In Pursuit Of Links Golf

In the ongoing search for sand, we find the ancestral spirit of the game. These are must-play links courses on both sides of the Tasman.

Auckland’s famed Gulf Harbour course facing a bleak future

Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club, which occupies a stunning isthmus location on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is facing an unwelcome fate in a similar manner to several suburban courses in Australia.

Where We Play: Te Arai Links, New Zealand

Positioned alongside a pristine piece of New Zealand coastline, Te Arai Links is arguably the world’s best new golf destination. Boasting two pure links golf courses – the South course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw that’s been open for little more than a year, and the recently opened North course designed by Tom Read more…

Drive, Play & Stay

Pack your bags – and clubs – for that mid-year vacation or long weekend. A number of forward-thinking golf clubs have initiated improvements to become even better play-and-stay destinations.

Muriwai – the most spectacular setting for golf in Auckland

Perched on sand dunes overlooking the famous black-sand Muriwai Beach, the course features crumpled fairways built on an impeccable sand-base, tricky bunkers and demanding greens. It’s a fierce test of skill but equally a great fun course to play for all handicappers.

Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary celebrates 50 years with greens restoration project

Many find sanctuary on a golf course, but it is rare to find a golf course that is a sanctuary and Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary is thought to have scored a world first. The course is skillfully designed to blend with the natural rolling countryside and developed to meet the rigorous design standards for world class championship competition.

Landscapes: Palmerston North Golf Club

Few golf clubs have experienced a rockier climb to the top than Palmerston North. The club has changed the location of its course on four separate occasions, each time having to start development from scratch. Four times it has created a new establishment and twice it has had to re-establish itself from wreckage – in 1947 after World War II and in 1965 after a disastrous flood.

Landscapes: Christchurch Golf Club

Christchurch Golf Club has the distinction of being the second oldest course in New Zealand (behind Otago Golf Club), and the sixth oldest outside the United Kingdom. It also came in as the 15th best layout in New Zealand Golf Digest’s inaugural ranking of our Top 50 Courses earlier this year.

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Team Finals
RankTeam NameTotalScore
1RIPPER GC-11277
T24ACES GC-8280
T2IRON HEADS GC-8280
4LEGION XIII-6282
5STINGER GC-15273
6FIREBALLS GC-14274
T7CRUSHERS GC-2286
T7HYFLYERS GC-2286
9MAJESTICKS GC-5283
10TORQUE GC-4284
11CLEEKS GC-1287
12RANGEGOATS GC+4292
13SMASH GC+12300