Queenstown: Where golf meets Middle Earth by nextmedia Pty Ltd

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QUEENSTOWN’S DRAMATIC LANDSCAPES NOT ONLY PROVIDED THE SETTING FOR THE EPIC LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIE SERIES, THEY ALSO ACT AS THE BACKDROP FOR EVERY ROUND OF GOLF YOU PLAY IN AND AROUND THE RESORT TOWN. WORDS & COURSE PHOTOGRAPHY: BRENDAN JAMES

The short 7th hole at Jack’s Point captures Queenstown’s extraordinary scenery.

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magine waking up to a crystal clear lakeside vista, breakfasting on the waterfront, teeing off at one of the world’s most spectacular inland golf courses and ending the day with an award-winning glass of wine and gourmet experience. Welcome to Queenstown. Queenstown is no longer just the domain of snow skiers and extreme sports junkies, as it has forged a reputation in recent years as one of the world’s great golf destinations. Short direct flights from the east coast have opened the way for a greater number of Australian golfers to experience the magic of Queenstown for themselves. Surrounded by dramatic mountains like Coronet Peak and The Remarkables range, Queenstown hugs the shore of crystal clear Lake Wakatipu. This spectacular scenery is ever-present no matter which golf course you play here. There are five courses in Queenstown and neighbouring Arrowtown, while the big improver in this Central Otago region is at Cromwell, a 50-minute drive away. With the sun rising at 5am and setting as late as 10pm in the peak of summer, there’s plenty of time before or after your round to enjoy the wineries, cafés, restaurants, biking trails, walks and other adventures – like bungy jumping, sky diving, jet boating and horse trekking – that the region is famous for. JACK’S POINT There are few courses in the world with more dramatic surroundings than Jack’s Point. The par-72 covers undulating terrain on a strip of land set against the backdrop of the 2,300 vertical metres of the razorback Remarkables mountain range to the east, and the cool waters of Lake Wakatipu to the west. And to think this is just 15 minutes’ drive from Queenstown Airport. Created by renowned local designer John Darby, Jack’s Point offers far more than postcard views from every tee. The golf experience is unforgettable as well. Designed with minimal excavation, Darby’s design weaves through tussocks grasslands, while schist rock outcrops, vast areas of the prickly native Matagouri bush and some preserved wetlands offer a raw edge to the lush playing surfaces in between. Darby made great use of the land’s original topography to create holes that are as spectacular as their surrounds. From the clubhouse, the holes weave out and over a ridge to bring Lake Wakatipu into full view. The rugged nature of the landscape becomes apparent early in the round with large boulders dotting the edge of holes, and the schist rock peaking through the slopes and mounds. golf australia

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Point boasts one of the toughest closing holes in the region. left: The Remarkables set the scene on the 16th hole at Jack’s Point. bottom: The Hills’ demanding but beautiful par-3 4th hole. right: The signature hole at The Hills, the par-5 17th.

Darby’s routing also skirts sheep grazing paddocks that have been enclosed by hewn stone walls, which were obviously inspired by similar walls that criss-cross some traditional links courses in Scotland and Ireland. The first panoramic view of the lake comes as you stand on the 135-metre 7th tee – a fabulous short and steep downhill par-3 that features two bunkers well before the putting surface but the visual illusion from the tee places them much closer to the green. No more than an 8-iron is required to find the green that is perched high on a bluff above the lake. Don’t use too much club from the tee though, as any shot going over the back of the green eventually finishes in the lake below. The following hole is a fantastic par-5 that has become one of the course’s growing number of signature holes. The fairway of the 487-metre 8th climbs gradually uphill to a massive green that, again, sits just beside the edge of a steep bluff and offers uninterrupted views across the lake. The incline to the putting surface is enough to add valuable metres to its length, making it reachable in two shots by only brave, or foolhardy, longer hitters. One of the more demanding holes, for all players, is the 362-metre par-4 9th. Darby’s routing at Jack’s Point takes a lead from the home of golf, St Andrews, in that the course doesn’t return to the clubhouse

