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Darwin Golf Club - the 18 hole Championship Golf Course was designed for the tropics by Peter Thomson and Michael Wolveridge
Etiquette states golfers should not spend more than five minutes searching for a lost ball
The course record of 66 for men is held by Ken Anderson, held since 1981
Balls travel significantly further on hot days
The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million
Hard hitting Tour professional with a swing speed of, say, 120mph, the ball will be in contact with the face for about half of a thousandth of a second
A regulation golf ball has an average of 336 dimples
Before leaving a bunker, players should carefully fill up and smooth over all holes and footprints they have made
There are approximately 1530 golf courses in Australia
Yun Jye Wei from Chinese Taipei scored the women’s course record of 70 during the 1997 Arafura Games
Approximately 29.2million rounds of golf are played every year in Australia

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Past Arafura Games Golf Results

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* Arafura Games was cancelled due to SARS outbreak