The Hills — Golf in Queenstown

Holes

18

Par

72

Design

John Darby

Style

Alpine parkland in a schist basin, with sculpture throughout

Access

Limited visitor access — arrange in advance

Why it's special

A private course in a natural amphitheatre outside Arrowtown, long associated with the New Zealand Open, and scattered with large-scale contemporary sculpture. The most theatrical round in the country.

Visiting

·Private club — visitor play is limited and must be arranged in advance.
·The sculpture collection alone justifies a slow round.
·Ten minutes from Arrowtown, twenty-five from Queenstown.

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Nearby stays

· Arrowtown boutique hotels
· Queenstown lakefront lodges
· Millbrook Resort

Nearby experiences

· Gibbston Valley wine tasting
· Arrowtown heritage village
· Lake Wakatipu cruise

Location

Arrowtown, Queenstown

-44.933, 168.828 · South Island

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Also nearby

27 holes

Arrowtown · Queenstown

Millbrook Resort

Twenty-seven holes under the Remarkables with a resort, spa and several restaurants on site — the country's most complete Stay & Play address, and a regular New Zealand Open host.

Resort guests and visitors

18 holes

Queenstown · Queenstown

Jack's Point

Played along the shore of Lake Wakatipu with The Remarkables rising straight off the fairways. Photographs of New Zealand golf are usually taken here, and the course is genuinely good enough to deserve them.

Visitors welcome

18 holes

Kelvin Heights, Queenstown · Queenstown

Queenstown Golf Club

The Kelvin Heights peninsula is almost entirely golf course, with Lake Wakatipu on three sides and the mountains all around. You can arrive by ferry from Queenstown Bay, which is the only way to do it.

Visitors welcome

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