2021 MILLION DOLLAR

Hole-in-One PLUS 5x $10,000 HOLE– CHALLENGESIN–ONE

19 JUNE – 25 JULY 2021

BILOELA | CHARLEVILLE | QUILPIE | BLACKALL | HUGHENDEN | LONGREACH SAFETY AND HEALTH GUIDELINES We are working closely with regional and public health authorities to implement new safety measures and to inform our competitors and spectators on relevant updates for travel and health advice in relation to COVID-19

The Masters will be staged entirely outdoors, with capped numbers, wearing our golf gloves and following the latest advice, including travel and social distancing measures from Queensland Health and the Australian Government Department of Health.

We’ll keep you updated in the lead up to the 2021 event.

2 3 GOLF G’DAY AND WELCOME TO THE We look forward to presenting the Outback Queensland Masters 2021 OUTBACK QUEENSLAND MASTERS! (OQM) again in 2021 with our Strategic Partner, Tourism & Events The Outback Queensland Masters is Australia’s most Queensland. It is Australia’s largest prize opportunity for an remote golf series spanning an epic 1,600 kilometres across amateur golfer with a chance to win a million dollars with a hole- Queensland’s Outback. in-one. Travellers are encouraged to adventure west of the Great Divide The OQM is an opportunity to showcase the character and from and the sandstone wonders through to the channel friendliness that Outback Queensland Golf Clubs are famous for country of Charleville, Quilpie and onto Blackall, Hughenden and the in communities including Biloela, Charleville, Quilpie, Blackall, heart of the outback, Longreach, for the Hughenden, culminating in Longreach. MILLION DOLLAR HOLE-IN-ONE! We encourage locals and visitors alike to join in the competition, even if it will be your first! 2021 SCHEDULE AND COURSE LOCATION To further encourage young people, in each town in the 2021 series, we’ll be holding a Junior Golf Clinic for locals with our PGA Pro, Darren Weatherall from . We look forward to welcoming you and your friends on this one of a kind golfing experience. Luke Bates Golf Australia – State Manager QLD BILOELA CHARLEVILLE QUILPIE GOLF CLUB GOLF CLUB GOLF CLUB 19 – 20 June 26 – 27 June 3 – 4 July

Presented by Strategic Partner BLACKALL HUGHENDEN LONGREACH GOLF CLUB GOLF CLUB GOLF CLUB 10 – 11 July 17 – 18 July 23 – 25 July

4 5 FORMAT The event is a six part golf stars of the Milky Way with series across remote locations live entertainment from in Outback Queensland. Staged Australia’s finest. at local golf clubs in each town, The tournament culminates the first five events are two in Longreach for a three day day, weekend events staged on event over Friday, Saturday and Saturday and Sunday. Sunday. Tee off on Friday and The program kicks off with Saturday, dine under the stars breakfast on the Saturday on Friday and Sunday, and if you morning followed by the official are eligible you will be teeing off tee off. A Junior Golf Clinic is for the Million Dollar Hole-In- also staged on the Saturday One on Sunday. morning for local youth with To compete in the Million PGA Pro, Darren Weatherall. Dollar Hole-in-One, you must The competition at each event first have competed in two continues all day Saturday previous locations. and Sunday (9 holes each Fantastic prizes are up for grabs day), with breakfast and lunch at each location, as well as included on both days. Saturday prizes for those players that play evening is dinner under the three or more events!

