Golfing

Whether you consider yourself a pro or simply a social golfer, you are guaranteed  to find a real golfing experience just right for you.

Rockhampton Golf Club in the heart of the city has been listed in Australia's top 100 golf courses and annually hosts a $25,000 Pro Am competition.

Hone your game on the two award winning courses at Rydges Capricorn Resort which take you on a beautiful scenic tour through spectacular wetlands and native busland of melaleuca and eucalypt trees. The prestigious Pro Am event hosted annually on these courses in August has received the PGA 'Players Choice Tournament of the Year' award for seven years.

At nearby Zilzie Bay, the Reef Palms Golf and Leisure Complex is nearing completion, boasting a world-first synthetic 18 hole golf course and a spectacular view of the Keppel Islands from the top deck of the centre.

The kids dont miss out either. Enjoy 18 holes of 'putt putt' golf at the Rockpool Waterpark, one of Australia's premier themed mini golf courses, right in the centre of Rockhampton.

The Capricorn Region has a number of picturesque golf courses that are great for a casual hit. Be sure to fit a round of golf into your itinery at the Emerald, Gracemere, Yeppoon and Emu Park golf courses.

Rydges Capricorn Resort
offers two award-winning courses cater to both the low and high handicapper with challenging water carry to open fairways for the less adventurous. Built on a pure sand belt, this 36 hole, par 72 course allows the golfer to experience very beautiful and challenging courses. The Resort Course is a classic Thomson-Wolveridge course. In superb condition, this exacting but forgiving course, has wide fairways and there is no over abundance of water. With 39 sand bunkers, the course cuts through Australian Melaleuca bushland using the natural undulations of the area to best utilise natural contours to course dynamics.

Winner of the Professional Golfers Association of Australia’s ‘Tournament of the Year’ award 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2003.  

Rockhampton Golf Club
The Rockhampton Golf Club course is one of Central Queensland’s premier golfing experiences. The 18 hole, par 72 course is located by the Murray Lagoon and Botanic Gardens and previously listed in Australia’s top 100 golf courses. The club has full catering, bar and pro shop, and cart hire facilities, including a fairway, chipping area and practice putting green.

Emu Park Golf Club
is renown as the friendliest club on the Capricorn Coast. currently a 14 hole course, the plans are to extend to a full 18 holes.