EXPLORE Golf
A guide to Queenstown’s CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES
The Queenstown region is an adjectival delight for golfers looking for the best the sport has to offer in quality, quantity and variety. Here’s your guide to Queenstown’s three internationally-renowned marquee courses.
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ome of New Zealand’s most stunning fairways, Queenstown boasts seven spectacular golf courses, including three international championship courses and four experience courses. Host destination to the New Zealand Open, Queenstown offers an unparalleled golf holiday destination for players of all abilities. Queenstown’s championship courses Jack’s Point, The Hills, and Millbrook Resort feature exceptional course design incorporating majestic natural landscapes and spectacular scenery to create a stunning golf experience. Golf tours and packages can be tailored to the needs of small or larger groups.
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Jack’s Point (Photo: Miles Holden, Destination Queenstown)
Jack’s Point Golf Course (Ranks second in New Zealand) Designed by John Darby, this 18 hole championship course has recently been ranked second in the list of the top 40 courses in the country by New Zealand Golf Magazine. The course’s name is a subtle nod to Queenstown’s gold mining history and is named after Jack Tewa, the first man to find gold in the district. Jack’s Point is gaining international recognition for its challenging layout and the spectacular environment which affords 360 degree views of the Remarkables mountains and Lake Wakatipu. The course steadily inclines through wetland, tussock, rocky outcrops, and native bush before
descending in the face of the Remarkables back down to the clubhouse. The view from the seventh hole is particularly stunning, a 145 yard par 3 which will stop you in its tracks with the steep drop down to the lake, and the par 5 holes, 8 and 14, wind uphill with a blind shot to the greens making for an interesting play. As Peter Dawson, a Chief Executive of the R & A, said: “Jack’s Point was simply unforgettable”. Every necessary facility is available, from equipment hire, Pro Shop, practice range, and putting green, to the Jack’s Point Clubhouse, a beautiful restaurant set alongside Lake Tewa.
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