LAKELANDS GOLF CLUB MERRIMAC • QUEENSLAND
It doesn’t seem like all that long ago when a group of golf journalists, including myself, were lucky enough to be invited for a round at what was then the first significant course opening on Queensland’s Gold Coast in four years.
The Links at Hope Island had opened in 1993 and proved to be an instant hit with local and visiting golfers. In February 1997, the red ribbon was cut on the Jack Nicklaus-designed Lakelands Golf Club and the accolades were heaped on the course from day one.
In the 23 years since our small group hacked its way around the par-72, Lakelands
