King Island Cup

Welcome to the King Island Cup Golf Tournament. Here there is no fanfare, no award winning clubhouse, no high-rise buildings or fancy entrance road. Just two magnificent courses along some of the golfing world’s most perfectly undulated links terrain, and that is what makes this place so special. I invite you to see the magic for yourself at the inaugural King Island Cup Golf Tournament – a week of world-class golf, food, fun and friendship.

COMPETITION FORMAT

The King Island Cup Golf Tournament is a Ryder Cup style team event between King Island local golfers and our group. Voted as the best King Island Golf Tournament, this format will combine twosome matchplay aggregate & better ball and the final round will be played as a singles matchplay. Single entrants will be paired into a team. Played over 3 rounds, one team will reign supreme, and the Cup will either remain with the King Island locals or be brought to the mainland to call home for the next 12 months.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOUR WELL-BEING

The well-being of our guests and team has always been, and always will be, our primary concern. New procedures have been implemented to; to enhance hygiene protocols, to comply with physical distancing requirements by relevant government authorities and to give you the peace of mind when you are travelling during these new times.

EXPERTLY TRAINED HOSTS

Our tour hosts are equipped to deal with enhanced hygiene and physical distancing procedures. They will operate with a duty of care and monitor the hygiene etiquette of guests, advising as needed, to ensure high standards are maintained.

TRUSTED PARTNERS

We are very selective with who we work with. We partner with hotels, restaurants, ground handlers and venues that take the well-being of our guests as seriously as we do and agree to meet expected guidelines.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING RESPECTED

You can rest assured that government distancing requirements will be followed on tour. Have peace of mind that all the experiences have been screened to ensure they adhere to physical distancing and hygiene guidelines as published by governmental bodies.

Inclusions

• 1 round at Cape Wickham Golf Links
• 1 round at Ocean Dunes Golf Links
• 1 round at King Island Golf Club
• Shared motorised carts at each course

• Breakfast daily
• Welcome dinner with fresh local produce and Tasmanian matched wines
• King Island half-day tour with cheese tasting @ King Island dairy factory and crayfish pie tasting
• Farewell dinner with beverages included

• Return airport transfers from King Island Airport
• Return transfers for golf
• Return transfers for King Island half-day tour

• One-way airfare from Melbourne/Launceston/Barnbougle to King Island
• One-way airfare from King Island to Melbourne/Launceston

*All airfares to and from King Island includes 21kg TOTAL luggage allowance per person including both carry-on and checked luggage.

Pricing $

All packages include items above & 4 nights accommodation:

Price per golfer, twin sharing = $2,899

Price per golfer, single occupancy = $3,499

Stay at the famous Boomerang By The Sea Motel King Island.

Your Journey, Your Home

At the intersection of comfort and relaxation lies Boomerang by the Sea, a peaceful place guaranteed to make your stay on King Island a memorable one.

Overlooking one of the world’s best ranking Golf Courses, the King Island Golf and Bowling Club. Featuring Motel accommodations, an on-site Restaurant with Bar, and attentive staff guaranteeing you’ll have a pleasant experience staying here. Explore the site to see what they have to offer, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

2023 Event Schedule

Time TBA

Flight from Melbourne, Sydney or Launceston to King Island

*Select preference on booking form

7.30pm-9pm

Welcome Dinner featuring fresh local produce matched with Tasmanian wines

Boomerang By The Sea, Restaurant

7am-9am

Breakfast

Boomerang By The Sea, Restaurant

10am

King Island Cup Round 1 – Best Ball Stableford

Cape Wickham Golf Links

Post golf

19th Hole Gathering

Cape Wickham, Clubhouse

7am-9am

Breakfast

Boomerang By The Sea, Restaurant

10am

King Island Cup Round 2 – Ambrose

King Island Golf Club

Post golf

King Island Half-day Tour – Visit Cheese Factory & local Crayfish Pie tasting & the island’s most popular sightseeing spots, finish with dinner in Currie before heading back to accommodation

King Island

7am-9am

Breakfast

Boomerang By The Sea, Restaurant

10am

King Island Cup Round 3 – Aggregate Stableford

Ocean Dunes Golf Links

6:30pm

Farewell dinner with beverages included

Currie

7am-9am

Breakfast

Boomerang By The Sea, Restaurant

Time TBA

Flight from King Island to Melbourne, Launceston or Barnbougle

*Select preference on booking form

King Island Airport

The Tournament

The King Island Cup is a Ryder Cup-style team event between King Island local golfers and our group. The format will combine twosome matchplay aggregate & better ball and the final round will be played as a singles matchplay. Single entrants will be paired into a team.

Played over 3 rounds, one team will reign supreme, and the Cup will either remain with the King Island locals or be brought to the mainland to call home for the next 12 months. With great Daily Prizes and Overall Prizes up for grabs, there will be plenty of reasons to get excited.

In partners­­­hip with GOLFLink (Australia) and International Golf Associations the tournament committee will review the 6 month playing history of all entrants. The tournament committee reserves the right to amend player handicaps. 

The ‘slope handicap system’ will be utilised to calculate player handicaps for the Championship rounds. Under the slope system, the difficulty of the golf course and the tee blocks played from determine a player’s handicap prior to the start of each round.

The Golf Courses

Ranked #1 in Australia (public access)
Ranked #21 in the World

Welcome to Cape Wickham, a true test of links golf that you won’t forget. If you find yourself not having the best score, take a deep breath and remind yourself of where you are – how good is golf.

Every hole on the course has an ocean view, which is extremely rare, and no 2 holes are the same. The undulating course normally plays firm, allowing the imagination to go wild with limitless shot-making possibilities. Tees, Fairways and Greens are all seeded with fescue grass, following in the footsteps of the old traditional links courses in Scotland and Ireland.

Ranked #4 in Australia (public access)
Ranked #29 in the World

Aptly named, Ocean Dunes consists of rolling dunes and unsurpassed views along 2km of majestic coastline – land made for golf. The course has received international fame for its two spectacular signature par threes crossing the surging ocean and are sure to delight, but with so many 360 degree ocean views from nearly every hole you will certainly never forget Ocean Dunes, King Island.

The courses were the highlight – both great designs in spectacular settings – and we had them largely to ourselves. It was great to play with and against the locals – they were a very engaging, interesting and hospitable bunch – rightly proud of their island and their lifestyle. The Ryder Cup-style competition with them was a great idea.

Rick Churchill (King Island, 2021)

My favourite was Cape Wickham loved the strategic play required to navigate the course. Loved the Ryder Cup format of the King Island trip getting to know the locals. More fun than playing individual all the time. Another highlight was crayfish at Currie – delicious.

Robyn McLachlan (King Island, 2021)

Awesome courses, great venues, great prizes and an extremely well-run event.

Ian Kemp (King Island, 2020)