6 7 GIVING BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TICKET TYPES FREE JUNIOR GOLF CLINICS To encourage young people in the communities where the Outback Queensland, Junior Outback Queensland Masters Clinics with PGA Pro, Darren is touring, including Biloela, Weatherall are aimed at Charleville, Quilpie, Blackall, providing young people who Hughenden and Longreach. OUTBACK OUTBACK may be interested in trying their “We look forward to bringing PLAYER PASS SPECTATOR PASS hand at golf for the first time this opportunity for young (1 location of your choice) (1 location of your choice) or those up and coming future people in Outback Queensland. $150 $100 golf champions. It’s a great way for young people This player pass gives access to This spectator pass gives access to The Junior Clinics are FREE to get first hand knowledge and 1 location of your choice 1 location of your choice and aimed at local youth in skills in the game of golf,” said (includes breakfasts, lunches and dinner (includes breakfasts, lunches and dinner Darren Weatherall, Certified under the stars with live entertainment) under the stars with live entertainment) PGA Professional. “Throughout the journey I will MILLION DOLLAR MILLION DOLLAR PLAYER PASS SPECTATOR PASS also be offering free advice and $380 $230 tips to the adult golfers.” This player pass gives access to This spectator pass gives access to 2 locations of your choice PLUS the 2 locations of your choice PLUS the Million Dollar Hole-in-One in Longreach Million Dollar Hole-in-One in Longreach (includes breakfasts, lunches and dinner (includes breakfasts, lunches and dinner under the stars with live entertainment) under the stars with live entertainment)

ALL INCLUSIVE ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYER PASS SPECTATOR PASS $830 $530 This player pass gives access to all This spectator pass gives access to all 6 locations, including the Million Dollar 6 locations, including the Million Dollar Hole-in-One in Longreach Hole-in-One in Longreach (includes breakfasts, lunches and dinner (includes breakfasts, lunches and dinner under the stars with live entertainment) under the stars with live entertainment)

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APOLLO MOTEL DISCOVERY PARKS, BILOELA 36 Gladstone Rd, Biloela 1/31 Valentine Plains Rd, Biloela (07) 4992 1122 (07) 4992 2618 apollomotel.com.au discoveryholidayparks.com.au BILOELA CARAVAN & HOTEL SETTLERS BILOELA TOURIST PARK 58 Dawson Hwy, Biloela 98-100 Dawson Hwy, Biloela (07) 4992 2933 ...... Population: 5,758 (07) 4992 1211 hotelsettlers.com.au [email protected] SUN VALLEY MOTEL The 2021 Outback Queensland Masters tees off in Biloela. You’ll BILOELA HOTEL 57-59 Dawson Hwy, Biloela probably be greeted by a ‘G’day’ with a smile and a nod as you 60 Callide St, Biloela (07) 4992 1281 (07) 4992 1291 walk down the wide streets of Biloela. Don’t miss the Queensland sunvalleymotel.com.au Heritage Park. There is a good selection of accommodation from biloelahotel.com.au LAKE CALLIDE RETREAT motels to caravan parks. BILOELA CENTRE MOTEL 119 Lake Callide Dr, Biloela 52 Grevillea St, Biloela Experience farm stays and horse riding in the areas surrounding (07) 4993 9010 (07) 4992 2622 Biloela, the ghost town of Cracow and the town of Theodore where lakecallideretreat.com the locals literally own the pub (they BILOELA COUNTRYMAN MOTEL RAINTREE MOTEL BILOELA purchased it to ensure it stayed open)! 75-83 Burnett Hwy, Biloela 2-4 Clark Dr, Biloela Biloela is the perfect base to explore (07) 4992 1488 (07) 4992 4099 the area known as the Sandstone biloelacountryman.com.au raintreemotelbiloela.com.au Wonders, including Mt. Scoria BILOELA PALMS MOTOR INN SILO MOTOR INN and Kroombit Tops 69-71 Dawson Hwy, Biloela 75 Dawson Hwy, Biloela National Park, Isla (07) 4992 1552 (07) 4992 5555 and Cania Gorges biloelapalms.com.au silomotorinn.com and Expedition CALLIDE MOTOR INN THE HAVEN National Park. 88-92 Callide St, Biloela 64 Kroombit St, Biloela (07) 4992 5080 0448 602 100 callidemotorinn.com.au thehavenbiloela.com.au P: 07 4992 2400 E: [email protected] sandstonewonders.com

