Golf Australia – August 2019

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Having achieved its highest national public access course ranking in nearly

eight years, there is no better time to book a round at this Greg Norman

and Bob Harrison-designed classic.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY BRENDAN JAMES

W

hen Brookwater opened in
2002 there was much fanfare
with many visiting golfers
quick to draw comparisons with the
home of the Masters, Augusta National.
The undulating terrain, creative bunkering

and sloping putting surfaces fueled appraisals

of the design crafted by Greg Norman and

then design chief Bob Harrison – both of

whom are devotees of the work of Dr Alister

MacKenzie, who created Augusta.

But the truth is this par-72 is an original,

just 30 minutes’ drive south west of the

Brisbane CBD. It boasts an overwhelming

Australian feel and even the occasional

kangaroo bounding across a fairway. The

Norman and Harrison design is one of

Australia’s most spectacular inland courses