The course begins and ends (depending on the direction of crossing) in the goldmining town of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and the coastal town of Ceduna, South Australia.
Located in Australia, the 18-hole par-72 golf course spans 1,365 kilometers (848.1717 miles) with one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia.
The course was built to give Aussie truckers something to do on this remote stretch of the road. And this is far from a goat -- or in this case, kangaroo -- track.
The average distance between holes is 66 kilometres (41 mi), with the largest gap being almost 200 kilometres (120 mi).
One of the holes is right in the middle of a sheep station, and has views of the shearing shed as well as the sheep.[7] Other unusual hazards include crows, emus, kangaroos, three species of deadly poisonous snakes, wedge-tailed eagles and wombat holes.[2][3] A further complication is that the ambient temperatures can reach over 50 °C (122 °F) during the day.
The course can be played in either direction.[9] A score card can be purchased in Ceduna or Kalgoorlie for A$70 (as of June 2013). Players can either provide their own clubs, or hire them at each hole for a fee. To preserve the nature of the Nullarbor, players are required to tee their balls up on the course's fairways and are discouraged from driving vehicles on the fairways. On presenting the completed card they can claim a Nullarbor Links Certificate for playing "the World's Longest Golf course".
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