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Poverty Bay Golf Club in Gisborne is a 110-year-old links course and is one of New Zealand’s golfing treasures. Nationally ranked, it is often host to championship events. The narrow, undulating fairways and large, well bunkered greens are praised by the country's top golfers.

Poverty Bay is a links-styled golf course built over an old system of sand dunes near the ocean at Awapuni on the south-western edge of the city of Gisborne. Most of the holes run parallel to the nearby beach, following the troughs of former dunes. Free draining sandy soils allow play in even very wet weather. Dry summers produce long runs. Gisborne’s two prevailing winds are north-westerly (warm and dry) and southerly (cold and wet), so the wind direction on the course can be completely about face from one day to the next. The greens are amongst the best in New Zealand. The fairways are sprinklered and have an undulating topography. Strategic areas of uncontrolled rough give the course its reputation as a links. Although a provincial course, Poverty Bay is extremely highly regarded and the venue of several national tournaments.

Poverty Bay Golf Club has a large comfortable club house with food and bar facilities operating on club days. Men’s and women’s changing rooms. Pro Shop. Carts and clubs for hire.

"Poverty Bay, in my opinion, is a gem. It's topography and location make it a very unique New Zealand links golf course. The club should be extremely proud of what the greenkeepers are presenting. I will be suggesting to visitors and members playing Gulf Harbour that if they are heading south, then Poverty Bay is a must."
- Adam Jones, Course Superintendant, Gulf Harbour Country Club

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