Waipu Golf Club

Waipu Golf Club

Waipu Golf Club
4.5
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Tucked discreetly alongside SH1, between the townships of Waipu and Ruakaka and overlooking the magnificent Bream Bay lies this great links golf course. With a reputation of some of the best greens in New Zealand this course will offer you a great golf experience which you can top off with a lunch in the very hospitable Linksview Cafe while admiring some of the best outlooks of any golf club. The course is naturally sand based hence it is generally unaffected by wet weather but presents the golfer with some great challenges and outstanding panoramas from tees and greens.
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Ty R
Hawera, New Zealand69 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2022
I think i may have just found my new go to cafe every day while im on holiday every year in the area. It's lovely to see the great selection of fresh food on display as well as meals.
Check out there Twilight dinner meals on a Thursday night i had the buffalo wings and were delicious and much more was on selection didn't have my camera at the time for a pic. I just had bacon and tomatoes for a light breakfast on the day of my departure out of northland area and a great cup of coffee lots of flavour and bold yum
and check out the views to go with that food.
Well done to the new owners and chef plus his team its a place i recommend highly and will certainly be back on my next holidays
Written 4 March 2022
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Davieland
Auckland, New Zealand1,030 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022 • Solo
I have played this course 3 times over the summer holidays. Tough in parts but with forgiving fairways - it suited my game. Windy at times as well. Each time I drove up from Mangawhai. Lovely course and fairly quiet as well.
Written 13 January 2022
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SilverbackTravelling
Waimauku, New Zealand45 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
This golf club must have one of the best views in the world but we don’t come here for the golf !
We travel north frequently and this is our stop be it for breakfast, morning tea or lunch,
The food is GREAT and to eat in front of this gorgeous view makes you feel like you’re in a resort !!
Well priced - do yourself a favour and have a coffee/tea break.
Written 27 May 2019
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breeanna43
51 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2016 • Couples
A shame the cafe was so bad. Clueless waitress who was also rude. Had eggs Benedict that was served on cheap white sliced bread and had to search for the hollandaise. Interior looks drab. Probably the reason we were the only people in there.
Written 20 November 2016
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SCK2012
Bradford, UK68 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Very friendly club, great views from the course. The course is sat on sand, so despite having had a lot of rain the course was great to play.
Written 30 March 2015
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Kim D
Thank you for the feedback, we have new caterers starting in the first week of April so we hope to see you soon for coffee out on the deck and enjoying the lovely view over the bay! Kind regards Mike Van Blommestein
Written 31 March 2015
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Russell C
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Course not up to reported standard, fairways hardly had any grass, plus the green fees steep and charged $20 to stay overnight in camper. Won't be returning.
Written 26 March 2015
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Dulcie L
Waipu, New Zealand103 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2014 • Couples
This Golf Course is a real gem - its location is right on the beach of Uretiti which is in between Waipu Cove and Ruakaka beach. Its a links course so reasonably challenging with its bunkers and somne water (a pond) comes into play - the greens are as good as you will find anywhere. The people are extremely friendly and the cafe great (this is open to the public).
Written 20 October 2014
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Matthew B
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2014 • Solo
Totally enjoyed my afternoon playing 18 holes at Waipu. Very friendly staff and local members. The course appears such that it would be a good challenge for golfers of various skill levels. Being by the sea doesn't hurt with amazing views from many tees and fairways. I played two days after one of the worst storms in recent memory, in the middle of winter, yet the entire course was in fantastic condition including the greens.
Written 15 July 2014
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Alex B
Auckland, New Zealand6 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2014 • Friends
The golf course was what I expected to find in a country area but the views from the clubhouse make this a must do. After a hot day battling around the tight course, sitting on the deck area enjoying a cold beer and looking out to the Hen & Chickens Islands...well it doesnt get any better in my view.
Written 30 January 2014
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Bevy O
Waipu, New Zealand29 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • Friends
Having enjoyed visiting the OceanView Cafe for the delicious food for many months it was disappointing recently when our group of five went to lunch and because it was an hour after the breakfast menu finished were declined a request for some scrambled eggs for one of our group who had a fractured jaw and was limited to very soft food. I'm sorry but I don't think it was an unreasonable request to a working kitchen.
Written 30 January 2025
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