Cape Kidnappers Golf Course
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Cape Kidnappers Golf Course is an 18 hole course near Te Awanga
, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
. It was designed by Tom Doak
in 2004 and was funded by American developer Julian Robertson
.
In 2007, Golf Digest
magazine rated Cape Kidnappers the 10th best course outside of the United States.
Te Awanga
Te Awanga is a small beachside town in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Te Awanga is near to the Gannet Bird Colony at Cape Kidnappers.-The Beach:Te Awanga is a town that is just smaller than Haumoana, which is further up the Bay beach towards Napier. The town was developed as a holiday settlement. There...
, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It was designed by Tom Doak
Tom Doak
Tom Doak is a golf course architect. He currently has 4 courses ranked among the top 100 in the world according to Golf Magazines "Top 100 Courses in the World" list, including Pacific Dunes in Oregon, Ballyneal in Colorado , Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania and Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand...
in 2004 and was funded by American developer Julian Robertson
Julian Robertson
Julian H. Robertson Jr., KNZM is an American former hedge fund manager. Now retired, Robertson invests directly in other hedge funds, most run by former employees of Robertson's defunct hedge fund company....
.
In 2007, Golf Digest
Golf Digest
Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
magazine rated Cape Kidnappers the 10th best course outside of the United States.