2008 Edition
Activities & Sports
Activities & Sports
Golfing in the South

No matter what experience you have as a Golfer there are opportunities out there for you to experience the thrills, frustrations & excitement that golf in the Southern region can provide. Here are some suggestions.

The Southern Scenic route is well publicised & with short deviations from the main road you will find golf courses like Owaka, Tokanui, Riverton, Tuatapere & the highly under-rated eighteen hole Te Anau course. All the mentioned courses provide a different experience & some of the scenery is well worth the $5 plus you are expected to pay for the view, not to mention the hospitality.

The larger towns all have an eighteen-hole course nearby & the majority of these courses have subtle differences to give each one the character & challenge golfers look for. If you start in Dunedin you have the choice of Balmacewen, St Clair, Chisholm Park & Taieri. Further south you can try the Balclutha course or carry on to Gore & test your skill & see if you can par all the testing par threes. Invercargill has four eighteen hole courses to choose from & the difference in layout is again well worth checking out. The Oreti Sand course near Foveaux Strait always provides a stern test. Thirty kilometres north of Invercargill is the Central Southland town of Winton with an eighteen hole course that will once again give any golfer a stern test. There are a number of nine hole courses in the Central Northern Southland area & all offer their own character that you may wish to check out.

Te Anau has already been mentioned but it deserves more. The views this course offers of Lake Te Anau, Mount Luxmore & the surrounding Fiordland National Park are well worth the reasonable green fee you will be asked to pay.

Once you have satisfied your appetite of Southland Courses why not head into the Southern Lakes area & check out some of the great courses this region has to offer. It will be slightly more expensive to play most of the courses here & it would also be wise to phone ahead to book a tee off time on the more popular courses. Once you sight Lake Wakatipu at Kingston turn left off the main highway & have a look at the Kingston Course with its interesting layout and own beauty.

Millbrook The Queenstown Golf Club at Kelvin Heights is widely promoted as having some of the best views of any course in New Zealand, form your own view while paying it. Millbrook has the South's longest championship course. If you don't want to wait for a tee off time, have a look at the Arrowtown course nearby. Cromwell is an enjoyable course to play & will reward straight hitting golfers. Wanaka, Alexandra, Roxburgh & Dunstan are all well worth checking out. Central Otago has a very special climate & the courses in this region benefit from the summer heat & the good irrigation systems most courses now have.  As a result there are many opportunities along the Otago Central Rail Trail for golfing enthusiasts.

If travelling through the Waitaki Valley to or from Oamaru, try out some of the courses along the way - the scenery alone is fantastic and justifies the time.

Golf is a sport that can be played all year round & can be enjoyed on your own or with a group. Always check the local rules board & keep in mind that other people on the course are there to enjoy themselves as well. Allow a faster group through so as people can play the game at a pace they all enjoy. To receive information on courses in the area you intend to travel please contact:

Otago: John Roche, P O Box 541, Wanaka
Phone: 0274 344 304
Email: john.roche@xtra.co.nz

Southland: Bruce Sanford, P O Box 224, Invercargill
Phone: 027 270 3124
Email: golfsouthland@sportsouth.co.nz

Golf Club Listings:


Dunedin Metropolitan
Belleknowes Golf Club
Lawson Street, Belleknowes, Dunedin
Phone: +64 3 477 4810
Holes: 9 Par: 60
Length: 1621m

 

Chisholm Park Golf Club
16 Tahana Road, Tainui
Phone: +64 3 455 0565
Email: chisholm@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 71 (men) 72 (women)
Length: 5626m (men) 5019m (women)

 

Gladfield Country Golf Club
Main South Road, East Taieri
Phone: +64 3 489 4882
Fax: +64 3 481 1640
Email: awithers@ihug.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 66
Length: 2044m

 

Island Park Golf Club
336 Brighton Road, Dunedin
Phone: +64 3 488 2258
Holes: 9 Par: 35 for nine
Length: 2653m (men) 2502m (women)

 

Otago Golf Club
125 Balmacewen Road, Dunedin
Phone: +64 3 467 2096
Fax: +64 3 467 2902
Email: otagogc.balmacewen@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.otagogolfclub.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 71
Length: 5911m (champ) 5572 (club)

 

Otakou Golf Club
Harington Point Road, Otakou
Phone: +64 3 478 0864
Holes: 8 Par: 72
Length: 5668m

 

Port Chalmers Golf Club
Reservoir Road, Sawyers Bay, Dunedin
Phone: +64 3 472 8404
Email: port.chalmers@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5248m (men) 4724m (women)

 

St Clair Golf Club
Isadore Road, St Clair, Dunedin
Phone: +64 3 487 7076
Fax: +64 3 487 7076
Email: st.clair@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5877m

 

Taieri Golf Club
Milners Road, North Taieri
Phone: +64 3 489 7450
Fax: +64 3 489 0263
Holes: 18 Par: 72 (men) 73 (women)
Length: 5690m (championship) 5648m (men) 5084m (women)

 

