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Kauri Cliffs Golf Club
Kauri Cliffs, Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand

Length & Par: 
    Championship Tees: Par 72, 7000 yards (6398 meters)
    Second Tees: Par 72, 6384 yards (5835 meters)
    Third Tees: Par 72, 5847 yards (5344 meters)
    Ladies' Tees: Par 72, 5300 yards (4844 meters)

Open & Playable Year Round

THE 15TH GREEN AT KAURI CLIFFS                  

Greens Fees per round:
High Season (1OCT-30APR): NZ$400 (approx. US$168)
Low Season (1MAY-30SEP): NZ$300 (approx. US 126)

Tee-Times Required

Golf Cart (motorized): NZ$35 (US$14.70)
Pull Cart (Trundler) Rental: NZ10 (US$4.20)
Club Rental: NZ$50 (US$21)

Soft Spikes Required.

Location: 19 km north of the Kerikeri turn-off on NZ Rt. 10; turn right onto Matauri Bay Road 13 km to Kauri Cliffs.

Bookings: Tel:  011 64 9 405 1900 from the USA (bookings required)
FAX: 011 64 9 405 1901 from the USA
E-Mail: info@kauricliffs.com

OR reserve a round through HOME AT FIRST as part of your holiday in New Zealand!

Minimum Handicap Required: NONE--OPEN TO PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS

Nearest Home at First lodgings: Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, Northland- 25 minutes drive south.

      More information about HOME AT FIRST's NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL PROGRAM.

        After many months of rumors, Kauri Cliffs Golf Club opened in February, 2000, on 4,000 acres of rolling coastal farmland near Matauri Bay, Northland, the sub-tropical northernmost part of New Zealand.

        Six holes are played alongside plunging oceanside cliffs, and fifteen holes with views of the Pacific Ocean. David Harman and Golf Course Consultants of Orlando, Florida, designed and built the course for New York financier Julian Robertson.

        The course has been without facilities during its first year of operations, but that is about to change with the completion this month of the up-scale lodge featuring accommodations for 30 people.

        The lodge offers views over the golf course and Pacific Ocean from broad verandas, the lounge and dining rooms, and tennis courts, swimming pool and spa, a fully equipped fitness center with locker rooms and a golf shop. Kauri Cliffs course is not a club, and will not have a club house. The lodge will serve as the meeting, eating, and golf center for the course.



THE LODGE AT KAURI CLIFFS IS WRAPPED IN VERANDAS THAT PROVIDE SWEEPING VIEWS OVER THE GOLF COURSE AND OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

        Although the course offers many features of an international golf resort, including the price tag, the intention is to focus on Kauri Cliffs as a golf course and not as a vacation destination. The design and the price tag do suggest that the course will attract a wealthy clientele, and may ultimately become identified primarily as a corporate golf retreat. Designer David Harman has worked on over 200 courses around the world, mostly in association with Arnold Palmer's golf architecture organization.

        The course includes scant water or artificial hazards but is intended to take advantage of natural topography to provide the challenge. Fairways are wide, and the rough is typically impenetrable jungle common to the area. An interesting design feature is the variety of tee locations and elevations on each hole, which changes the nature of each round when played from different tees.

THE PAR 3, NUMBER 7 AT KAURI CLIFFS
SHOWS HOW THE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY
ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL HAZARDS

        The course is subject to New Zealand’s driest and warmest weather, making advance bookings not much of a gamble. Golfers looking to play the best courses in New Zealand now have a top quality course in the far north to add to their list. Bring your wallet, and bring your camera.

Want to learn about other courses throughout New Zealand including some of the greatest tests
of golf in the world? See our NEW ZEALAND COURSE GUIDE for more information.