Nullarbor Links

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History

The idea for the course came from Alf Caputo and Bob Bongiorno, both active in the Eyre Highway Operators Association, over a bottle of red wine at the Balladonia Roadhouse. The course was seen as a way of breaking up the long drive across the Nullarbor, reducing the dangers of driver fatigue, and increasing revenue for the roadhouses.[1][3]

A feasibility study was completed in September 2006, and public play began in August 2009.[4] The course officially opened on 22 October 2009.[5][6][7] As of 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., more than 20,000 travellers had officially played it, and bought a scorecard for stamping at the roadhouses en route.[3] Course officials have estimated that nearly as many travellers had played the course without paying any fee.[8]

The course

The course begins and ends (depending on the direction of crossing) in the goldmining town of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and the coastal town of Ceduna, South Australia. Professional golfer Robert Stock, from Manchester, England, consulted on the design that incorporates 7 holes from existing courses and 11 holes created at roadhouses and roadside stops.[2]

The purposely constructed holes have tees and greens that use artificial grass, with natural desert land between. The average distance between holes is Script error: No such module "convert"., with the largest gap being almost Script error: No such module "convert"..

Due to its location, the course has many unusual natural hazards, including crows, emus, kangaroos, three species of deadly venomous snakes, wedge-tailed eagles, and wombat holes.[2][3] A further complication is that the ambient temperatures can reach over Template:Cvt during the day.[2]

Nullarbor Links course layout
Hole Name Length Par Tee name/dedication Location
Hole 1 Oyster Beds Script error: No such module "convert". 5 Graham Hoffrichter Ceduna Golf Club, Ceduna, South Australia
Hole 2 Denial Bay Script error: No such module "convert". 4 William McKenzie Ceduna Golf Club, Ceduna, South Australia
Hole 3 Windmills Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Pioneer Drive Penong Golf Course, Penong, South Australia
Hole 4 Wombat Hole Script error: No such module "convert". 5 Karinkabie Nundroo Roadhouse, Nundroo, South Australia
Hole 5 Dingo's Den Script error: No such module "convert". 5 Coral & Scobie Beattie Nullarbor Roadhouse, Nullarbor, South Australia
Hole 6 Border Kangaroo Script error: No such module "convert". 3 Don Harrington Border Village Roadhouse, Border Village, South Australia
Hole 7 Nullarbor Nymph Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Steve Patupis Eucla Golf Course, Eucla, Western Australia
Hole 8 Watering Hole Script error: No such module "convert". 4 McGill & Kennedy Mundrabilla Roadhouse, Mundrabilla, Western Australia
Hole 9 Brumby's Run Script error: No such module "convert". 3 Barbara and Brian Pike Madura Roadhouse, Madura, Western Australia
Hole 10 Eagles Nest Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Bindy Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Cocklebiddy, Western Australia
Hole 11 90 Mile Straight Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Edward John Eyre & John Baxter Caiguna Roadhouse, Caiguna, Western Australia
Hole 12 Skylab Script error: No such module "convert". 3 Pat Prendiville Balladonia Roadhouse, Balladonia, Western Australia
Hole 13 Golden Horse Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Laurie Sinclair Norseman Golf Club, Norseman, Western Australia
Hole 14 Ngadju Script error: No such module "convert". 5 Mort Harslett Norseman Golf Club, Norseman, Western Australia
Hole 15 Golden Eagle Script error: No such module "convert". 3 George Lister Widgiemooltha Roadhouse, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia
Hole 16 Silver Lake Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Kevin Higgins Kambalda Golf Club, Kambalda, Western Australia
Hole 17 Golden Mile Script error: No such module "convert". 5 Bob Bongiorno Kalgoorlie Golf Course, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Hole 18 CY O'Connor Script error: No such module "convert". 4 Alf Caputo Kalgoorlie Golf Course, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Playing the course

The course can be played in either direction.[9] A score card can be purchased in Ceduna or Kalgoorlie for A$70 (as of December 2023), plus an $8 maintenance fee. Players can either provide their own clubs, or hire them at each hole for a fee. To preserve the nature of the Nullarbor, players are required to tee their balls up on the course's fairways and are discouraged from driving vehicles on the fairways. On presenting the completed card they can claim a Nullarbor Links Certificate for playing "the World’s Longest Golf course".[10]

Tournaments hosted

The course is the host of the Chasing the Sun golf tournament, which was inaugurated in 2009. The tournament has been held every September since its inception, other than in 2020 and 2021, when it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][11] The 2025 tournament is scheduled for 1Template:Ndash10 May.[12]

See also

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References

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External links

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