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Queenstown Golf Club
Kelvin Heights, Queenstown,
Central Otago, New Zealand

THE CLUBHOUSE AT QUEENSTOWN GOLF CLUB

Length & Par: 
    White Tees:   Par 72, 6450 yards (5898 meters)
    Ladies' Tees: Par 74, 5627 yards (5145 meters)

Greens Fees per ROUND:
    Weekdays: NZ$40 (approx. US$20)
    Weekends: NZ$50 (approx. US$25)

Open and Playable Year Round

Tee-Times Strongly Recommended
Visitors welcome any day

Facilities:
        Club Shop
        Instruction
        Practice area and putting green
        Full bar and restaurant

Rentals:
        Clubs: NZ$25-35 (approx. US$12.50-17.50)
        Pull carts (trundlers): NZ$3 (approx. US$1.50)
        Buggies (golf carts): NZ$30 (approx. US$15)
        Soft spike shoes: NZ$6 (approx. US$3)

LOCATION: on Kelvin Heights peninsula in Lake Wakatipu, 10 minutes drive
from Queenstown, New Zealand, or 5 minutes across the lake by water taxi..

Bookings (from the USA): TEL: 011 64 3 442 9169
                                         FAX: 011 64 3 442 5439
                                         e-mail: Queenstown.Golf@xtra.co.nz

Visit their Excellent New Web Site: www.queenstowngolf.co.nz

Minimum Handicap Required: NONE

Nearest HOME AT FIRST lodgings:
    In Queenstown at Queenstown House, 10 minutes drive distance.
    More information about HOME AT FIRST's NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL PROGRAM.

        With no sand, very little water, relatively short distances, fairly open tee shots, few blind approaches, lush, irrigated fairways, reasonable greens, low prices, and fantastic scenery, Queenstown Golf Club, Kelvin Heights course offers one of New Zealand’s best golfing experiences.

        It gets better. Even on the finest of days the course remains uncrowded, despite being open to visitors seven days a week in what must be the outdoor sports capital of New Zealand.

        The Queenstown Golf Club opened its Kelvin Heights course in April, 1975. In the quarter-century that has followed the course has matured, with the growth of its many native pines closing in the fairways somewhat, making it necessary to stay on the fairways in order to score well here.

  THE REMARKABLE 5TH HOLE

        Queenstown is blessed with superb weather at all times of year, set as it is in the rain shadow of New Zealand’s spectacular Southern Alps. The abundance of sunny days makes playing Kelvin Heights in ideal conditions a strong likelihood. However, long sunny, dry spells means the parts of the course that are not irrigated can become cement-like hardpan—yet another reason to stay in the fairways.

        In its short history Queenstown Kelvin Heights has gained a reputation as New Zealand’s most scenic course, and, therefore, one of the most scenic courses in the world. Flanked by dramatic, serrated ridges like Queenstown’s aptly named Remarkables and the deep blue of Lake Wakatipu, the hilly plateau and lakeside course offers ever-changing vistas that beg to be photographed. Its signature hole, the 332-meter (363-yard) par 4 5^th, is the best known single hole in New Zealand because of its left-handed crescent hugging the lakeshore. Several other holes rival its beauty: the par-5 4^th, the downhill par-3 10^th, and the hillside par-5 11^th and par-4 12^th all offer good golfing challenge coupled with distracting scenery—keep a camera handy.

THE 5TH AT KELVIN HEIGHTS--NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SCENIC?    
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        When President Bill Clinton came to Queenstown he stayed and played at nearby Millbrook Resort. Millbrook’s fine course, more wide open and nearly as scenic as Kelvin Heights, was, we understand, not the President’s first choice, but, for security reasons, was selected over Queenstown Golf Club. We’re lucky. We get to play both courses.

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of golf in the world? See our NEW ZEALAND COURSE GUIDE for more information.