Clarks Beach Golf Club

Eighteen links holes on a peninsula between the Manukau Harbour and the Waiuku River, forty minutes south of the city.

Clarks Beach is a small coastal town 40 minutes south of central Auckland. On the shores of the Manukau Harbour, Clarks Beach Golf Club sits on a peninsular bordered by the harbour on one side and the mouth of the Waiuku River on the other.

Off the Southern motorway at Papakura and through Horse country of Karaka you will end up at Clarks Beach.

The golf course here is a relatively flat links challenge. A pretty course with a friendly group of locals to welcome you to this part of the world. Established in 1983 she is young and vibrant course. Nine holes were soon extended to 18 in 1993.

Clarks Beach Golf Course is a beautiful place to play our great game. It ranks highly on the top NZ golf course list and the 12th hole appears on the Best Golf Holes in New Zealand list.

The Course

A golf green beside a rock-edged pond, framed by large trees with the Manukau Harbour visible in the distance under a blue sky — The green tucked behind its own pond, with the harbour stretching out beyond

A fairway bordered by tall palm trees leading to a green guarded by two white sand bunkers, with the harbour visible in the far distance — A palm-lined fairway rolling out to a pair of guarding bunkers

Tall pine and bare trees framing a view of the Waiuku River under a blue sky with scattered clouds — The Waiuku River, glimpsed through the treeline

A golf green with a red and white checkered flag beside a pond with a working fountain, trees lining the background — A green shares its pond with one of the course’s fountains

A wide view of a golf green flanked by two bunkers with the harbour visible beyond, under a pale overcast sky — Another green backed by water, bunkers standing guard on both sides

Local Character

A hand-painted 'Danger Deep Ponds Keep Out' sign beside a pond with a spraying fountain — A blunt warning by one of the course’s ponds, its fountain keeping the water moving

Club History

A carved wooden 'Clark's Beach Golf Club' sign among garden shrubs, with the clubhouse and a palm tree visible behind — The club’s own entrance sign, tucked into the garden by the driveway

A large sign reading 'Clarks Beach Golf Club, Welcomes all members and green fee players' followed by a list of course rules — The clubhouse noticeboard sets the tone — dress code, no sharing clubs, and an honesty box for after-hours green fees

Ken’s Visit

Clarks Beach Golf Club – a pretty little number with a hidden Sassy side

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

100 Stevenson Road, Clarks Beach, Auckland