Top 8 Golf Courses in New Zealand
Tara Iti Golf Club
New Zealand's best and one of the world's top 20. Tom Doak design on perfect dune land. Exclusive.
The Hills Golf Club
Michael Hill's Queenstown masterpiece. Dramatic mountain and lake scenery. World-class conditioning.
Cape Kidnappers
Tom Doak design on 460-foot clifftop promontories. Among the world's most dramatic settings.
Kauri Cliffs
Clifftop course with 15 ocean-view holes. Six holes run along towering sea cliffs.
Kinloch Club
Jack Nicklaus Signature course on Lake Taupo. Geothermal vents and stunning volcanic landscape.
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
Internationally-ranked links course, one of the Southern Hemisphere's finest public courses.
Gulf Harbour Country Club
Robert Trent Jones Jr. peninsula course with Hauraki Gulf views. Auckland's best resort golf.
Millbrook Resort
Queenstown's most accessible resort course. Three nines through mountain terrain.
✈️ Travel Tips for Golf in New Zealand
- New Zealand's November–April summer season offers the best conditions.
- Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers are sister lodges — a combined lodge/golf package is the premium NZ golf experience.
- Tara Iti requires member introduction — only a few hundred visitors per year are accommodated.
- New Zealand's courses are rarely crowded — pace of play is fast and enjoyable.
- Combine Queenstown courses (The Hills, Millbrook) with adventure activities for a full NZ holiday.
🏌️ How to Play Your Best in New Zealand
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