**Best Golf Resort**
Winner: Hamilton Island Golf Club, Qld  
Runner-up: Cypress Lakes Resort, NSW  
Imagine a championship golf course marooned in the Whitsundays on its own island, bordered by the sparkling Coral Sea; an 18-hole, par-71 course designed by British Open legend Peter Thomson that unfurls across the picturesque ridges and steep valleys of Dent Island, just a short boat (or helicopter) ride west of Hamilton Island. A fairway to heaven, some might say. [hamiltonislandgolfclub.com.au](http://hamiltonislandgolfclub.com.au &quot;Hamilton Island Golf Club&quot;)