Nullarbor Links Golf Course

Playing the Nullarbor Links Golf Course was number 1 on Sheena’s bucket list.

This is the world’s longest golf course spanning 1365km from Kalgoorlie to Ceduna.
Sheena loved playing it whilst Peter grumbled when we played in the rain or couldn’t see where our ball went! Every golfer should experience this course!!!!!

Here is a hole by hole description of our game.

The first two holes are at Kalgoorlie GC when playing from the west to the east.
What a course!! An oasis in the middle of the desert!
Hole 1 (C Y O’Connor): Par 4. Sheena 5. Peter 4

Hole 2 (Golden Mile): Par 5. Sheena 5 Peter 6

Hole 3 (Silver Lake): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 6.
This hole is at Kambalda GC. Sand green. Dirt fairway. We had to wait for 2 local women to tee off before we played! It was drizzly.

The next 2 holes are at Norseman GC. We played in the rain!!! Peter was quite ticked off! Greens were synthetic AND coloured green.
Hole 4 (Ngadju): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 6

Hole 5 (Golden Horse): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 5

Hole 6 (Sheep’s Back): Par 3. Sheena and Peter 4
This hole is at Fraser Range Station. Green here was also synthetic and green in colour (as were almost all the greens we played on this course!). There was a chilly, biting wind blowing and we were still damp from Norseman!!

Hole 7 (Skylab): Par 3 Sheena 4 (3 putt!). Peter 5
This hole is at Balladonia Roadhouse where parts of the Skylab came to earth! A long par 3 with only a target to shoot at. Tall trees had to be carried! Sheena hit a great shot onto the green (and then 3 putted!) It was raining and very muddy!

Hole 8 (90 Mile Straight): Par 4. Sheena 8. Peter 6
This hole is at Caiguna Roadhouse. The name of the hole is self explanatory. The rain had stopped! Sheena found the trees and struggled around the green.

Hole 9 (Eagles Nest): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 5
This hole is at Cocklebiddy Roadhouse. We could see a clearly defined fairway? Peter hit a great shot off the tee while Sheena’s second shot was her good one. This synthetic green had a step in it!

Hole 10 (Brumby’s Run): Par 3. Sheena 4 Peter 3
This hole is at Madura Roadhouse. Peter hit a lovely shot onto the green!

Hole 11 (Watering Hole): Par 4 dogleg left. Sheena and Peter 5
This hole is at Mundrabilla Roadhouse. Both of us hit well off the tee to set up our shots in. Again, chipping on was difficult.

Hole 12 (Nullarbor Nymph): Par 4. Sheena 4. Peter 5
This hole is at Eucla GC. After a 10 minute drive along a dirt road we got to the golf hole. Straight forward par 4.

Hole 13 (Border Kangaroo): Par 3. Sheena and Peter 4
This hole is at Border Village Roadhouse. We teed off next to the Big Roo!! It is a tight par 4. Both of us were pin high off the green.

Hole 14 (Dingo’s Den): Par 5. Sheena 9 Peter 7
A long hole at the Nullarbor Roadhouse. We played it into the wind. Sheena struggled around the green. Peter hassled me to play as soon as we arrived as a storm was coming. We made it before the spectacular storm hit!

Hole 15 (Wombat Hole): Par 5. Sheena 8 Peter 7
This hole is at Nundroo Roadhouse. The signage is very poor and we ended up having to back the van out of a tight track back to the highway. We found an entrance further on. This is the poorest of the holes we have played. It had a blind shot and lots of rocks on the cleared ground that was ‘fairway’! Ricochets off the rocks could not been seen! Balls could be lost from a good hit!

Hole 16 (Windmills): Par 4. Sheena 4 Peter 5
This hole was the first at Penong GC. Quite a nice little par 4. Lots of flies!!!

The last 2 holes are at Ceduna. Both are sand greens. Ceduna is quite a nice little course with some grass on their fairways and quite a bit in front of the greens.
Hole 17 (Denial Bay): Par 4. Sheena and Peter 5

Hole 18 (Oyster Beds): Par 5. Sheena 6. Peter 5

Final result: Sheena 97. Peter 93. Peter won the match 2/1.

