Owen Smith Drive,
Currie, King Island, Tasmania 7256
Office
+61 (0)3 6462 1126Pro shop
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Visit websiteThe Course:
9 holes. Seaside links. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland alongside the Southern Ocean.
Designer:
Unknown
Above distances are based on playing twice around the course (from the 17 different tee boxes).
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1.5 km SW of Currie / 9 km S of King Island Airport / Approx 1-hr flight from Melbourne (Moorabbin or Tullamarine Airports) to King Island.
King Island Golf & Bowling Club is often referred to as "Australia's best nine-hole course." Until recently it was also King Island's only golf course, and one of its best kept secrets. This spectacular "little" clifftop course seemed to fit well with the island's 75 km by 25 km dimensions. But all of a sudden the island is acquiring two world-class championship layouts in the form of Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes. Located on one of the hottest new golf destinations on the planet, King Island's "little gem" looks set for a busy future.
Both immensely scenic and seriously wind-prone, the layout is perched on cliffs looking directly onto the Great Southern Ocean. Although occupying the space of a nine-hole layout, there are 17 different tee boxes, 12 different greens and 10 different fairways. You are strongly encouraged to play the full "composite" course, which makes for an interesting 18-hole round of three par-3s, twelve par-4s and three par-5s.
With its steady stream of westerlies blowing across this authentic coastal links course, you game will be suitably challenged, while your senses can marvel at the exceptional ocean vistas. One of many highlights is the par-3 3rd, where you play from a clifftop looking out towards the ocean.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Limited
It is known that golf was first played on this site in Currie in 1910, with the Golf Club being formally established in 1931. The two-day King Island Open, held here in November, typically attracts more than 100 golfers from around Australia and further afield. The Open includes 18-hole and 36-hole events for men and women, as well as a 36-hole junior handicap event.
Beach Rd, Currie, King Island.
+61 (0)3 6462 1288
Visit websiteA 5-minute stroll from Currie town centre, Boomerang's 16 well-appointed units each have large sliding doors opening to verandahs that offer golf course and Southern Ocean ocean views.
King Island G&BC
Ocean Dunes
Cape Wickham (45 km).
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