Today is one of those beautiful days in Taupo, two days into the new year, so I headed down to the lake front and though I would try my hand at the Hole in one golf challenge.

This activity is pretty self explanatory, you grab a club and try and hit the golf ball 100 metres onto a platform anchored in the lake.

Clubs ready and waiting

There is also a long driving range

The target!

With over 10,000 balls a day aimed at the target, the appeal is obvious, and there you don’t have to be a golfer to have a crack at it.

I play a little and found my range pretty quickly, a 9 iron my club of choice. I bounced off the target a few times, but never managed the elusive goal of a “hole in one”

Be sure to have a crack next time you are passing through Lake Taupo, for your next Holiday, you can’t miss it it’s located right on the shores  of Lake Taupo

Oh and in case you are wondering, there is a team of Divers who three times a day recover the balls