We learned a lot while playing the course. It was great that the names of the holes were very relevant to the place they were in!

We have been competing on the golf course since we started our trip. The state of play after the Nullarbor Links Course is Sheena 20 Peter 19!!!!!
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Kalgoorlie to Ceduna (The Nullarbor!)

Days 316 to 324.

We had a look around Kalgoorlie and Boulder (or Kalgoorlie-Boulder as the city is named) when we arrived. Both main streets are chockablock with 1800s architecture and there are many well restored buildings.

The KCGM Super Pit- a very apt name – is visible from everywhere in town. It is the largest open cut gold mine in Australia.

The visit to Kalgoorlie would not have been complete without a visit to the Metropole Hotel which has a mine shaft in the main bar!

The 3 remaining brothels in town were seen when we did a drive down Hay Street – the local red light district. This street used to be door to door brothels during the early years of the town.

Museum Entry (Ivanhoe Headframe)

British Arms Hotel (Narrowest pub in Aus)

The Museum showcased the history of gold in the region and the millions of dollars of gold in the vault was on show!

We began the Nullarbor Links Golf Course here. We played 2 holes at Kalgoorlie Golf Course.

The course is so good we went back and played the full 18 holes. Fantastic!!

Fraser Range Station was the first stop on our journey across the Nullarbor. Here we saw the stone buildings originally constructed by convict and Aboriginal labour.

Australia’s longest straight road (145 km) is on the Nullarbor. Very easy driving as you could see for miles!! No problems with overtaking or being overtaken .

Cocklebiddy Roadhouse was just one of the numerous places to stop for fuel on this trip.

A fantastic view of the Roe Plains occurs at Mandura Pass (about half way across). We free camped just near here. The word ‘Nullarbor’ means tree-less plains!


We had an overnight stop at the Nullarbor Roadhouse. A spectacular storm occurred whilst we were there!

Along the way went in to each lookout over the Bight. There was spectacular scenery at each one with each lookout showing a different view. The Bunda Cliffs which stretch for over 200km were visible from many of them.

Bunda Cliffs looking east

Bunda Cliffs at Head of the Bight

Near the end of the Nullarbor we stopped in at ‘Head of the Bight’. As it was past whale watching season there were none around however, there was spectacular scenery again!
Ceduna is the end of this part of our journey. It was quite hot but we stayed a few days to regroup after the Nullarbor trip. Ceduna has a busy port.

We went for a drive to Denial Bay where there are lots of oyster leases. There was not a lot to do at Ceduna.

Albany to Esperance

Days 304 to 315.

Bremer Bay was a must do after Albany. We had been told by a WA family we met that it was their favourite place to go. I understand why. It is quiet but with lots of beaches nearby.

We enjoyed fishing in the boat harbor and on the bay. We both caught fish!

Whales surprised us in the boat harbour! A mum and baby came right up to where we were fishing!!! Wonderful!

We did the requisite sightseeing. Native Dog Beach and Blossoms Beach were standouts.

The local museum was fascinating. It had lots of vintage cars and motor bikes, as well as pioneer equipment.

Ravensthorpe was our next stop. We used this as a base to visit Wave Rock (a 400km round trip!)


It was worth it – a fantastic natural formation. Hippo’s Yawn another.

Esperance was our next base to experience the delights of the southern coastline.

We have a great view of the ocean from our site! We saw a seal and a pod of dolphins on a walk into the township from the park.

The Great Ocean Drive is one of Australia’s most spectacular scenic drives. It goes past beautiful beaches and showcases the magnificence of the area.

Cape Le Grande National Park has some of the most pristine beaches we have seen on our travels. Beautiful!

We were able to indulge in a game of golf at Esperance Golf Course. The golf holes meander around numerous lakes so water in play on most holes.


Sheena won the match 3/2.