Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Plenty of good golf - Bay of Plenty
When 18th Century navigator Captain James Cook sailed into the region aboard the Endeavour he was so impressed he aptly named it The Bay of Plenty. ...
And here's a shot of one the best. Not quite linksland but the sandy sub soil makes it feel like one - Mt Maunganui
Image from mountmaunganui.nzgolf.net
By the way Mount Maunganui has a rare treat.
One of the very few salt water hot pools in the world. And just heavenly to soak one’s bones in after a game of golf.
And then a wee bit further south a true test for lovers of linksland golf -
Ohope and here's hoping we get there.
It's a wee bit rugged. Kinda like the Old Course when it was a young course.
Image from ohope.nzgolf.net
Here's a photo looking out of the clubhouse.
From which you might just get a far off peek at - holy smoke!
White Island
And here's a shot of one the best. Not quite linksland but the sandy sub soil makes it feel like one - Mt Maunganui
Image from mountmaunganui.nzgolf.net
By the way Mount Maunganui has a rare treat.
One of the very few salt water hot pools in the world. And just heavenly to soak one’s bones in after a game of golf.
And then a wee bit further south a true test for lovers of linksland golf -
Ohope and here's hoping we get there.
It's a wee bit rugged. Kinda like the Old Course when it was a young course.
Image from ohope.nzgolf.net
Here's a photo looking out of the clubhouse.
From which you might just get a far off peek at - holy smoke!
White Island