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until you reach the 18th green. Therefore, the 9th is the furthest hole from the clubhouse and brings you face-to-face with the buttress of The Remarkables looming above. Hitting your drive here, the ball seemingly hangs in the air forever as it is lost in the recesses of the mountain range off in the distance. The fairway, bordered on both sides by Matagouri bush, narrows significantly the closer you get to the green so longer hitters need to play really smart here. THE HILLS GOLF CLUB While John Darby was overseeing the completion of Jack’s Point, he had another course project just completed near Arrowtown, about 20 minutes’ drive from Queenstown. If you were to consider Jack’s Point as a diamond in the rough – raw but with great beauty – The Hills might easily classify as the crowning jewel – immaculately presented and breathtaking. The expansive privately owned Hills layout is set in a stunningly beautiful natural amphitheatre encircled by the Southern Alps. It is the brainchild of high-profile jewellery entrepreneur Michael Hill, who moved back to New Zealand from the Gold Coast in 1991 and purchased the 56-hectare deer farm. He built a home on the property and over the years purchased neighbouring blocks of land.

Hill, a keen golfer who had grown accustomed to a golf course at his backdoor from his years living at Sanctuary Cove, asked his friend Darby to design and build a putting green. The putting green soon grew into a par-3 course and, ultimately, morphed into one of the most spectacular and best-presented 18-hole layouts in New Zealand, which has become the ongoing host to the NZ Open Championship, along with the neighbouring Millbrook Resort, each March. No expense was spared in creating The Hills, which covers approximately half of the entire property. In all, there are ten lakes and a host of smaller water hazards. Native and exotic trees are also an impressive and colourful addition to the layout with Lombardy poplars, Golden and Tortured willows, Flowering hawthorn, maples, sequoia and red oaks standing alongside well-established pine trees. In addition to its spectacular surrounds and the outstanding design of the layout, golfers are treated to various artworks that have been created by Mark Hill. There’s a five-metre tall weta (an New Zealand insect similar to a grasshopper in appearance) beside the 1st fairway and dragonfly sculptures nestled in the water hazard in front of the 6th green, just to name two. The closing six holes cover the most dramatic elevation changes of the layout and, therefore, offer the most exhilarating moments in the round. A favourite is the 310-metre par-4 15th hole where the tee is elevated more than 60 metres above the fairway and in the prevailing breeze the green is within range of long hitters standing on the tee. Five deep pot bunkers protect this right-to-left, three-tiered, kidney-shaped green, while both sides of the fairway are lined with tall fescue grasses. My favourite is the 503-metre par-5 17th, which the club calls its signature hole. Your tee shot here is best directed at the two bunkers through the end of the fairway, while a massive ‘beach bunker’ right of

the driving zone is best avoided. The fairway turns 45 degrees right, around the beach, and starts a gradual club uphill through a narrow canyon – flanked by bunkers left and right – to a huge, deep green. A hump running through the putting surface divides it in two and places a premium on getting your club selection correct to ensure you hit to the same half of the green as the flag. MILLBROOK RESORT The stunning landscape that envelopes The Hills is also ever-present at Millbrook Resort, which is just a few minutes’ drive away. This is, of course, the same landscape seen by millions of people all over the world in the film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. In fact, the Arrow River, which is walking distance from the resort, is where Arwen carried the dying Frodo across the river on horseback to escape the marauding black riders. There have been major changes made at Millbrook in recent years with an additional nine holes – the Coronet nine – being constructed alongside the original 18-hole layout designed by Sir Bob Charles, in collaboration with John Darby. The new nine, named after the Coronet mountain peak shadowing the course, was designed by former Tour player Greg Turner and his partner Scott MacPherson and opened for play in January 2010. Later that year, a redesign of four holes on the Arrow nine of the Charles/Darby layout was completed. The original layout – now known as the Remarkables and Arrow nines – covers easy-walking, gently undulating land that is in stark contrast to the surrounding mountainous landscape. The course is well manicured with its Egmont Brown Top bentgrass greens being first-class and speedy enough to present some nervous moments when putting downhill. The tees are also bentgrass and along with the greens they present a colourful contrast to the varying shades

The putting green grew into a par-3 course and, ultimately, one of the most spectacular layouts in New Zealand.

