Hastings · New Zealand · Hawke S Bay
Hastings Golf Club
Waikare Golf Course
Waikare Golf Course holds a significant place in Hawke's Bay golf. It presents a sporting and authentic Hawke's Bay course. Located in Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region, this course is set within a tree-lined park where lines of play are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique New Zealand golfing experience, with its history, architectural choices, relationship with the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Waikare Golf Course for its architectural, historical, or territorial value in the World Golf Atlas.
parkland · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,200 m · 1898
At a glance
Waikare Golf Course holds a significant place in Hawke's Bay golf. It presents a sporting and authentic Hawke's Bay course. Located in Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region, this course is set within a tree-lined park where lines of play are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. It should be presented not merely as a destination, but as a unique New Zealand golfing experience, with its history, architectural choices, relationship with the landscape, and the decisions it imposes on the player. The Round selects Waikare Golf Course for its architectural, historical, or territorial value in the World Golf Atlas.
Geography & setting
Waikare Golf Course is located in Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The course unfolds within a tree-lined park where the lines of play are drawn between trees, bunkers, and water features. This geographical description should be complemented by the exact nature of the soil, altitude, dominant exposure, winds, vegetation, visible landscapes, and the influence of the seasons on playing conditions.
History
Founded in 1898, Hastings Golf Club developed Waikare as its permanent eighteen-hole course at Bridge Pā.
Architecture
Framed fairways, doglegs, mature trees and restrained bunkering define the level parkland.
The course in detail
The course features 18 holes, a par of 72, and measures approximately 6200 meters from the championship tees. The course utilizes its parkland environment to shape angles, obstacles, and approaches to the greens.
Practical information
- Official website
- www.hastingsgolfclub.co.nz/