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If you can manage to tuck the clubs away somewhere, you'll find plenty of picturesque country courses to test out your golf swing.

They range from serious challenges like Terranora just west of Tweed Heads, Ocean Shores north of Brunswick and the championship course at Grafton, through to relaxing manicured fairways like Ballina, nine-hole public courses like Teven Valley and the hobby course smack bang in the middle of Grafton Racetrack.

Kyogle Shire, about 20 minutes drive from Casino, also boasts more than its fair share of courses, including Kyogle, Woodenbong, Tabulam, Bonalbo and Toonumbar, and you can find coastal fairways at Yamba, Iluka, Maclean, Lawrence and Coutts Crossing.