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challenging par-4 6th at The Hills; The redesigned par-4 6th hole on Millbrook’s Arrow nine; The par-3 2nd hole of the Coronet nine at Millbrook features a green that slopes steeply from front to back; The pretty closing hole to Millbrook’s Coronet nine; The Hills’ short par-4 15th is a real birdie opportunity.

of fescue grasses that cover the fairways and form the rough. Adding to the colourful nature of the course is the wide variety of alpine trees sparsely spread between fairways. Sycamore, Oak, Sugar Maple, Elm, Ash, Douglas Fir and Flowing Cherrys burst into vivid shades of red, orange and purple across the landscape in autumn. While the layout measures 6,420 metres from the back markers, it is not a penal course with wide driving zones and large, receptive greens the order of the day. That said, there are plenty of challenges for accomplished players as well as the casual player, who can choose from a further three teeing grounds provided per hole. Millbrook has some memorable holes where the stunning surrounds can prove a distraction. The elevated tee of the 203-metre par-3 13th hole offers wonderful views across the resort to the mountain ranges beyond. Nothing is hidden from view en route to the green, with a bunker short right and a pond back left of the putting surface. Water is also a major factor on the closing holes of what is the Arrow nine, with the redesigned 9th hole becoming a picturesque par-3. Turner remodelled this hole by pushing the green back nearly 50 metres to the edge of a pond, creating a semi-island green, and creating a memorable finish. Turner and MacPherson’s Coronet nine, which is part of a fastgrowing residential development, covers more undulating land and the bunkering, a real feature of Turner’s work, has a more dynamic and intimidating appearance. These holes wind over rolling hills, between rock schists, streams and wetlands. “The natural contours of the land for golf course construction were brilliant,” Turner said. “The exceptional surrounding landscape means that nothing within the course itself needed to be contrived.” A great example of this is the 520-metre par-5 6th where the first expanse of wide fairway stretches to a fork in a stream. The pin

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placement on this hole may dictate where you want your second shot to be. The island fairway, to the left of the stream, offers a flatter lay-up area with only one bunker but the shot to the green is longer. The fairway to the right is rippled, with several deep bunkers, but the third shot is much shorter if you are willing to take the risk of going in the sand. Millbrook was voted Oceania’s Best Golf Hotel and the Best Golf Hotel in New Zealand in 2014, which makes it a must for the play-and-stay golfer. ARROWTOWN GOLF CLUB Just minutes from the luxury of the Millbrook Resort, you can be standing in the main street of historic Arrowtown. Born out of the golf rush of 1862, Arrowtown is a charming, picturesque village where, in some instances, time has stood still for more than 150 years. The gold-seeking pioneers built small cottages of stone and wood and planted avenues of beautiful Maple, Oak and Cherry trees, which have been carefully preserved over the years to help Arrowtown retain strong links with its past and turn it into a national treasure. Likewise, the Arrowtown Golf Club has a rich history dating back more than a century to when it was a six-hole course laid out near the end of the main street. The club moved to its present site in 1935 and nine holes, which are played as the front nine today, opened for play a year later. In 1971, 21 hectares of land on the opposite side of Centennial Rd was purchased and the course extended to 18 holes. Considering the design was the result of advice from good amateur golfers and the construction carried out by volunteers and greens staff, in more recent times Arrowtown is simply an amazing layout that is unlike any course showcased here. The par-70 blends so well with its surrounding landscape, including the rugged peaks and sheer cliff faces of the Crown Range and The

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terrain surrounds the par-4 9th hole at Arrowtown; The natural design of holes like the 4th make Arrowtown so enjoyable; Queenstown’s signature hole, the uphill par-4 5th by the lake; Autumn is a wonderful time to play Arrowtown.

