On the easternmost part of Dunedin out past Portobello, is the Otago Peninsula. If you trek over the hill on a winding road, you’ll discover this hard to find 9-hole golf course. Otakou Golf Club is 3,085 metres of links golf that you will enjoy at every turn. A remote wee place where you will need $15 of honest money to cover the cost of the round.
The course has a linksy feel, humps and hollows, with contoured links like greens. The greens were excellent, firm, good rolling and better than you’d expect. There are a few too many pine trees on course to make it feel like a true links. (whatever that really means) The course has a sandy bottom and is well laid out, with no hills to speak of.
This could be the best Nine holes in Otago and is pushing for a spot on the best of New Zealand List.
A truly great golf course questions your decision making, is beautiful on the eye and is not a predictable offering. Otakuo Golf Club is a mix of long par 4’s gettable par 5’s and attractive par 3’s.
The 8th is 286 metres long from a blind tee shot giving the course authenticity in the links world. Risk and reward is a huge part of the links experience. And followed by the last at only 226 metres so reachable, with a road so close to the fairway to make you think twice.
When in Otago go here and play you will be pleased you did.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Harington Point Rd, Otakou 9077
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