Cape Kidnappers Golf Course

Last updated

Cape Kidnappers Golf Course is an 18-hole course near Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. It takes its name from the nearby headland of Cape Kidnappers. It was designed by Tom Doak in 2004 and was funded by American developer Julian Robertson. [1] In 2007, Golf Digest magazine rated Cape Kidnappers the 10th best course outside of the United States. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cape Kidnappers</span> Point in New Zealand

Cape Kidnappers, known in Māori as Te Kauwae-a-Māui and officially gazetted as Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui, is a headland at the southeastern extremity of Hawke's Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island and sits at the end of an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) peninsula which protrudes into the Pacific Ocean. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of the city of Napier. Access to the cape by road stops at Clifton, which is the departure point for many tourists visiting the gannet colony. The Cape Kidnappers Golf Course lies between the headland and the nearby coastal community of Te Awanga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bethpage State Park</span> State park in the U.S. state of New York

Bethpage State Park is a 1,477-acre (5.98 km2) New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championships and the 2019 PGA Championship.

Cape Breton Highlands Links golf course is a public golf course located near the village of Ingonish Beach in Nova Scotia, Canada. Highlands Links is located in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, and is owned by Parks Canada and operated by Golf North.

<i>Golf Digest</i> Golf magazine

Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Warner Bros. Discovery through its TNT Sports unit. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. The magazine started by John F. Barnett in 1950 in Chicago, moved to Connecticut in 1964 and was sold to The New York Times Company in 1969. The Times company sold their magazine division to Condé Nast in 2001. The headquarters of Golf Digest is in New York City relocated from Connecticut. On May 13, 2019, Discovery, Inc. acquired Golf Digest from Condé Nast, in order to integrate with GolfTV.

Arabella Country Estate, known simply as Arabella, is a residential estate with a golf course and a 5 star hotel located near the coastal town of Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa. In 2014, the Peter Matkovich designed golf course was rated in the top-5 in the country by Golf Digest South Africa.

Prairie Dunes Country Club is a golf course located just outside Hutchinson, Kansas. Frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the United States, it has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Machrihanish Golf Club</span>

The Machrihanish Golf Club is a classic Scottish links course situated in Machrihanish north of the Mull of Kintyre. The main course, with views of the western seaboard including the Paps of Jura and Ireland, was ranked the No. 39 course outside of the United States by Golf Digest in 2005. In particular, the first hole is often rated as one of the best opening holes in the world. Jack Nicklaus has cited the 1st at Machrihanish as the top opening hole in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cypress Point Club</span> Private golf club in California

Cypress Point Club is a private golf club located in Pebble Beach, California, at the northern end of the Central Coast. Its single 18-hole course has been named as one of the finest in golf, best known for a series of dramatic holes along the Pacific Ocean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sand Creek Station Golf Course</span>

Sand Creek Station Golf Course just outside Newton, Kansas, is a links-style 18-hole public golf course with a bent grass playing surface designed by architect Jeff Brauer.

Keith Hills Country Club is a residential golf course community located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and maintained by Campbell University. Keith Hills features one par 72 courses: Keith Hills I and II. No. 1, completed in 1973, is 6,703 yards along the Cape Fear River and was designed by Ellis Maples while No. 2, completed in 2002, was designed by Dan Maples and features 6,888 yards. No. 1 has been rated four stars by Golf Digest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Rawls Course</span> Home of the Texas Tech Red Raiders golf teams

The Rawls Course, located in Lubbock, Texas, United States, is the home of the Texas Tech Red Raiders golf teams. It is an NCAA championship course constructed through a major gift from Jerry S. Rawls and supported by revenue from students, faculty, staff, donors, and the general public.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laurel Valley Golf Club</span>

The Laurel Valley Golf Club is an American golf club that is located just south of the Pittsburgh suburb of Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

The Pete Dye Golf Club is an 18-hole facility in Harrison County, just northwest of Bridgeport, West Virginia. It features 7,308 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 76.9 and it has a slope rating of 147. Designed by Pete Dye, ASGCA, the Pete Dye golf course opened in 1995. Tony Kowalski manages the course as the General Manager.

<i>Links</i> (magazine) US magazine

LINKS is a U.S. quarterly golf magazine published by Purcell Enterprises, Inc. in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. LINKS has a mission "of bringing the most engaging, sophisticated and surprising content to its audience of passionate golfers."

The Fishers Island Club is a country club located near the eastern end of Fishers Island in New York. The club includes an eighteen-hole golf course designed by Seth Raynor that was ranked ninth in the 2009 Golf Digest list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.

<i>Golfweek</i> Golf magazine and digital media outlet

Golfweek is a golf magazine and digital media outlet based in Orlando, Florida, United States. It is part of Gannett's USA Today Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Te Awanga</span> Settlement in Hawkes Bay Region, New Zealand

Te Awanga is a small rural beachside town in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Te Awanga is near Cape Kidnappers, which has a renowned colony of the Australasian gannet.

The Bell Bay Golf Club is a golf course in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. Designed by architect Tom McBroom, the course opened in 1998 and was named the best new golf course in Canada by Golf Digest. The club has hosted several prestigious events including the 2005 Canadian Amateur Championship, the 2006 Canadian Club Championship and the 2012 Nova Scotia Men's Amateur Golf Championship and most current 2016 Mackenzie Tour. In 2001 the club hosted the Wayne Gretzky and Friends Invitational in which hockey greats Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull and Joe Sakic teamed up against future Masters champion Mike Weir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Val de Vie Estate</span> Estate in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

Val de Vie Estate is a residential estate occupying 917 hectares situated between Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands of South Africa.

Fancourt Hotel and Country Club is a South African golf estate in George, Western Cape. It is rated among the top 10 lifestyle estates in the world.

References

  1. Giles, Geoffrey. 101 Golf Courses. Paragon.
  2. "100 Best Courses Outside the U.S." Golf Digest. May 2007.

39°39′14″S177°02′31″E / 39.65389°S 177.04194°E / -39.65389; 177.04194