The Eyre Highway Tourism Operators Association developed the course at a cost of $80,000 to raise the profile of the Nullarbor as a tourism attraction and give travellers another option to see and do something on the long, flat trip across the Nullarbor Plain.
Macmahon constructed the fairways, Spectrum Survey surveyed the holes and Synthetic Turf Products laid the tees and greens.
The course starts at Ceduna (two holes) thence to Penong, Nundroo, Nullarbor, Border Village, Eucla, Mundrabilla, Madura Pass, Cocklebiddy, Ceduna, Balladonia, Fraser Range, Norseman (two holes), Kambalda, finishing at Kalgoorlie (two holes).
Each hole has an Australian name unique to the area; for example Nullarbor Nymph at Eucla, Wombat Hole at Nundroo and Dingos Den at Nullarbor.
A scorecard costs $50 and can be bought from the Kalgoorlie or Ceduna visitor information centres. A free certificate is given to golfers who complete cards at the end of the course.
Project manager Alf Caputo says there has been an “amazing” amount of interest from golfers in 27 countries who have logged on to www.nullarborlinks.com to find out more about the course.
“Five years ago it was an absolute pipedream,” he says. “Today it’s become a reality and the acceptance of the project from all over the world has been absolutely amazing.”
