Poverty Bay Golf Club

Lytton Rd,

Gisborne, Gisborne Region

  • Office

    +64 (0)6 867 4402
  • Pro shop

    +64 (0)6 868 6113
  • Fax

    +64 (0)6 863 1033

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.

  • Surroundings:

    Rural countryside.

  • Designer:

    Unknown

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6115
5916
5309
Par
72
72
74
SSS or slope

Location

Latitude:

-38.669110

Longitude:

177.996733

How to get there:

2 km W of Gisborne centre.

On the western edge of Gisborn, just off State Hwy 35 (Awapuni Rd). 3km from Gisborne city centre.

Poverty Bay Golf Club

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.

Est. 1893

Poverty Bay Golf Club (also known as Awapuni Links) is home to a good quality golf course, popular with local golfers. The tree-lined and open parkland layout contains a variety of attractive holes and pleasant features, which should provide an enjoyable test of golf at a generally affordable rate. Worth a visit if you are in the Poverty Bay (Gisborne) area.

List of courses: NZ - North Island

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Worth booking ahead to ensure tee-time availability, especially at weekends.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Walking permitted. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Poverty Bay Golf Club was established in 1893, and as such it is the second oldest golf club in the North Island and fifth oldest in New Zealand. The North Island's earliest established golf clubs also include: Hutt GC (now part of Boulcott's Farm Heritage GC), which was established in 1892, and the Auckland GC (now Royal Auckland & Grange GC), established in 1894.

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Tournaments

Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).

Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).

Who's Who

Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.

Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.

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The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.

Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.

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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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