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BAILEY BAR CARAVAN PARK COSMOS COUNTRY MOTOR INN 196 King St, Charleville 27-29 Sturt St, Charleville (07) 4654 1744 (07) 4654 2499 charlevillebaileybar.com.au cosmoscountrymotorinn.com.au CATTLE CAMP HOTEL/MOTEL EVENING STAR TOURIST PARK CHARLEVILLE 149 Alfred St, Charleville 818 Charleville-Adavale Rd, (07) 4654 3473 Charleville [email protected] (07) 4654 2430 ...... Population: 3,300 eveningstar.com.au CHARLEVILLE BUSH CARAVAN Charleville is located in the ‘south west’ and is one of the best places PARK & BUSH COTTAGE HOTEL CORONES to see Australia’s iconic bilby up close and personal. Don’t miss the LOT 1 Frawley St, Charleville 33 Wills St, Charleville (07) 4654 1022 0428 545 200 opportunity to view the outback night sky at Charleville’s Cosmos hotelcorones.com.au charlevillecaravanpark.com.au Centre & Observatory. MULGA COUNTRY CHARLEVILLE CMCA RC PARK Follow a guide to find out what MOTOR INN BUSH CAMP 118 Sturt St, Charleville the Top Secret WWII Tour is all 75 Adavale Rd, Charleville about. See what remains on site (07) 4654 3255 cmca.net.au mulgacountry.com.au and discover why the USAAF CHARLEVILLE MOTEL were here, all 3,500 of them. RED LIZARD 148 King St, Charleville CAMPING GROUND Take a stroll through the (07) 4654 1566 Mitchell Hwy, Charleville town centre with its historic [email protected] 0428 928 867 redlizardcamping.com architecture and experience CHARLEVILLE WALTZING the famous Hotel Corones. MATILDA MOTOR INN THE ROCKS MOTEL Accommodation from motels to 125 Alfred St, Charleville 74 Wills Street, Charleville (07) 4654 1720 (07) 4654 2888 caravan parks and on the outskirts of charlevillewaltzing rocksmotel.com.au town beautiful bush resorts. matildamotorinn.com.au WARREGO MOTEL AND COBB & CO CARAVAN PARK LUXURY UNITS 1 Ridgeway St, Charleville 73 Wills St, Charleville (07) 4654 1053 (07) 4654 1299 P: 07 4654 3057 caravanparkscharleville.com.au warregomotel.com.au E: [email protected] experiencecharleville.com.au

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CHANNEL COUNTRY TOURIST PARK AND SPAS 21 Chipu St, Quilpie (07) 4656 2087 channelcountrytouristpark.com

QUILPIE IMPERIAL HOTEL/MOTEL 42 Brolga St, Quilpie ...... Population: 654 (07) 4656 1300 [email protected] Quilpie is home to ‘The Jewel of the Outback’, the beautiful boulder opal, and you see the opal in all its glory at St. Finbarr’s Church with MOBLE HOMESTEAD 3176 Tobermory Rd, Quilpie the spectacular Opal Altar or try your luck at the free opal fossicking (07) 4656 4731 area 2km west of town. Explore the Shire Museum, Military History moblehomestead.com.au Museum, Rail Museum and Regional Gallery with free Wi-Fi at the Quilpie Visitor Information Centre. QUILPIE HERITAGE INN 36-38 Brolga St, Quilpie Enjoy sunset from Baldy Top Lookout. A 10 minute walk to the top (07) 4656 1427 and you will be rewarded with complete panoramic views sure quilpieheritageinn.com to take your breath away. Book ahead with a selection of motel, QUILPIE MOTOR INN 80 Brolga St, Quilpie hotel and caravan park (07) 4656 1277 accommodation. quilpiemotorinn.com Just north west of Quilpie is THE LAKE QUILPIE Eromanga where Australia’s Diamantina Development Rd, Quilpie largest dinosaurs have 0418 947 955 been discovered. thelakequilpie.com

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ACACIA MOTOR INN 110 Shamrock St, Blackall (07) 4657 6022 [email protected]