Twelve Oaks Golf Club
Dukes Road, Mosgiel
Phone: +64 3 489 4947
Holes: 9 Par: 68
Length: 4912m

 

Waikouaiti Golf Club
Edinburgh Street, Waikouaiti
Phone: +64 3 465 7128
Email: waikouaiti@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 35
Length: 2635m (men) 2399 (women)

 

 


Waitaki
Ardleigh Golf Club
Palmerston
Phone: +64 3 465 1448
Email: ardleigh@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 70 (men) 72 (women)
Length: 5500m (men) 5024 (women)

 

Kurow Golf Club
Kurow
Phone: +64 3 436 0870
Email: kurow@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 69
Length: 5197m

 

Lower Waitaki Golf Club
Hilderthorpe Road, Oamaru
Phone: +64 3 431 3800
Email: lower.waitaki@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5790m

 

North Otago Golf Club
Beach Road, Oamaru
Phone: +64 3 434 6169
Email: north.otago@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5687m

 

Omarama Golf Club
State Highway 8, Omarama
Phone: +64 3 438 9864
Email: rhalstead@xtra.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5535m (men) 5093m (women)

 

Otematata Golf Club
Otematata
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5091m (men) 4844m (women)

 

Tokarahi Golf Club
Tokarahi
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5597m

 

Waitoa Park Golf Club
Bulleid Road, Alma, Oamaru
Holes: 9 Par: 64
Length: 4078m

 

 


Clutha
Allan Grange Golf Club
Balclutha
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5251m (men) 4632m (women)

 

Balclutha Golf Club
23 Golfers Drive, Balclutha
Phone: +64 3 418 2171
Fax: +64 3 418 2306
Email: balclutha@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 71 (men) 74 (women)
Length: 5290m (men) 4988m (women)

 

Clinton Golf Club
Merrie Creek Road, Clinton
Phone: +64 3 415 7049
Holes: 9 Par: 70 (men) 72 (women)
Length: 5186m (men) 4940m (women)

 

Heriot Golf Club
Moncurs Road, Tapanui
Phone: +64 3 204 2122
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 2050m

 

Kaitangata Golf Club
Wangaloa Domain, Kaitangata
Phone: +64 3 413 9825
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5140m

 

Lawrence Golf Club
Weatherstones Road, Lawrence
Phone: +64 3 485 9383
Holes: 9 Par: 35
Length: 5084m

 

Owaka Golf Club
Pounawea Road, Owaka
Phone: +64 3 415 8367
Holes: 9 Par: 35
Length: 5053m

 

Tapanui Golf Club
SH90, Tapanui
Phone: +64 3 204 8303
Holes: 18 Par: 71
Length: 5233m

 

Toko Golf Club
Back Road, Milton
Phone: +64 3 417 7073
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5202m

 

Waitahuna Golf Club
Lawrence
Phone: +64 3 485 9715
Holes: 9 Par: 34
Length: 2531m

 

 


Invercargill Metropolitan
Bluff Golf Club
Green Hills Course, Bluff
Phone: +64 3 212 7145
Fax: +64 3 212 8318
Email: bluff@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5090m

 

Green Acres Country Club
89 Steel Road, Invercargill
Phone: +64 3 215 9016
Fax: +64 3 215 9016
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5787m

 

Invercargill Golf Club
Dunns Road, Otatara, Invercargill
Phone: +64 3 213 1133
Fax: +64 3 213 1133
Email: invercargill@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 73 (men) 74 (women)
Length: 5636m (club) 6068m (champ) 5204m (women)

 

Queens Park Golf Club
215 Kelvin Street, Invercargill
Phone: +64 3 218 8371
Fax: +64 3 214 6066
Email: queens.park@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 71 (men) 74 (women)
Length: 5388m (men) 5212m (women)

 

Southland Golf Club
Pit Road, Otatara, Invercargill
Phone: +64 3 213 0208
Fax: +64 3 213 0206
Email: southland@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5834m (club) 6200m (champ) 5188m (women)

 

 


Southland
Dipton Golf Club
Dipton
Phone: +64 3 248 5186
Fax: +64 3 248 5186
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5100m

 

Drummond Golf Club
Drummond
Phone: +64 3 236 2845
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5214m

 

Gore Golf Club
Reaby Road, Gore
Phone: +64 3 208 9932
Holes: 18 Par: 71 (men) 74 (women)
Length: 5440m (men) 5000m (women)

 

Hedgehope Golf Club
Domain, Hedgehope
Phone: +64 3 230 6108
Email: afmcrae@ihug.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 68
Length: 4490m

 

Mataura Golf Club
Craig Road, Gore
Phone: +64 3 203 8913
Fax: +64 3 203 8913
Holes: 9 Par: 72 (men)
Length: 5516m

 

Nightcaps Golf Club
Nightcaps, Southland
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5415m

 

Ohai Golf Club
Ohai
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5374m

 

Otautau Golf Club
Kendal Street, Otautau
Phone: +64 3 225 8220
Holes: 9 Par: 71
Length: 5271m

