The Graeme Grant-designed Ocean Dunes made its debut in this ranking just months after opening in 2016 and has managed to hold its position, despite some pressure from below, two years on. Any first time visitor will surely be seduced by the spectacular oceanside holes, but the course loses nothing when the routing turns inland [...]
Long famed for its cheese, free-range beef and laid-back atmosphere, King Island in Bass Strait is also quickly becoming known on a global scale for its amazing, world-class golf. With two magnificent courses now gracing its shores, Ocean Dunes and Cape Wickham, golfers from far and wide are buzzing with excitement about this once sleepy [...]
Here, in the order they fall on the respective courses, are the nine holes our judges voted as the best on King Island. Special mention goes to the short third/12th hole at King Island Golf & Bowling Club. It’s a tall ask to compete with its younger siblings, but our judges didn’t want the best [...]
Two years ago, Tasmania was named the world’s best ‘undiscovered’ golf destination. The 200 judges for that award simply validated what Australian golfers have known for at least two decades. Leading the way, of course, are the Barnbougle courses, Dunes and Lost Farm, as well as King Island’s dynamic duo of Cape Wickham and Ocean [...]
Golf Australia ranks Australia's Top-100 Public Access Courses for 2017 and there's a new No.1. Check out the list here and see how many you have played. Having had all 18 holes opened for play just a few months back, Ocean Dunes enters our public access ranking for the first time. The Graeme Grant design [...]
We’ll start with the rookie that arrived with the most hype. Ocean Dunes was one of the most anticipated new courses this country has seen for some time. Located 4 kilometres outside King Island’s central town of Currie, Ocean Dunes is the passion project of Bernie McMahon, Graeme Grant, Richard Lees and Andrew Mitchell. There [...]
Over the last few months, you will have doubtless heard all the hype about Australia’s latest golf courses on King Island, namely Ocean Dunes and Cape Wickham. Golf magazines across the globe have touted the rugged beauty and true links style nature of these courses, with some journalists placing these courses among the top in [...]
David Schwarz, the OX, raves about King Island Golf – Cape Wickham, Ocean Dunes Listen Here
By Evin Priest ROME wasn’t built in a day. And it certainly wasn’t constructed in the middle of Bass Strait. Yet those involved in the creation of Ocean Dunes don’t need to be told that. Not after they’ve moved heaven, earth and 285 acres of King Island’s west coast to achieve their golfing dream. But [...]
Remote King Island, plonked half way between the north-west tip of Tasmania and mainland Australia, is undergoing a transformation. Within 12 months, two world-class golf courses will have opened on the island, bringing with them a renewed energy for residents. Year-round resident numbers are dipping below 1,500, and tourist numbers have plateaued over the past [...]
