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Jim Tang

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Cape Wickham on King Island
« on: August 02, 2014, 11:15:38 AM »
Does anyone know when the Cape Wickham project on King Island, Australia, will be ready for play?  Their home page says it will be open in 2015.  Does anyone know roughly when in 2015 it might be ready for play?  I believe they have just finished grassing the last few holes.

The property looks amazing.

Daryl David

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2014, 11:59:57 AM »
Possible opening in March 2015 is what I have heard.

David_Elvins

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2014, 05:18:35 PM »
Official openning late in the year.

Soft openning possible earlier - maybe April.
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Mike_DeVries

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2014, 06:29:33 PM »
There is no official opening date at this time.  The entire golf course has been seeded but the last couple of holes will be behind and only the winter weather will determine their playability in the coming months.  Much of the golf course is playable now but the entire course may take a bit longer.  Also, the clubhouse and lodging facilities are not complete - building on an island, even though it is only a 40 minute flight from Melbourne, is difficult and time-consuming.

It is a special place and one you will all want to include on a tour Down Under.

Cheers,
Mike

Niall Hay

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2014, 07:47:31 PM »
There is no official opening date at this time.  The entire golf course has been seeded but the last couple of holes will be behind and only the winter weather will determine their playability in the coming months.  Much of the golf course is playable now but the entire course may take a bit longer.  Also, the clubhouse and lodging facilities are not complete - building on an island, even though it is only a 40 minute flight from Melbourne, is difficult and time-consuming.

It is a special place and one you will all want to include on a tour Down Under.

Cheers,
Mike


Can't wait Mike!

Jim Jackson

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2014, 09:18:05 PM »
Great website chronicling the pre, during, and post-construction views of the course.  Looks awesome.

 http://capewickham.com.au/construction-news/

Greg Tallman

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2014, 09:43:45 PM »
Great website chronicling the pre, during, and post-construction views of the course.  Looks awesome.

 http://capewickham.com.au/construction-news/

Wow, place looks absolutely stunning. The experience might actually struggle to live up to the photos.

Once again, wow.

Jim Tang

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2014, 09:57:56 PM »
Mike-

Thanks so much for the information.  I have been keeping my eye on this project for some time.  Everything about the place looks unbelievable.  I ask because I am considering a trip down to New Zealand and or/Australia in 2015 and want to make sure if I go that far that I see Cape Wickham.

Buck Wolter

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2014, 10:32:30 PM »
What year is the DeVries Cup going  there? I'm in
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George Freeman

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2014, 12:12:38 AM »
Mike -

Cape Wickam looks amazing. I'm very excited for you and your opportunity with this site! Looking forward to the finished product.

Question for you: based on the before/after photos, it appears that all or most of the cool looking gorse-like bushes have been removed (holes 2 & 3 are good examples). Why is that? I thought those bushes gave the site a very unique look - almost a fairy tale/Lord of the Rings look. I was bummed to see them removed.
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Jim Nugent

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2014, 08:20:10 AM »
Incredible photos.  Looks like a helluvan opening tee shot. 

Adam Clayman

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2014, 01:57:46 PM »
Those construction pics are really good. I recommend them for anyone who isn't quite sure what tie-in means.

http://capewickham.com.au/construction-news/hole-by-hole-progress/
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Colin Macqueen

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2014, 08:04:48 PM »
Gentlemen,

The below, in inverted commas, is swiped straight off the web:

"Compared to the rest of Australia, Cape Wickham experiences exceptionally high wind speed and numbers of cloudy days along with far below average daytime temperatures. Rainfall and humidity levels are above average. Numbers of clear days are below average. Overnight temperatures are average.
Summer in Cape Wickham is between December and February and maximum daily temperatues average between 19.8 and 21.5°C with overnight minimums averaging between 12 and 13.8°C. Summer days are moderate but can be moderately cool if windy, averaging around 21.5 °C in the hottest months. Hat recommended.
Winter is between June and August and maximum daily temperatues average between 12.9 and 13.8°C with overnight minimums averaging between 7.4 and 8.4°C. Winter days in Cape Wickham are moderately cold but can be chilly if windy, dropping to around 12.9 °C. Pack your jumper and warm headwear."

Now for a Queenslander this might seem a touch cool but for one of Scottish extraction it smacks of perfect golfing weather. So for this year the average wind strength is 14mph with a maximum of 67mph!! As I write it is blowing at 24mph and gusting to 35mph. If there's nae wind there's nae gowf!!!

What we need is a Downunder "Sean Arble" entrepreneur and logician to organise "Golfing Trips and Gastronomical Treats" to Tasmania via King Island!!