BARCOO HOTEL BLACKALL 95 Shamrock St, Blackall (07) 4657 4197 ...... Population: 950 [email protected] Home of the Black Stump, Blackall literally grew on the sheep’s back BARCOO RIVERSIDE CAMP and was a thriving outback township in the early years. Blade shearer Isisford Blackall Rd, Blackall Jack Howe put Blackall on the map in 1892 when he set a world (07) 4657 4637 record by shearing 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes. Experience blackalltambotourism.com.au the region’s wool heritage at the Historic Blackall Woolscour. BLACKALL CARAVAN PARK The town boasts an outdoor gallery of 53 Garden St, Blackall public artworks created by local and (07) 4657 4816 well renowned artists. blackallcaravanpark.com.au After a hard day of golf you can rest, relax and revive in the natural artesian BLACKALL COOLIBAH MOTEL 36 Shamrock St, Blackall waters at the Blackall Aquatic Centre’s (07) 4657 4380 thermal spa and swimming pool. coolibahmotel.com.au Blackall accommodation includes motels, hotels and caravan parks. BLACKALL MOTEL 153 Shamrock St Just south of Blackall you’ll find (07) 4657 4611 Tambo, home of the famous [email protected] Tambo Teddies!

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GREAT WESTERN HOTEL-MOTEL 14 Brodie St, Hughenden (07) 4741 1454 [email protected]

HUGHENDEN HUGHENDEN ALLEN TERRY CARAVAN PARK ...... Population: 1,180 2 Resolution St, Hughenden (07) 4741 1190 Hughenden is the most northerly destination on the Outback hughendenvanpark.com.au Queensland Masters. In town, say g’day to ‘Hughie’, the seven- metre-tall Muttaburrasaurus and the impressive fossil collection at HUGHENDEN RV PARK the Flinders Discovery Centre. Hughenden Showgrounds (07) 4741 2970 The district has four national parks, mountainous volcanic basalt [email protected] country, sweeping black soil plains and rich fossil and dinosaur areas. Just outside Hughenden, Mount Walker rises out of the flat black REST EASI MOTEL soil plains, providing great views across town and around the district. 11 Richmond Hill Dr, Hughenden Further afield is the spectacular (07) 4741 1633 resteasimotel.com Porcupine Gorge National Park, often THE ROYAL HOTEL referred to as Australia’s HUGHENDEN ‘Little Grand Canyon’. 21/23 Moran St, Hughenden (07) 4741 1183 Accommodation includes a motel, hotel and caravan park accommodation.

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ABAJAZ MOTOR INN LONGREACH OUTBACK 11 Wonga St, Longreach ADVENTURES (07) 4658 1288 18 Stork Rd, Longreach abajazmotorinn.com.au (07) 4658 2411

ALBERT PARK MOTOR INN LONGREACH MOTEL LONGREACH Stork Rd, Longreach 127 Eagle St, Longreach (07) 4658 2411 (07) 4658 1996 ...... Population: 3,000 longreachaccommodation.com APEX PARK LONGREACH MOTOR INN Longreach is the Million Dollar Hole-in-One destination, and last RIVERSIDE CAMP 84 Galah St, Longreach stop on the 2021 Outback Queensland Masters journey. LOT 206 Landsborough Hwy, (07) 4658 2322 longreachmotorinn.com.au Located in the heart of Outback Queensland, the town pays tribute Longreach | (07) 4658 4150 [email protected] to Australia’s pioneers. Here you can ride in a galloping Cobb & MITCHELL GRASS RETREAT Co stagecoach, gently cruise along the Thomson River followed by COMMERCIAL HOTEL/ MOTEL Lot 162 Muttaburra Rd, Longreach dinner and then enjoy a show on the river bank. Paying tribute to the 102 Eagle St, Longreach 0418 758 014 stories and legends of the Outback, attractions include the Qantas (07) 4658 1677 mitchellgrassretreat.com.au Founders Museum, the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and the COOPERS ON CASSOWARY School of the Air. SALTBUSH RETREAT 77 Cassowary St, Longreach 63-65 Ilfracombe Rd, Longreach Accommodation includes a wide number of motels and motor inns, 0474 077 298 (07) 4658 3811 retreats, hotel and caravan parks. It is height of coopersoncassowary.com.au saltbushretreat.com.au season during winter, so book ahead! GIBBARD’S GUEST HOUSE THE LONGREACH 92 Crane St, Longreach Could Longreach be the place where you score the TOURIST PARK 0422 234 133 Million Dollar Hole-in-One? 12 Thrush Road, Longreach Just south of Longreach, call in for a JUMBUCK MOTEL (07) 4658 2667 coldie at the Wellshot Hotel in 45 Ilfracombe Rd, Longreach longreachtouristpark.com.au Ilfracombe, built in 1890. (07) 4658 2411 THE STAGING POST LONGREACH CARAVAN PARK Magpie Lane, Longreach 176-180 Ibis St, Longreach (07) 4658 1776 P: 07 4658 4150 (07) 4658 1770 [email protected] E: [email protected] experiencelongreach.com.au

22 23 GETTING HERE Make your way to the Outback Queensland Masters by air, rail and road.