Remarkables, you might miss it if you blink as you drive out of town. There are no bunkers on this course … it doesn’t need them because its equivalent hazard are rocks. Big rocks, small rocks and schist rock outcrops that have been beautifully incorporated into the design of many holes are what make this layout extraordinary. Arrowtown opens with a challenging downhill par-3 that demands you are on target from the outset. This theme of accuracy continues throughout the round. What Arrowtown lacks in length (it’s only 5,492 metres from the back pegs) it makes up for in penalising crooked hitting. The 493-metre par-5 2nd is the first of many tight driving holes where your tee shot must be threaded between large mounds and schist outcrops to find the fairway. Here, the rolling fairway is about 20 metres wide in parts of the driving zone, but it gets wider the closer you get to the green. When you reach the 336-metre par-4 4th hole, you could be forgiven for thinking you can open your shoulders and whack a driver down the fairway. This is an open but demanding driving hole where a ridge of schist outcrop, separating the 3rd and 4th fairways, extends the full length of the hole. Down the right half of the fairway, all drives are forced to carry a steep diagonal terrace that pushes your ball even further right and leaves a tough approach to the green, which is protected on three sides by rock features and slopes. Arrowtown’s link with its gold-mining past is highlighted in the names of its holes: Sons of Fortune, Golden Arrow and Lady Fayre. Lady Fayre, the name of one of Arrowtown’s original gold mines, is also the name bestowed upon the 329-metre par-4 18th hole – a fantastic closing hole that can ruin a scorecard at the last hurdle. From the elevated tee, it is possible to see all of the fairway beyond a high rocky

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outcrop. The fairway doglegs right around the edge of a pond and then turns left and climbs uphill to the green. The pond is in play off the tee so any player choosing to use their driver must be confident of carrying their drive on the correct line over the rocky terrace. Arrowtown is a fun course that for many years was one of the best kept secrets of New Zealand golf. But with more golfers venturing to Queenstown to play its more high-profile neighbours, Arrowtown has been ‘discovered’, sometimes by accident, and enjoyed by more players in recent years. QUEENSTOWN GOLF CLUB Hylton Hensman was a larger than life character – a World War II fighter pilot, who returned home to New Zealand to finish a carpentry apprenticeship but became a self-made millionaire businessman. Queenstown’s world-famous Skyline gondola and Kelvin Heights golf course, home today of the Queenstown Golf Club, stand as lasting testaments to Hensman, one of New Zealand’s tourism pioneers. A keen golfer, Hensman thought Queenstown needed a better facility than it had at Frankton. He earmarked a spectacular piece of land on Kelvin Peninsula, offering 360-degree views across Lake Wakatipu to Frankton, Queenstown and The Remarkables. After seeking advice from noted course designer Commander John Harris – who created the outstanding Wairakei International course with Peter Thomson and Mike Wolveridge – Hensman worked with farmer John Grant for almost three years bulldozing and preparing the course before opening it for play in 1974. The result of Hensman and Grant’s toil is a par-72 layout that has been acclaimed as one of New Zealand’s most scenic courses.

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JACK’S POINT Location: McAdam Drive, Jack’s Point, Queenstown. Contact: +64 3 450 2050; www.jackspoint.com Green fee: NZ$195 (with cart).

Queenstown Golf Club occupies the end of Kelvin Peninsula.

THE HILLS GOLF CLUB Location: McDonnell Rd, Arrowtown. Contact: +64 3 409 8290;

