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Golf courses for the ‘bucket list’ With scenic views guaranteed and some of the country’s best courses, Tasmania is a great place to swing a club. Tasmania is home to three of the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses as ranked by Golf Digest – Cape Wickham, Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm. As traditional links courses, these three courses have been built in the Scottish style. Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm, on Tasmania’s north coast, overlook Bass Strait, mirroring the breathtaking landscapes of Scotland and Ireland’s wild coastal links courses. King Island is home to the state’s newest course, Ocean Dunes, which is ranked thirteenth on the list of Australia’s best public courses, and Cape Wickham ranking third. Situated in Tasmania’s central highlands, Ratho Farm is Australia’s oldest golf course, created by homesick Scottish migrants in the 1830s. Thoughtfully and tastefully restored, Ratho Farm has become a national pilgrimage for Australian golfers to learn about the origins of their favourite pastime. In the south, the Tasman Club near Port Arthur features a spectacular tee shot to a pocket-handkerchief green
on the far side of a deep chasm, where vertical sea cliffs plummet to surging ocean swells far below. A new addition to golf offerings in the south is the proposed multi-use public recreation reserve and golf course at Arm End, near Opossum Bay. This project would see the development of a links course on an incredible 16-hectare parcel of land that is located on a peninsular, surrounded by six beaches, several kilometres of cliff and with spectacular and dramatic views. Just 15 minutes by ferry from Tasmania’s capital city, Hobart, and designed by acclaimed golf course architects, the course is expected to be regarded amongst the top ranked courses in Australia. The much anticipated 7 Mile Beach Golf Course is set to open in late 2025. Developed by PGA Tour Professional, Mathew Goggin, and designed by Michael Clayton, this world class 18 hole course will be open to the public. The course blends traditional links-style golf with stunning coastal views of Hobart’s iconic Tiger Head Bay. Further down the track, a second course, 5 Mile Beach, has received a DA on a 921 hectare site.
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