back

the 17th at the glades – played from the back markers – so you have to hit across the water

Agree polar a good par 3 I would be happy with any of the 3 suggested

Bugger, I only picked the 1st at Robina as I was going to opt for the 2nd at the glades as a ‘bloody difficult’ par 4 and didnt want 2 glades holes in a row to start the composite

As par 3’s go the 17th at hope island’s a beauty… may be more than 190 tho’

I agree, 17th @ Glades.
Although from a flow of play point of view it would possibly cause a bottle-neck having a Par 3 as the 2nd hole, especially as this one would see plenty of re-loads from the tee due to the water carry.

Agree with everything said, was saving 17 at the Glades plus a few others as thinking about a “Bear Trap” like finish (would possibly include the long par three all water carry at Hope Island as the other possible par 3 in the trap).
Did not want to make the second too hard for the very reason “Bugger” has raised.