
On the Up: Xero co-founder Hamish Edwards’ battle to build a links golf course
Edwards, 52, has left his sky-blue Ferrari 296 at the farm gate, hitching a ride up to the cabin in a 4WD. A 700m road will eventually connect to the clubhouse but that’ll be about it in terms of tar seal.Xero co-founder Hamish Edwards plans to turn a rough stretch of farmland at Ōhau near Levin into a world-class links golf course. Photo / Mark Mitchell From up at the club’s restaurant and bar, golfers will get a spectacular 360-degree view: the links golf course stretching out below and the wild west coast surf beach beyond.In the distance lurks the