Time was when Tasmania was better known for cartoons than courses. The mention of it conjured up thoughts of a cartoon devil on a remote island with a penal colony past.
This perception began to change in 2004 with the opening of Barnbougle Dunesa Tom Doak design that soon gained a sibling Lost farm by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. With that one-two punch, Australia’s smallest state became the antipode’s answer to Bandon, Ore., a remote golf must.
Now there are even more reasons to make the trip.
The added incentive is 7 Mile Beacha sprawling urban layout along a crescent-shaped coastline of the same name, 20 minutes from Tasmania’s capital, Hobart. Decades in the making, the project is the brainchild of Tasmanian native and former Tour pro Mat Goggin, who brought in Mike Clayton and Mike DeVries to put the holes through the wild coastal dunes.
The result is a true links course, with fescue fairways, sharp grasses and water views from every hole. The wind is not a caricature. It is real, often vivid and central to a course with a vibrant sense of place.
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