 

Ringa Ringa Heights Golf Club
Stewart Island
Phone: +64 3 219 1327
Fax: +64 3 219 1327
Holes: 6 Par: 63
Length: 3330m

 

Riversdale Golf Club
Riversdale
Phone: +64 3 202 5137
Fax: +64 3 202 5137

 

Riverton Golf Club
Carrol Street, Riverton
Phone: +64 3 234 8873
Fax: +64 3 234 8688
Email: riverton@golf.co.nz
Holes: Par:
Length:

 

Tokanui Golf Club
Tokanui
Phone: +64 3 246 9700
Holes: 9 Par: 72

 

Tuatapere Golf Club
Clifden Road, Tuatapere
Phone: +64 3 226 6754
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5525m

 

Waikaia Golf Club
Wylam Street, Waikaia
Phone: +64 3 202 7781
Holes: 9 Par: 71 (men) 72 (women)
Length: 5440m (men) 4961m (women)

 

Waikaka Golf Club
Waikaka
Phone: +64 3 207 2719
Holes: 9
Length: 5443m

 

Winton Golf Club
Sub Station Road, Winton
Phone: +64 3 236 8422
Fax: +64 3 236 8422
Email: winton@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72 (men) 73 (women)
Length: 5985m

 

Wyndham Golf Club
Wyndham
Phone: +64 3 206 4659
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 5335m

 

 


Southern Lakes
Arrowtown Golf Club
Centennial Avenue, Arrowtown
Phone: +64 3 442 1719
Email: golfclub@arrowtown.net.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 70
Length: 5286m

 

Frankton Golf Club
Frankton
Phone: +64 3 442 3584

 

Glenorchy Golf Club
Glenorchy

 

Kingston Golf Club
Kingston
Phone: +64 3 248 8882
Email: kingston@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5151m (men) 4492m (women)

 

Lumsden Golf Club
Lumsden
Phone: +64 3 248 7213
Holes: 9 Par: 72 (men) 73 (women)
Length: 5634m

 

Millbrook Resort & Country Club
Malaghan Road, Arrowtown
Phone: +64 3 441 7000
Fax: +64 3 442 1145
Email: john@millbrook.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 6412m (black) 6147m (blue) 5719m (white) 4908m (red tees)

 

Mossburn Golf Club
Mossburn
Phone: +64 3 248 6255
Holes: 9 Par: 35
Length: 2771m

 

Queenstown Golf Club
Peninsula Road, Kelvin Heights, Queenstown
Phone: +64 3 442 9169
Email: queenstown@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 71 (men) 74 (women)
Length: 5898m (men) 5145m (women)

 

Te Anau Golf Club
Waiau Road, Te Anau
Phone: +64 3 249 7474
Email: lanaway@xtra.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5540m

 

Wanaka Golf Club
Ballantyne Road, Wanaka
Phone: +64 3 443 7888
Fax: +64 3 443 7888
Email: wanaka@golf.co.nz
Holes: 18 Par: 70 (men) 71 (women)
Length: 5393m (men) 5794m (blue) 4916m (women)

 

 


Central Otago
Alexandra Golf Club
SH8, Alexandra
Phone: +64 3 448 8374
Fax: +64 3 448 8374
Holes: 18 Par: 72
Length: 5707m (red) 5980m (blue) 5101m (women)

 

Becks Golf Club
Becks, Omakau
Phone: +64 3 447 3669
Holes: 9 Par: 35 (men) 26 (women)

 

Cromwell Golf Club
Neplusultra Street, Cromwell
Phone: +64 3 445 0165
Holes: 18 Par: 73
Length: 6210m (blue) 5859m (red) 5245m (women)

 

Dunstan Golf Club
O'Reilly Avenue, Clyde
Phone: +64 3 449 2729
Email: dunstan@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5472m (men) 5042m (women)

 

Maniototo Golf Club
Tyrone Street, Ranfurly
Phone: +64 3 444 9633
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5666m (men) 5206m (women)

 

Middlemarch Golf Club
Middlemarch
Phone: +64 3 464 3867
Email: middle.march@golf.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5640m (men) 5000m (women)

 

Naseby Golf Club
Naseby, Otago
Phone: +64 3 444 9944
Fax: +64 3 444 9023
Holes: 9 Par: 72
Length: 5052m

 

Omakau Golf Club
Alton Street, Omakau
Phone: +64 3 447 3886
Fax: +64 3 447 3886
Holes: 9 Par: 70
Length: 547m

 

Patearoa Golf Club
Ranfurly Road, Patearoa
Phone: +64 3 444 7836
Holes: 9 Par: 70 (men) 72 (women)

 

Roxburgh Golf Club
Scotland Street, Roxburgh
Phone: +64 3 446 8470
b>Holes: 18 Par: 68
Length: 4541m

 

Tarras Golf Club
State Highway, Tarras
Phone: +64 3 445 2827
Email: john.templeton@xtra.co.nz
Holes: 9 Par: 36
Length: 2830m

 

 



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