State Hwy 1,
Ruakaka, Northland
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.
-35.944416
174.455960
35 km S of Whangarei.
Waipu
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.
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
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.
New Zealand's 34th best course (Australian Golf Digest, 2023/24).
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Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
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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