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TRUE OR FALSE:
1. New Zealand is not on everyone's short list of golfing destinations.
2. New Zealand offers more golf courses per capita than any country in the world.
3. New Zealand's great variety of topography is mirrored in its great variety of golf
courses.
4. Some of the best courses in New Zealand can be played for less than the cost of
greens
fees on average public courses in the US.
5. There's rarely a wait to get on a New Zealand golf course.
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TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, TRUE,
TRUE!
New Zealand golf? How about golf courses as varied as this most varied of countries,
courses where there are no lines for tee times, where greens fees are cheap by North
American standards, in a climate that supports golf 12 months a year! Oh, yes, New Zealand
ranks second—behind Scotland—in the number of golf courses per capita, but they
are building more. |
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TEE AT THE DUNES GOLF RESORT, NEAR MATARANGI, COROMANDEL,
NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND |
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GREEN AT QUEENSTOWN GOLF
CLUB, KELVIN HEIGHTS,
SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND |
With
some 400 public and private golf courses in the country, New Zealand has courses of
surprising sophistication and challenge that are the pride of many small communities
throughout New Zealand. And, close to most of Home at First lodgings throughout New
Zealand are golf courses that reflect the local topography in ways unique to New Zealand. |
FREE ADVANCE BOOKING OF TEE-TIMES!
HOME AT FIRST
can pre-arrange golf tee times at any of
the courses listed below for its New Zealand guests, who order by completing a special
form after they sign up for their New Zealand trip. Guests also can have tee times
arranged locally through their hosts, as weather and their mood dictate. There is no
additional booking charge for this service, and golfers can arrange to play a different
course each day if they wish, paying only the regular guest fees at each golf course.
NEW ZEALAND NORTH ISLAND COURSES |
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LOCATION |
COURSE |
NOTES |
Greens
Fees* |
Club*
Rental |
Motorized*
Cart Rental |
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Matauri Bay
Northland |
Kauri Cliffs G.C. |
New (2000), scenic, cliffside Pacific coast championship
course 25 minutes north of Kerikeri, currently rated #93rd best course outside
of the USA by Golf Magazine. |
$400
Oct.-Apr.
$300
May-Sep. |
$50 |
$35 |
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Kerikeri |
Kerikeri G.C. |
Jekyll & Hyde course best played fall/winter/spring.
Within 10 minutes drive of Home At First's Kerikeri lodgings. |
$25 |
$20 |
$25 |
Waitangi,
Bay of Islands |
Waitangi G.C. |
Borders the historic Treaty House & the Bay of Islands.
10 minutes drive from Home At First's Paihia lodgings. |
$25 |
$20 |
$28 |
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Auckland, Whangaparaoa |
Gulf Harbour C.C. |
Robert Trent Jones design. Coastal. Currently rated #76th
best course outside of the USA by Golf Magazine. |
$50-75 |
yes |
yes |
Auckland
Devonport |
Waitemata G.C. |
Flat, tree-lined local course within 2 minutes of
Home At First's Devonport lodgings. |
$40 |
yes |
yes |
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Auckland, Beachlands |
Formosa C.C. |
Sir Bob Charles design;
Coastal resort course. |
$100** |
yes |
yes |
Auckland,
New Lynn |
Titirangi G.C. |
Alister MacKenzie design.
A "long short course": 6,616 yards, Par 70. Visitors can take the MacKenzie
Challenge on the 4 "compass" par-3s. |
$120 |
yes |
yes |
Auckland
Muriwai |
Muriwai
Beach |
Scottish-style coastal links course with black sand. |
$25-$30 |
$30 |
$25 |
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Coromandel |
The Dunes Golf Resort |
Sir Bob Charles
designed the original 9 holes of this
18 hole seaside resort course.
Great scenery. Good value.
Advance
tee-times required. |
$65 |
$25-$50 |
$35 |
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Rotorua |
Arikikapakapa |
Thermal area: geysers, steam vents,
fumaroles |
$45 |
$20 |
$30 |
Taupo
Wairakei |
Wairakei
International |
Peter Thomson designed American-style resort course,
currently rated #54th best course outside
of the USA by Golf Magazine. |
$100-
$200 |
$27-$50 |
$40 |
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Hawkes Bay |
Cape Kidnappers G.C. |
New (2004), scenic, cliffside Pacific coast championship
course a few minutes east of the primary Hawkes Bay cities of Napier, Hastings, and
Havelock North. Fascinating "minimalist" design by American Tom Doak. Owned by
Kauri Cliffs group and currently rated #47th best course outside
of the USA by Golf Magazine. |
$400
Oct.-Apr.
$300
May-Sep. |
$75 |
$35 |
Kapiti Coast
Levin |
Levin G.C. |
A well-kept secret: pretty, interesting, rarely busy. |
$30 |
$15 |
$20 |
Kapiti Coast
Paraparaumu |
Paraparaumu
Beach |
World-ranked true links in the Mackenzie style. 45 minutes
north of Wellington. Currently rated #60th best course outside of the USA by Golf
Magazine. |
$60 |
$25 |
$28 |
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NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COURSES |
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LOCATION |
COURSE |
NOTES |
Greens
Fees* |
Club*
Rental |
Motorized*
Cart Rental |
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Nelson |
Nelson G.C. |
Nice variety of holes,
including some seaside. |
$30 |
$40 |
$25 |
Queenstown
Arrowtown |
Millbrook
Resort |
Bob Charles designed
American style resort. |
$125† |
$40–$65 |
$42 |
Queenstown
Kelvin Heights |
Queenstown
G.C. |
Beautiful peninsular course on Lake Wakatipu.
Most dramatic course in New Zealand? |
$40 |
$21-$35 |
$30 |
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Christchurch |
Shirley G.C. |
Sumptuous British style course reworked by Peter Thompson. |
$90 |
$45 |
$35 |
*fees in NZ dollars & subject to change
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**price includes cart rental
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†fee reductions for guests staying at Millbrook |
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