Darwin Golf Course

21 June

A review of Darwin Golf Course in Marrara, Northern Territory of Australia

How we got there…

We were in the Northern Territory on a work trip, and decided to stay an extra day to play a round of golf in Darwin. As there was a veterans comp on in the afternoon, we were lucky enough to squeeze nine holes in on a Monday morning - before the heat got too much!

The course track has been around for nearly 100 years, and in 1967 was redesigned by Thomason and Wolveridge. It's a park layout, which apparently lost a grove of African Mahogany trees in tropical cyclone Marcus in 2018.

The weather was a chilly 28 degrees in Darwin, and yet felt much hotter on the day! We had a really warm welcome from the proshop, and a delicious meal at Mulligans restaurant afterward - best veggie burger we've ever had.

Hazards and Highlights

One surprise: African Mahoganies planted after cyclone Tracy in 1974, not very resilient to cyclones, and the shortest par three we've ever played (temporary hole 14)

One birdie: orange footed megapode (scrubfowl)

Biggest challenge - the heat