By Ann McAllister
If you’re in a window seat, you get your first hint of wonder and anticipation as the flight swoops down over Dent Island and Hamilton Island Golf Club in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef.
The scenery is spectacular and Dent Island is a fantastic setting for a golf course. Fairways are strung along ridges and steep valleys and even from the air, you can see the thrilling changes in elevation, the dense bushland, secluded coves and beaches, and the adjacent passages of the Whitsunday islands and coral reefs.
Designed by legendary Australian Peter Thomson, the 18-hole, par-71 is a 10-minute ferry ride from neighbouring Hamilton Island – and is part of a private 100 per cent Australian-owned island resort. The course has hosted eight PGA Club Championships.
GOLF: The Hamilton Island Golf Club course is suitable for all levels of golfer –…