HAWKES BAY

Cape Kidnappers
448 Clifton Road RD 2 Te Awanga
Phone:	06-875-1900
Website:	capekidnappers.com
If Cape Kidnappers were a book, it would be described as an epic. The Cape figures in Maori mythology, and its name immortalises the first visit by Captain Cook in 1770. From the long driveway up the hill to the commanding views of Hawke's Bay, everything here is at a grand scale, and it was a challenge to build a golf course to match. The Cape is not true links terrain; instead, the land tilts toward the sea as a series of ridges jutting out toward the edge of the cliffs. Yet, the play is seaside golf at its finest. The surface is firm and fast, and the conditions can be windy, so the player who can control his trajectory will be master of the course. You'll hit heroic shots over the tops of the tea trees, and play cautiously along the edges of deep ravines. Every hole has a view of the Bay, and at the sixth and fifteenth holes it's possible to pull your approach off the very end of the earth, though it will take nearly ten seconds of hang time for your ball to reach the ocean, 500 feet below. Enjoy your game, and enjoy the setting. You will never play golf somewhere like this again.

Hastings Golf Club (Inc)
1523 Maraekakaho Road R.D.5 Hastings
Phone:	06-879 7206
Website:	http://www.hastingsgolfclub.co.nz/
PGA Pro:	Ross Morpeth
Internationally renowned 18 hole championship course. Fully irregated, easy walking, in park-like surroundings. Rural enviroment 10 minutes from Hastings C.B.D. and Havelock North. Driving Range and excellent practice facilities. Bunkers Cafe and Bar service. Caravan power points available. Home of the New Zealand Under 23 Amateur Championships

Maraenui Golf Club
285 Te Awa Ave Maraenui Napier
Phone:	06-835 8273
Website:	http://www.maraenuigolf.co.nz/
PGA Pro:	Duane Todd
18 hole, 6132 metre, course close to the sea and Napier city. Although flat and easy to walk, the course presents tightly sculpted tree-lined fairways and creative bunkering. NZPGA professional instructors, comprehensive golf shop, clubs carts and buggies for hire. Practice greens and fairway, driving nets. Cafe and bar in the lounge overlooking the course. Changing facilities and showers. Soft and metal spikes allowed.

Napier Golf Club
1215 State Highway 50 RD3 Napier
Phone:	06-844 7913
Website:	http://www.napiergolf.co.nz/
PGA Pro:	Kim Southerden
Formed in 1896, the Napier Golf Club is one of New Zealand's oldest. Over the years it has been the site of many New Zealand and Interprovincial tournaments, in fact hosting the first ever New Zealand Open in 1907. Located on SH 50, it is central to both Napier and Hastings, being approximately 12 kms from the centre of each. The 18 hole championship course provides an easy walking but always challenging test of golf both for the beginner and low handicapper. Visitors are always welcome.