Looking forward to it all,

Cheers Colin
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The Hielander

RJ_Daley

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2014, 09:47:29 AM »
What is King Island gastronomy?  Would Mutton two ways fit the bill?  Bird and on the hoof?   ;D
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Jud_T

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2014, 09:59:46 AM »
What year is the DeVries Cup going  there? I'm in

Buck,

This could be the Mother of home-and-aways.  8)
Golf is a game. We play it. Somewhere along the way we took the fun out of it and charged a premium to be punished.- - Ron Sirak

Daryl David

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2014, 11:16:15 AM »
What is King Island gastronomy?  Would Mutton two ways fit the bill?  Bird and on the hoof?   ;D

The island is famous for cheese and crayfish.

Tim_Weiman

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2014, 02:41:46 PM »
Mike DeVries:

I always thought there were only two serious candidates for the best photographic documentation of a golf course:

Ken Bakst's black and white pictures of Friars Head
The black and white pictures of Cypress Point in Geoff Shackelford's book

But, your pictures here - specifically the inclusion of pre, during and post construction pictures - are fantastic. It sets the standard for documentation of exciting, new, great projects.

Thanks for thinking of us golf architecture junkies! Hope I can make it to Cape Wickham.
Tim Weiman

Jud_T

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2014, 06:03:21 PM »
Here you go.  Crawfish Mac and Chee!  Now all we need is a world class microbrewery and we have heaven on earth...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/crawfish-mac-and-cheese-recipe.html
Golf is a game. We play it. Somewhere along the way we took the fun out of it and charged a premium to be punished.- - Ron Sirak

RJ_Daley

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2014, 06:16:22 PM »
What year is the DeVries Cup going  there? I'm in

Buck,

This could be the Mother of home-and-aways.  8)
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I would do my damn level best to make that tour of the DeVries Cup in Oz, with the obvious stops back to Sand Belt, and Tazzie. 
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RJ_Daley

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2014, 06:26:47 PM »
Mike DeVries:

I always thought there were only two serious candidates for the best photographic documentation of a golf course:

Ken Bakst's black and white pictures of Friars Head
The black and white pictures of Cypress Point in Geoff Shackelford's book

But, your pictures here - specifically the inclusion of pre, during and post construction pictures - are fantastic. It sets the standard for documentation of exciting, new, great projects.

Thanks for thinking of us golf architecture junkies! Hope I can make it to Cape Wickham.

Tim, I'd also think that as soon as the grow-in looks well established, Mark Pavy of iviewgolf.com would consider doing a comprehensive 3-D tour.  I really think that technology is the way of the future for the next best thing to being there in order that the merits of golf course architecture at a significant projects might be examined from a distance with a better idea of what quality of work has been done.
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Mark_F

Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #20 on: August 06, 2014, 08:19:34 PM »
Here you go.  Crawfish Mac and Chee!  Now all we need is a world class microbrewery and we have heaven on earth...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/crawfish-mac-and-cheese-recipe.html

Do Americans even have the faintest idea of what constitutes edible food?

Tim_Weiman

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #21 on: August 06, 2014, 08:26:47 PM »
Here you go.  Crawfish Mac and Chee!  Now all we need is a world class microbrewery and we have heaven on earth...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/crawfish-mac-and-cheese-recipe.html

Do Americans even have the faintest idea of what constitutes edible food?

Mark,

No. The United States of America banned food from other countries about 200 years ago as part of the agriculture support program. That's why you can't find restaurants with different types of food than American cuisine.
Tim Weiman

Jud_T

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #22 on: August 06, 2014, 08:41:01 PM »
Last I checked 7 of the 50 best restaurants in the world were in the US.  The number Down Under?  Zero....the top 100 is 16-1...
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Golf is a game. We play it. Somewhere along the way we took the fun out of it and charged a premium to be punished.- - Ron Sirak

Colin Macqueen

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2014, 09:03:16 PM »
RJD,

"What is King Island gastronomy?  Would Mutton two ways fit the bill?  Bird and on the hoof?"

Given that you have such a cavalier attitude towards Australia's fine fare and victuals rather than a Dickensian "weal and ham" or "pigeon pie" I will, on your next visit to The Antipodes, endeavour to rustle up a mutton-bird pie!! That'll grease yer chops!!

Cheers Colin
"Golf, thou art a gentle sprite, I owe thee much"
The Hielander

Matt Day

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Re: Cape Wickham on King Island
« Reply #24 on: August 06, 2014, 09:13:16 PM »
Last I checked 7 of the 50 best restaurants in the world were in the US.  The number Down Under?  Zero....the top 100 is 16-1...
the US has 13.5 times the population of Australia so the 16-1 ratio is not far off the mark  :)

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