If Cape Kidnappers were a book, it would be described as an epic. The Cape figures in Maori mythology, and its name immortalises the first visit by Captain Cook in 1770. From the long driveway up the hill to the commanding views of Hawke’s Bay, everything here is at a grand scale. The Cape is not true links terrain; instead, the land tilts towards the sea as a series of ridges jutting out toward the edge of the cliffs. Yet, the play is seaside golf at its finest. The surface is firm and fast, and the conditions can be windy, so the player who can control his trajectory will be the master of the course. You’ll hit heroic shots over the tops of the trees and play cautiously along the edges of deep ravines. Every hole has a view of the Bay, and at the 6th and 15th holes, it’s possible to pull your approach off the very end of the earth, though it will take nearly 10 seconds of hang time for your ball to reach the ocean, 500 feet below.

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