Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club, which occupies a stunning isthmus location on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is facing an unwelcome fate in a similar manner to several suburban courses in Australia. The New Zealand Herald quoted Frazer Bond, Gulf Harbour’s former director of golf, who shared photos and painted a troubling picture of the golf course. Writing in a blog on thegolfcompany.co.nz, star amateur-turned author Geoff Saunders opined: “Looking back over the troubled 25-year history of the course, permanent closure of Gulf Harbour may have been inevitable. From inception, Gulf Harbour has suffered under a series of owners with little genuine interest in either golf or the members. “Gulf Harbour may be in the right place but is fast becoming a monument to the wrong owners arriving on the scene at the wrong time.”

Source: Stuff November 14, 2023 05:40 UTC