Course Number 1: Waikanae Golf Club

The first course detailed in my quest for 400 is the Waikane Golf Club. This is the course that I learnt to play golf on nearly 30 years ago and is located about 50 kilometres north of Wellington on the Kapiti Coast.


It was a very good day's golf for me shooting my best score for a long time, a very tidy 83. This included 2 birdies (on the 12th and the 15th) and 5 pars. I spent the day playing with Solstice Golf organiser Grant and a couple of his mates (Mark and Jim). I think I managed to have the best score of the day, which was surprising given the ability of the opposition.

The 12th hole - par 3.

Waikanae is a good little country course that I always enjoy playing at. It does have one downside though, it is a little expensive on the green fees in comparison to other courses in the area! Anyway, you can find Waikanae Golf Course on Te Moana Road and it is worth a go.

My scorecard


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Round 2 - 2 January 2011

I had another round at Waikanae with 3 old school mates. It wasn't my best at Waikanae and I really struggled to hit the ball properly. The only thing that saved me was my putting - only 26 putts in the whole round. That is a record for me.

A great birdie on the 18th hole was my highlight, I put my third shot on a long (486m) par 5 within 5 feet and made the putt. That will get me back for another round!

My mates had a tough day and asking James to play off a 33 was a bit hard for him. However, he an Tucky managed to tie the match with me and Gus. We took an early, commanding lead but found ourselves 2 holes down with 2 to play. Gus and I had to play our best for the final 2 holes to square it up.