There are a couple of good golf courses in Newcastle, lets have a look. The Newcastle Golf Club is at the mouth of the Hunter River, around a two hour drive north of Sydney, but only minutes from Newcastle. This is only one of two Australian courses that have international recognition and has been given an international rating of International Honorable Mention by a panel of golfing experts ranking the world’s top 100 courses. The Golf Australia Magazine ranks Newcastle Golf Club as number 13 in Australia. The Newcastle Golf Club boasts a 6160 meter championship course, set amongst undulating sand dunes, framed by native eucalypts. There is a great deal of wonderful flora and fauna, including kangaroos and kookaburras and the most unusual bearded dragon lizards. This is a challenging course, set in magnificent bush land, only kilometers from Newcastle.

The Beresfield Gold Course is a first class public course for social players both local and visitors. The course is located around 20 minutes from Newcastle and is owned and operated by the Newcastle City Council. Coaching clinics are available during school holidays for children aged 6 to 16, $15AUD covers green fees, tuition, balls, equipment and a drink, bookings are recommended. The course is suitable for all ages and abilities and is able to accommodate players with disabilities. Beresfield Gold Course is an 11 hole public golf course with wide fairways and is generally flat making it more suitable for players with mobility disabilities. They also have a practice putting green, pro shop, golf club and cart hire and equipment repairs. Enjoy refreshments in the Clubroom after washing up in the players’ amenity building with shower and toilet facilities. As well as clinics, individual tuition for beginners and juniors is available. There are disabled access and amenities. Golfing holidays are very popular, when choosing your hire car use carhirenewcastle.com.au for ease of price comparison and booking. Find many local car hire companies competing for your car hire business on this one site.