The picturesque location gives rise to plenty of memorable holes that wind across and over undulating terrain where each shot is accompanied by a million-dollar postcard view. The dramatic 362-metre par-4 5th is widely regarded as Queenstown’s most spectacular hole. The shore of Lake Wakatipu flanks the left edge of the fairway, which doglegs left and climbs uphill to a two-tiered green. The aggressive player can hit their drive over the edge of the lake, on the line of a protruding boulder, to significantly shorten the hole but it is a high risk play. Two pot bunkers left of the putting surface will catch the misguided approach, while under-clubbing into this green will see your ball roll back down the sloping fairway. Breathtaking views of Lake Wakatipu are also a feature of the final approach to the green of the 330-metre par-4 9th hole. The tee shot is a blind one but the best driving line is just right of a trio of tall trees beyond the crest of a hill. A short iron, from a downhill lie, is all that is needed to reach the massive putting surface that is raised with steep, well-trimmed slopes down the fringe on all sides. On the scorecard, the 109-metre par-3 10th hole might seem a pushover. Length, or lack of it, is no guarantee of ease. There are four teeing areas terraced into the edge of a hill that offer four varying lines of play into the huge green that lies about 40 metres below. It is a deceptive hole, where club selection can prove tough especially in windy conditions. A pretty pond short and left of the target will only catch the poorest of shots, while slight mis-hits will hit the green but leave a lengthy and hard-to-read putt. This golfing midget is a similar test to Pebble Beach’s famed 7th hole where a bogey can be carded as quickly as a birdie or par. Even the short par-4s are not as straightforward as the scorecard

www.thehills.co.nz Green fee: On application. Accommodation: Lodge at The Hills is an exclusive-use architecturally designed luxury lodge located on The Hills course. It boasts extensive living areas, six large suites, art studio, music and media room, wine cellar dining room and a large open-plan kitchen. www.thehillslodge.co.nz MILLBROOK RESORT Location: Malaghans Rd, Arrowtown. Contact: +64 3 441 7000; www.millbrook.co.nz Green fee: NZ$150 (December 21 to April 30, 2016, Golf Australia-affiliated); NZ$125 (September to December, Golf Australia-affiliated). Accommodation: The one-night Stay and Play package includes Village Inn accommodation, buffet breakfast in The Clubhouse, green fees for a day’s unlimited play in a cart and use of Millbrook’s health and fitness centre. The package costs from $359 to $629, per night, based on twin share/double basis. www.millbrook.co.nz ARROWTOWN GOLF CLUB Location: Centennial Ave, Arrowtown. Contact: +64 3 442 1719; www.arrowtowngolf.co.nz Green fee: NZ$85. QUEENSTOWN GOLF CLUB Location: Peninsula Rd, Kelvin Heights. Contact: +64 3 442 9169; www.queenstowngolf.co.nz Green fee: NZ$95. CROMWELL GOLF CLUB Location: Neplusultra St, Cromwell.

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might suggest. The par-4 14th is a case in point. At 323-metres, the dogleg-right fairway cambers to the right but the ideal side to approach the green is from the left half, or high side, of the fairway. Hitting to the green, right-handers will need to be cautious with the ball lying below their feet and encouraging a mis-hit to the right. Bearing in mind that this course was primarily built by a businessman and a farmer with no course design or construction experience, the quality of the golf experience at Queenstown is first class. The variety of its doglegging fairways across a range of different slopes adds spice and challenge to the shot-making required to put a good score together.

trilogy was a favourite, Lord Of The Rings Tours (www. lordoftheringstours.co.nz), based in Queenstown, will take you to film locations, entertain you with anecdotes and show off weapons and costume items. • Get your adrenalin pumping at AJ Hackett Bungy (www. bungy.co.nz) from the Kawarau Bridge, about 40 metres above the Kawarau River. If that’s not high enough for you, there’s also the ledge sky swing where you can hang 400 metres above Queenstown. • Indulge yourself with a visit to the Spa at Millbrook (www.millbrook.co.nz), which boasts ten treatment rooms and a wide choice of pampering options to help relieve any sore golf muscles. • Take a scenic helicopter flight with Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters (www. glaciersouthernlakes.co.nz). Tours take in Milford Sound and the Fiordland National Park, with glacier and snow landings. There are also adventure tour ‘combos’, incorporating hiking, mountain biking and snowmobiling at various times of the year. • Take a guided fly-fishing tour

