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KING ISLAND, TASMANIA

King Island had an enviable reputation for a long time as the origin of incredible produce that was making its way into the kitchens of some of the world’s best chefs right around the world.

That hasn’t changed.

But the opening of world class golf courses Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes in 2015 thrust King Island onto the global golfing stage and suddenly people from around the world were lining up to visit the Bass Strait island.

Any golfer who has ever experienced hot golf destinations like California’s Monterrey Peninsula, Bandon Dunes on the Oregon coast, the south-west of Ireland or the great Scottish links, will be impressed by these wonder courses.

debuted at No.5 in Top-100 ranking less than three months after opening and has been entrenched in the top-four ever since. It is also ranked the No.1 Public Access Course in Australia.

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