New Zealands Best Tournament Golf Course?

Question

Hi, I asked which course you believe is New Zealands best country course and interestingly most replys have been for South Island courses. How about our best Tournament course. Personally, I would have to say Terrace Downs, it is brutally long when played in the wind, and offers magnificent views. Play to your handicap around that course and you've earned the beer from the clubhouse!

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Answer 1

In New Zealand the best time to golf is from October through April, when temperatures range from the mid-60's to high 70's. You should allow at least two weeks to play the best courses and see some sights.

Areas of New Zealand to Play Golf.

Waitangi

Overlooking the lovely Bay of Islands, the site of the historic signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the British and the Maori people, its fairways undulate through ferns and native bush.

Muriwai

A true links course, located just 40 minutes from Auckland on the west coast. Black-sand beaches provide a startling contrast to its vibrant greens.

Formosa Country Club

One of New Zealand's newest golf resorts, situated 25 minutes from downtown Auckland and designed by Bob Charles, this $100 million development will be able to host international tournaments, with top class facilities and a unique golfing experience.

Gulf Harbour

One of the country's newest resorts on the Whangaparoa Peninsula. Its spectacular ocean front holes will ensure that this Robert Trent-Jones Jr, par 72 golf course is destined to become a classic in the golfing world.

Mount Maunganui

A links course near Tauranga, built on rolling dunes overlooking one of the best surfing spots to be found in New Zealand.

Arikikapakapa

Nature has added some kicks to this course, the most celebrated in Rotorua. Its hazards include natural steam vents and boiling mud pools.

Wairakei International

An island course near lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake, it boasts the country's longest hole at 615 yards. It was also named one of the top 25 courses outside the United States by the American magazine, Golf Digest.

Paraparaumu Beach

A superb links course near Wellington. Designed by Alex Russell, it offers length, tight fairways and shots that are challenged by winds off the Tasman Sea. Its 17th hole is rated one of the best in the world.

Shirly and Russley

Both of these courses are situated near Christchurch and feature gorgeous landscaping and fast, true greens. Shirley is the second oldest club in New Zealand.

Balmacewan and St. Clair

Founded in 1871, Balmacewan is New Zealand's oldest club and pride of Dunedin. "the Scotland by the Sea." Also in Dunedin, St. Clair offers fabulous ocean views and magnificent pines. From its 15th hole, you can almost see Antarctica.

Millbrook Resort

Near Queenstown, designed by New Zealand's Bob Charles, this demanding, uncrowded course winds around natural waterways, offering exciting golf with a spectacular alpine backdrop.

Kelvin Heights

Also near Queenstown, this course lies on a wooded peninsula that dips into Lake Wakatipu, situated at the base of the stunning mountains called The Remarkables

happy golfing!!!   :)