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Queensland’s Bribie Island is all sand. And there is nothing a golf course architect likes more than being presented with a blank canvas of sandy terrain to gently poke and prod into a spectacular layout.
That’s exactly what happened to Ross Watson back in the early 2000s when he first laid eyes on the relatively flat and sandy landscape that today is home to the Pacific Harbour Golf & Country Club, which is ranked among the best layouts in the Sunshine State.
“Who doesn’t like playing with sand?” Watson once cheekily questioned in an interview with this writer.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to build some courses on spectacular sand-based
