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Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
Paraparaumu Beach,
New Zealand
THE 447-YARD, PAR 4 13TH
HOLE AT PARAPARAUMU BEACH, WHERE THE ONLY FLAT SPOTS ARE THE BOTTOMS OF DEEP SWALES.
Length & Par:
Championship Tees: Par 71, 6474 yards
Women's Tees: Par
73, 5696 yards
Greens Fees per ROUND:
NZ$60 (US$25)
Credit Cards Accepted: AMEX, VISA, MasterCard
Open and Playable Year Round
Advance Booking of Tee-Times Required.
Booking at least 1 week ahead is strongly recommended.
Visitors welcome any day.
Bookings available to guests of Home at First.
Facilities:
Changing rooms for men and women
Club House
Pro Shop
Putting green
Full bar and restaurant
Rentals:
Clubs: NZ$25 (US$10)
Shoes: NZ$10 (US$4)
Pull carts (trundlers): NZ$5 (US$2)
Golf carts: NZ$28 (US$10)
Caddies: NZ$25 (US$10)
ROUGH AND READY AND
BEAUTIFUL
PARAPARAUMU BEACH GOLF CLUB
LOCATION: 376
Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu Beach, on the Kapiti Coast,
approximately 40 minutes drive north from downtown Wellington, New Zealand..
Bookings (from the USA): TEL: 011 64 (0)4 902
8200
FAX: 011 64 (0)4 902 8201.
E-mail: office@paraparaumubeachgolfclub.co.nz
Minimum Handicap Required:
NONE
Special Rules and Regulations: Soft
spikes preferred but not required.
Nearest HOME
AT FIRST lodgings:
In Waikanae, Kapiti Coast, 10 minutes north of the course.
More information about HOME AT FIRST's NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL PROGRAM.
Paraparaumu Beach
Golf Club is New Zealands highest rated golf coursecurrently
rated number 65th best course outside of the USA by Golf Magazine. And, because
of a caddie named Steve Williams, Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club is now New
Zealands best known course throughout the world. Steve Williams is Tiger
Woodss caddie, and Steve came to Tiger from Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club via Greg
Norman, Ian Baker-Finch, and Ray Floyd. At Steves urging Tiger played at Paraparaumu
Beach Golf Club in January, 2002, in the New Zealand Open. And Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
was solidly placed on the worlds map of great courses.
PARAPARAUMU'S STEVE WILLIAMS AND HIS EMPLOYER
Paraparaumu Beach course is a true
ocean-side links built on the site of an earlier nine-hole course which was
established in 1929 with a second nine added in 1937. The modern course was designed in
the 1940s. Former Australian Open Champion, Alex Russell, a student of the great Alister
MacKenzie (Cypress Point, Augusta National, Lahinch, St. Andrews Eden), completed the
course design by 1949. A traditional links, the course features well-drained, undulating
fairways, fierce rough, fast greens and intimidating bunkers combine with the naturally
windy coastal weather to create a truly challenging golfing experience.
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club is a private club. Visiting
golfers are welcomed, but it is essential to book at least a week in advance
of play. The weather is usually excellent, the course is spectacular, and the price is
unbelievably low.
Paraparaumu Beach Links has been the
site of 12 New Zealand Golf Opens and numerous other major tournaments. The
club has a well-equipped clubrooms with locker rooms, bar and restaurant. The bar is open
every day other than Tuesday, normally from mid afternoon. The restaurant is open seven
days for breakfast and lunch. The clubhouse is open seven days from 08:00a.m to 6:00 p.m.
If you would like to play Paraparaumu Beach links as part of your New Zealand vacation,
contact Home at First anytime.
Want to learn about other
courses throughout New Zealand including some of the greatest tests
of golf in the world? See our NEW ZEALAND COURSE GUIDE for more
information.
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