Lytton Rd,
Gisborne, Gisborne Region
Office
+64 (0)6 867 4402Pro shop
+64 (0)6 868 6113Fax
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Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside.
Designer:
Unknown
-38.669110
177.996733
2 km W of Gisborne centre.
On the western edge of Gisborn, just off State Hwy 35 (Awapuni Rd). 3km from Gisborne city centre.
Poverty Bay
Poverty Bay Golf Club (also known as Awapuni Links) is home to a good quality golf course, popular with local golfers. The tree-lined and open parkland layout contains a variety of attractive holes and pleasant features, which should provide an enjoyable test of golf at a generally affordable rate. Worth a visit if you are in the Poverty Bay (Gisborne) area.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Worth booking ahead to ensure tee-time availability, especially at weekends.
Walking permitted. Golf carts available for hire.
Limited
Poverty Bay Golf Club was established in 1893, and as such it is the second oldest golf club in the North Island and fifth oldest in New Zealand. The North Island's earliest established golf clubs also include: Hutt GC (now part of Boulcott's Farm Heritage GC), which was established in 1892, and the Auckland GC (now Royal Auckland & Grange GC), established in 1894.
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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