The Waipū Golf Club is half way between Ruakākā and Waipū, on the coastal side of the road. It has a cafe where I drank a mediocre hot chocolate this morning. None of the cabinet food appealed for a snack.

The view however can't be beat!

A vast golf course with scattered trees and a distant view of mountains under a partly cloudy sky. This and the following form a panorama from left to right.
A golf course with scattered trees extends toward a body of water under a partly cloudy sky.
A vast, green golf course stretches out under a partly cloudy sky with distant mountains and sea visible on the horizon.
A vast golf course extends toward the ocean under a cloudy sky with distant islands visible on the horizon.