Air: Short on time? See the Queensland Outback from above with Qantas, Rex or Alliance services.

Rail: Jump on board an outback rail service for a scenic journey to the Outback. n The Spirit of the Outback (Brisbane to Longreach) n The Westlander (Brisbane to Charleville) n The Inlander (Townsville to Mount Isa)

Coach: Let someone else do the driving! Enjoy a classic outback road trip in comfort along the major drive routes with Bus Queensland.

Self drive: Hit the road and take on the ultimate outback road trip along the mostly sealed drive routes. You don’t need to be an expert off-roader to experience this vast region. Pick up a hire car from major retailers from Roma, Charleville, Longreach and Mount Isa Airports. Don’t forget to brush up on the basics for a safe and successful road trip before you go. Please note flight access and event program may be subject to change.

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DRIVE ITINERARY OUTBACK QUEENSLAND MASTERS TOWNSVILLE ROAD TRIP ITINERARY M I C HUGHENDEN Make your way to the friendly town of Biloela for the first leg of the T C R 2021 Outback Queensland Masters. If you’re arriving early to Biloela, NT C MACKAY make the most of your time by exploring the Queensland Heritage Park, QLD Lake Callide and the town’s surrounding natural wonders. A ROCKHAMPTON BILOELA TO CARNARVON GORGE B LONGREACH B (318 kilometres) BLACKALL BILOELA Begin your journey to Charleville, your next tee-off location, T with an early start along the Leichhardt Way to the town C B Y G of Banana. You won’t find any yellow coloured fruit at this B small farming town junction, instead meet the life-sized QUILPIE M statue of Banana the Bullock who stands proudly in the town. Passing through Rolleston, follow the Carnarvon E R Highway taking you to . In this CHARLEVILLE BRISBANE SA Queensland central highland’s oasis, experience towering T C sandstone cliffs, ancient rainforest, diverse flora and fauna, and ancient indigenous art galleries. Stay 3 nights

26 NSW 27 most endangered species at the Bilby Experience and view the outback clear night skies like never before at a Night Telescope Observatory Session at the Cosmos Centre. If time permits in your schedule, book in for the Top-Secret WWII USAAF History Tour, to explore the uncovered sites and delve into Charleville’s CHARLEVILLE war history. TO Stay 4 nights (200 kilometres) Charleville Golf Club, It’s time to make tracks to May Street Charleville Cunnamulla this morning, taking Way, home to explorer and bush CARNARVON GORGE Saturday 26 June – the south. Stop ranger stories. Finish your day TO MITCHELL Sunday 27 June 2021 halfway on your journey in the with a refreshing soak in the (332 kilometres) town of Wyandra, once a major mineralised thermal waters at Today, trip towards Mitchell. water stop for steam engines the Mitchell Great Artesian Spa. Next stop is Roma. Known for heading through to Charleville. Stay 1 night its cattle, Roma is home to the Arrive in Cunnamulla home to largest cattle selling facility MITCHELL TO natural outback beauty and in the Southern Hemisphere CHARLEVILLE classic country hospitality, where over 400,000 cattle a (178 kilometres) perched on the . year are seen through here. Continue your journey along The Cunnamulla Fella statue Delve deep into Roma’s oil the to Charleville, is hard to miss, paying tribute history by spending time at the where the town makes up for its to region’s pastoral heritage Big Rig Oil Patch Museum. By size with big experiences. While and popularised tune by Slim Dusty, the ‘Cunnamulla Fella’. afternoon, take the short drive in Charleville, get up close and to Mitchell along the Warrego personal with one of Australia’s Stay 1 night

