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As a birthday present, each year David treats me to a golf course of my own choosing (within reason) upon which I can play. He has the honour of driving me around the course and making the appropriate comments. However, he’s close to getting the sack, I caught him looking at his phone a little too often.
I chose to play on the Maleny Golf Course which is pictured below.
For years it has been a 9 hole course but just recently it’s become an 18 holer. The locals are renowned for attempting to keep their little piece of paradise untouched, but as they die off, a bit of progress has happened, a great golf course. There are many stands of magnificent large native trees and the large tree ferns and really pretty shrubs and plants.
Somehow the panoramic shot doesn’t capture the real hilliness of the course. Anyhow it’s immaterial as I was driven around in a cart. Anyway, as you can see it’s beautiful green countryside, the fairways were beautifully cut and greens had recently been top dressed. However hazards took the shape of ‘long kikuyia’ grass - impossible to even find your ball let alone hit out of. I found a few of them ie the grass. The bunkers were a little different to other courses in that they had reveted sides. The course is in a high rainfall area and these types of ‘walls’ keep together instead of being washed out. Strangely enough, they didn’t pose a problem for me and good to be in a fully sanded bunker for a change. Anyway the course was interesting (honestly) as there was no water, dams, creeks or drains, instead there were environmentally sensitive areas, usually in gullies and of course no human was allowed to enter!
The highlight of my game was a par on hole 1, thereafter it all gradually went downhill. The weather was perfect though so all round a good day spent.
For those who aren't from around the Sunshine Coast, a description of it's location. It's situated on the plateau of the Blackall ranges in an area known as the Glass House Mountains. An idyllic spot as you have the coolness of the higher ground with a great view of the Sunshine Coast. The Hinterland is home to many 'greenies' and arty crafty folks, a favourite retirement place for people who have lived in hot and humid places like Darwin. It's usually packed with visitors on weekends, long weekends and holiday periods so normal people avoid it except on week days.
To really cap the celebrations off, we stayed in a lovely cosy cottage secluded amongst gorgeous gardens with brilliant fountains and features around every corner. We had 2 nights stay so relaxation was the main theme.