CROMWELL GOLF CLUB The furthest you will have to travel for a game while staying in Queenstown or Arrowtown is taking a 50km drive east along the breathtakingly beautiful Gibbston Highway to Cromwell. Like Arrowtown, Cromwell’s existence can be traced to the gold rush of the 1860s when gold was discovered just below the junction of the Clutha and Kawarau rivers. The first meeting of the Cromwell Golf Club was held some 40 years later in 1903 and, hardly surprisingly, one of the hazards of the original course was a gold mine shaft. The club moved several times over the decades but a home was found just after World War II, with the first nine holes on the current site opened for play. The layout was extended to 18 holes in 1974 but its biggest advancement came with a major redevelopment of the course throughout 2010 and 2011. Course design team Greg Turner and Scott MacPherson oversaw the redesign and construction of new greens and tees as well as the widening of fairways by eradicating lots of thick rough that really elevated this humble little country course into a must-play for golfers visiting the region. There are aspects of this par-72 that closely resemble the famous Melbourne Sandbelt – there are wide, receptive fairways offering a

out of Queenstown. South Island Trout Stalkers (www.troutstalkers.co.nz) will take you to crystal clear rivers and streams to sight, stalk and fish large brown and rainbow trout. • Take a unique breathtaking ride through dramatic and narrow canyons, and hold on tight for full 360-degree spins with the award winning Shotover Jet jetboat ride (www.shotoverjet.com).

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Cromwell’s par-4 12th, which was formerly the 10th hole, features a subtle sloping green.

Cromwell’s par-4 6th is one of the favourite holes of designer Greg Turner.

variety of playing lines into angled greens that are best approached from one side of the fairway. No two green complexes are the same, with Turner and MacPherson ensuring a nice mix of subtle slopes with the dramatic where required. Then there is the rough. Clearing out the thick rough that once existed exposed vast tracts of sandy wasteland, much the same as you will find at Royal Melbourne or Victoria golf clubs. The flow-on effect from that is golfers now spend far less time looking for their ball when they miss the fairway. “I’ve been coming to Cromwell since I was a kid,” Turner said. “And it has always reminded me of the Sandbelt … it’s inland and built on sand. “I live up at Queenstown now, so it’s only half an hour down the valley … I always felt Cromwell had huge potential and opportunity came up a few years ago to discuss with the board that by adding a few bunkers and redoing some greens they could transform the course from being a nice, pleasant place to play to somewhere international visitors will come and be surprised by. “The courses in Queenstown are in an entirely different environment to this. Cromwell will never be the same as those courses but I think it adds to the variety of what golfers can experience. People don’t travel to a destination to play one, two or three courses … if you have a great variety, you have something extra and I think Cromwell is part of that.” I couldn’t agree more with Turner about Cromwell. The new green complexes are outstanding, with some obviously being inspired by what Turner played throughout his professional career on the Sandbelt as well as the links and heathland courses of Great Britain. In many cases, the putting surface is just an extension of the fairway, which encourages a ball-on-the-ground approach. A fine example of Cromwell’s enjoyable greens comes at the 148-metre par-3 3rd. From the tee, the hole looks easy enough with a wide entrance into a receptive green. The mounds of Marram grass either side of the green can catch you out, but the real test is on the wildly undulating green. This hole is called ‘The Hump’ for a reason.

Queenstown is situated among the amphitheatre of the Remarkable Mountains and offers a unique opportunity to play on what is internationally regarded as some of the most picturesque golf courses in the world. Qantas Golf Club has several packages to get you to Queenstown and playing these magnificent layouts. The Ultimate package includes seven nights’ apartment-style accommodation at the Oaks Resort, Queenstown, as well as four rounds of golf. The rounds, including shared carts, are at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown Golf Club, Jack’s Point and The Hills course. Rounding out the package is a Skyline Gondola and Restaurant Experience. The package costs $1,495 per person. Conditions apply*. To book and for more details, visit qantasgolfclub.com/holidays

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The 18th green at Cromwell is narrow and deep, so the correct club selection is important.

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