28 29 CUNNAMULLA TO in all its glory at St. Finbarr’s THARGOMINDAH TO QUILPIE Church with the spectacular opal (197 kilometres) (195 kilometres) altar or try your luck at the free opal fossicking. Travel to Eulo, known This morning travel along the as the ‘Montville of Quilpie Thargomindah Road to Stay 3 nights the Outback’, 69 Quilpie via Toompine, known Quilpie Golf Club, kilometres along the as ‘The Pub with No Town’. Eagle Drive Quilpie . Slide Travel north to Quilpie, home Saturday 3 July – into an outdoor bath to the exquisite boulder opal Sunday 4 July 2021 at the famed artesian and location of event three mud baths, pick up leather in the Outback Queensland QUILPIE TO EROMANGA handcrafted goods or sample the Eulo Queen Hotel’s signature dish Masters. Late this afternoon, (106 kilometres) for lunch. Continue west for Thargomindah, home to Australia’s first drive approximately 7.4 Take the Cooper Developmental hydro-electric power plant. Take the opportunity to visit their Hydro kilometres from Quilpie to take Road to begin your journey to Power Plant Complex for a demonstration or unwind after the day’s in a spectacular sunset from Australia’s furthest town from drive along the Bulloo River Walk and Heritage Walk. Baldy Top, a magnificent boulder the ocean, Eromanga. Eromanga Stay 1 night formation. See the boulder opal is home to the Eromanga

30 31 road to Mt Slowcombe for 360 degree sunset views. Stay 1 night

YARAKA TO TAMBO (262 kilometres) From the rocky outcrops of Yaraka, today make your way through prime sheep and cattle country to Tambo. As you arrive in Tambo you’ll pass beautiful heritage buildings and native bottle tree lined streets. The town is famous for their locally crafted sheepskin bears, so pop Natural History Museum where WINDORAH TO YARAKA into the workshop where over you can meet Australia’s largest (171 Kilometres) 47,000 bears have been made. dinosaurs including ‘Cooper’ In the evening head on to the Today you’ll be doing some and ‘George’, plus other massive Royal Carrangarra Hotel and travelling off the bitumen. 95 million year old Eromanga place a bet on one of Ben’s Track back 22 kilometres dinosaurs and the world’s largest champion chickens. from Windorah to take the marsupials, reptiles and Eulo Stay 1 night Hammond Downs Road before megafauna. Spend a night the continuing onto the museum or in the town. in the heart of the Channel Yaraka Retreat Road. Stay 1 night Country. Find your perfect picnic spot or fish for yellowbelly Sit back and keep your EROMANGA TO beside the Cooper Creek. camera ready for a land WINDORAH By late afternoon, head 12 of contrasts and watch (214 kilometres) kilometres west of the town to the desert country change Take the Kyabra Road before the spectacular red Windorah to black soil plains and meeting the iconic Warrego Way Sandhills to toast a sunset to mulga country. Make sure again this morning to take you to remember. to arrive in Yaraka in time to the far-west town of Windorah, Stay 1 night take the sealed 8 kilometre

32 33 in the artesian hot spring. The of the prehistoric inland sea, famous Tree of Knowledge on Hughenden makes up one Oak Street has been preserved third of Australia’s Dinosaur and placed under an award Trail and is home to ‘Hughie’ winning structure that gives the life-size replica of the first the illusion of a canopy over entire dinosaur skeleton found the Tree. in Australia. From Hughenden Stay 2 nights taking a day trip to Porcupine Gorge National Park, known as BARCALDINE TO ‘Australia’s Mini Grand Canyon’ HUGHENDEN is a must. (362 kilometres) Stay 4 nights Making your way to Hughenden, first make tracks to Aramac Hughenden Golf Club, along the Barcaldine Aramac Hann Highway Hughenden TAMBO TO BLACKALL BLACKALL TO Road. Follow the route to Saturday 17 July – (101 kilometres) BARCALDINE Sunday 18 July 2021 (108 kilometres) Torrens Creek to meet the Take your time today and enjoy Overlander’s Way. Stop in at the Take the short journey north the slow pace of an outback Exchange Hotel for a break or along the Matilda Way to morning to track your way back continue onto Prairie Barcaldine, home to the Tree of to Blackall. A major attraction, before rolling into Knowledge and reputed birth the Historic Blackall Woolscour is Hughenden. Located place of the labour movement in living history and a direct physical on the shoreline link to Australia’s pioneering era. Australia. On the way, you have It’s the only fully intact steam the option to stop powered wool-washing plant in by Lara Wetlands Australia where you can see the for the day (or stay engine in action on a guided tour. the night). Spend Stay 3 nights your time under the shady trees Blackall Golf Club, watching the Woodbine Road Blackall birdlife, paddle out Saturday 10 July – in a kayak or relax Sunday 11 July 2021

