Waipu Golf Club

State Hwy 1,

Ruakaka, Northland

  • Office

    +64 (0)9 432 0259
  • Fax

    +64 (0)9 432 1259

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Links-style. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Rural countryside and seaside.

  • Designer:

    H.G. Babbage designed the layout when the Club moved to its current location in 1966.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6050
5443
5181
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope

Location

Latitude:

-35.944416

Longitude:

174.455960

How to get there:

35 km S of Whangarei.

Waipu Golf Club

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.

Est. 1934

Waipu Golf Club is home to a generally well-regarded golf course, which includes several attractive holes and features. This links-style layout will test most facets of your game, and should provide a round with plenty of enjoyable golfing challenges. Worth visiting if you are in the Bream Bay area.

List of courses: NZ - North Island

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Worth booking ahead to ensure tee-time availability, especially at weekends.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Walking permitted. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Waipu Golf Club is located in the Bream Bay area, between Whangārei and Mangawhai in New Zealand's Northland region. The bay was named by British explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779), who noticed a multitude of bream in the waters of the bay ... although the fish in question was more likely to have been snapper.

Published ranking

New Zealand's 34th best course (Australian Golf Digest, 2023/24).

Where2Stay

  • Bream Bay Motel

    67 Bream Bay Drive, Ruakaka 0116, Northland

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