Longest Course in the World
Spread over
two states and
two time zones, Nullabor Links is the
world's longest course, based on the distance covered from one hole to the next. A round will take roughly four days. People from
27 countries have already signed up as members, and in just one month,
the website had 1.76 million hits!
Every hole is very different and showcases a local attraction, which could be anything from whale watching to ancient fossil beds, a working sheep station and the Big Kangaroo statue at Border Village, straddling both states. Camels, kangaroos and wombats are all common sight, but keep players on their toes.
A certificate is issued to all players and a score card stamped at every hole.
Of the 18 holes, seven are in existing golf courses, and 11 have been purpose-built near each of the roadhouses along the Eyre Highway. For these, synthetic turf was laid at each tee and hole. However, the fairway remains the natural terrain.
One is even on a working sheep station.
Visitors can pick up groceries and meat along the way to cook at Fraser Range State
We started from the end and worked back to Ceduna. Kalgoorlie is an international standard golf course but from then on . . . They're tough holes to play, and don't expect to find grassed fairways. The only stuff growing on fairways that I saw was saltbush. We played beside an airfield and across another, through a firing range (fortunately the shooters club weren't out that day) and over some rough terrain with hazards of deposits left by native animals. There were no eagles or even birdies to be had except for the crows that almost stole the ball. It was a great thing to do. It makes you stop, take a break from the long, otherwise boring, drive on the Eyre Highway and read something interesting about each stop. I didn't know there are 2.5 million southern hairy nosed wombats in the Penong area. And there's a shaded picnic table at each tee. If you're a golfer - just do it.
Story by Davo60 Tripadvisor.
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