34 35 WINTON TO LONGREACH (179 kilometres) It’s time to make your way to the finals and the Million Dollar Hole-In-One Challenge. Take the short drive to Longreach along the Matilda Way. Book in advance to spend your evening cruising down the Thomson River on sunset complete with dinner and entertainment, a must-do while in Longreach. When you’re not on the green, soak up the history and heritage with visits to the Australian HUGHENDEN TO WINTON Stockman’s Hall of Fame and (225 kilometres) Qantas Founders Museum. Take Today, take the two and a half hour journey south-west to a tour through one of the largest Winton, known as the ‘Dinosaur Capital of Australia’ and the classrooms in the world at the home of Waltzing Matilda. Check out the world’s largest School of Distance Education or collection of Australian dinosaur fossils at the Australian Age experience the thrill of a Cobb of Dinosaurs Museum or if time permits take a full day tour and Co. ride. to the Dinosaur Stampede at Lark Quarry Conservation Park. Stay 4 nights The Waltzing Matilda Centre is the first museum in the world Longreach Golf Club, to be dedicated to a song, honouring the unofficial anthem Cramsie Street Longreach penned in 1895 not far from Winton at Dagworth Station. Friday 23 July – Stay 3 nights Sunday 25 July 2021

Make your journey back home or continue your adventure through Outback Queensland. For further travel information including local road conditions, For more travel itineraries go towww.outbackqldmasters.com visit a local Visitor Information Centre.

36 37 Chip: A short shot usually Lie: Where the ball has come to around the green where the ball rest. It can also relate to the club lifts off the ground and then as in the angle of the club face runs along the ground for a to the club shaft. short distance. Marker: A person who keeps Course Rating: A number, your score. usually the same or one or two Markers: Used to show where shots above or below the par you are allowed to hit your golf of the course, which indicates ball from, off the tee. the difficulty of the course. Par: The score an accomplished Your handicap is based on the player is expected to make on a course rating. hole, either a three, four or five. Double Bogey: A score of two If a hole is a par three this means over par on a hole. you have three hits of the ball to GOLF LINGO get it in the hole. Double Eagle: A score of three Playing with people who know golf and you don’t? Feeling that you might under par on a hole. Stroke: The times you hit a get left behind with the golf lingo? Get worded-up before you head off ball while playing on each hole into the Outback and be in-the-know-like-a-pro with this handy glossary. Eagle: A score of two under par (remember, less is more). on a hole. Stroke Play: It’s a form of play Airswing: A swing of your club, Bogey: A score of one over par Handicap: A number allocated for a competition based on the which misses connecting with on a hole. to you that reflects your golfing cumulative number of strokes the ball, still counts as a stroke ability. The lower the handicap taken, either over one round (points to your friends for not Bunker: A hollow comprised of of a player, the better the player. or several. laughing out loud). sand or grass or both that exists as an obstacle and/or hazard. Angle of Approach (or Attack): Honour: The right of the player Teeing off: Term for when you to hit off first, usually the person In which the relative angle of Caddie: A person hired to have taken your stance and are with the lowest score on the ready to commence play. your clubhead approaches the carry clubs and provide other previous hole. ball at impact. assistance (AKA –your best Teeing Ground: The area Birdie: One stroke under par for mate, family member or Level-Par: When you have a in which each hole begins, the hole. significant other). score of even par. indicated by two markers.

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