On The Up: Mount Maunganui Golf Club opens massive practice green

Mount Maunganui Golf Club members took to the 6000sq m green immediately after it opened to hit the first putts on 'The Dunes' practice facility. Photo / Carina FunnellWilliams told the Bay of Plenty Times it was phase one of the club’s master plan to improve its facilities.He described the green as “quite an achievement” for a New Zealand club.“This new golfing green is one of the biggest, and it’s right up there with other big golf greens around America and the UK.”In his view, it was also “the best practice facility in this immediate area, and arguably in New