Warkworth Golf Club is just off Matakana Rd – a stand out and exceptionally friendly welcome from everyone you meet.
My addiction to a trundler continues. Shamed and remorseful as I write this confession. The excuses fill my head with the carry bag lying empty in the boot of the car.
…I have to trundle …just one more time..
Look at the size of my picnic, I couldn’t carry all that.
I need an umbrella with me
I need my 4 iron and 3 wood just in case I remarkably learn how to use them mid round.
I have extra layer of winter clothing which will be heavy … I need to wheel around…
It was a perfect winter’s day for golf, but still I find myself asking for a trundler. The man in the shop pointed out the best trundler in the fleet, “she runs real good this one. “
We were given expert advice on the course and it felt that your experience was front of mind from the Warkworth Golf Club staff.
The front 9 is an absolutely beautiful sweeping and hilly way to start a round, before you get a flat run on the back nine.
Don’t be fooled by the card, short par 4’s on the front that seem appealing until you take on a few very up hill challenges.
The heritage of the course is obviously Scottish, “Highlander” a long way up the hill, the “Wee Brae”, a great driving hole, “The Burn” a down hill tee shot to prepare for a straight up hill 2nd. Plenty of walking to be done early in the round. I think the Burn referred to the creek straddling the fairway or was it to let you know the feeling you will have up the back of your legs as you get up to the green?
Ding-a-ling offers chance to attack a cool little green on a short par 4 and there is a bell to announce you hit the green like a happy clappy sales motivational tool.
In general there is not a lot of rough at Warkworth Golf club, some places on the course should be avoided but just off the fairway isn’t too bad most of the time. Here had been a bit of rain in the week , so soft greens and a slight sponge to the fairways was still acceptable conditions for winter golf.
The Par 3’s are good value, the 7th is a nice looking 154 metres over a water feature. The 16th ” ruins many a good round” 156 metres with the option of missing the green and finding OB.
We sat with the local crowd and enjoyed a drink in the sun at the end our round. You can feel that the club is in good hands and the atmosphere is welcoming. I totted up the card, a tidy 83 on the par 72.
The trundler may have helped?
Do I really need to carry my bag out of some sense of personal pride?
