{"id":889,"date":"2010-08-13T20:32:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T03:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2011-10-24T23:30:41","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T06:30:41","slug":"new-zealand-s-half-dozen-best-golf-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/889\/new-zealand-s-half-dozen-best-golf-resorts","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand\u2019s Half Dozen Best Golf Resorts"},"content":{"rendered":"


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New Zealand offers some of the best lodging in the world, especially as relates to golf retreats \u2013 easily comparable or superior to many proud American ones.\u00a0 Below I will rate them, giving 2\/3s of my weighting to the golf offering and the remaining third to the lodging and service.\u00a0 All of the following offerings are low density in nature where one leaves the crowds and hustle and bustle behind (actually isn\u2019t any in New Zealand) and each typically receives a five-star rating.\u00a0 Dining at all of them is exceptional.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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The 5th green at Kauri Cliffs.<\/p><\/div>\n

Kauri Cliffs<\/strong> \u2013 All around perhaps the finest golf resort in the world.\u00a0 The golf course is more than solid and rates as one of the visually spectacular ones in the world as well.\u00a0 When you combine the spa together with the private beaches, tennis, luxurious villas, and low number of guests, and 6,000 dramatic acres, it\u2019s hard to beat.\u00a0 And I will share that the golf course is far better than I had imagined with fun shot values to complement the magnificent views.<\/p>\n

Cape Kidnappers<\/strong> \u2013 Owned and developed by Julian Robertson who also built and own<\/p>\n

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Cape Kidnappers<\/p><\/div>\n

Kauri Cliffs, the size, motif, service, and room designs are very similar with this golf course being every bit as good.\u00a0 Also situated on 6,000 acres overlooking the ocean, the only thing missing is that the spa is less elaborate.\u00a0 Tom Doak\u2019s design really is superb and many will rightfully argue that this is the best golf course in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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The 18th green at Terrace Downs.<\/p><\/div>\n

Terrace Downs<\/strong> \u2013 This South Island resort is situated among the Southern Alps and an hour\u2019s drive west of Christchurch on the South Island features a gorgeous setting with the clubhouse and all the villas looking down at the golf course and river valley below, and the Southern Alps just beyond.\u00a0 A host of hunting and fishing, horseback riding, river and wilderness activities together with a 3-minute helicopter ride to the ski slopes (golf and ski in the same day) together with some of the world\u2019s most spectacular heli-skiing are just a few of the many activities to complement a very entertaining golf course.<\/p>\n

Carrington<\/strong> \u2013 Located near the northern tip of the North Island, the quiet ambiance of the carrwinery\/golf course preserve is really something to take in.\u00a0 Again the clubhouse and villa\/rooms all share spectacular views, in this case of the golf course, dunes, and beach in the distance.\u00a0 A Matt Dye golf course and vineyards surround you.\u00a0 One of the finest skeet\/trap shooting ranges together with fishing, scuba diving, swimming, boating, bird watching, and mountain biking are just a few of the other activities that await you at this five-star resort.<\/p>\n

Millbrook Resort <\/strong>\u2013 This South Island resort features a country-style motif with wonderfully appointed rooms and 27 sporty holes.\u00a0 Actually situated in a valley about twenty minutes removed from the tourist hustle of Queenstown and fifteen minutes from the airport. It features surroundings of the Remarkable Mountains and the quaint village of Arrowtown nearby and a well-appointed spa on site.\u00a0 The area is known for its outdoor adventures that include skiing, bungee jumping, fishing and boating, trekking, helicopter flights, horseback riding, and tennis.\u00a0 Millbrook has been honored to be named one of the Top 500 Hotels in the World.<\/p>\n

Peppers Clearwater Resort <\/strong>\u2013 Conveniently situated just minutes from the Christchurch Airport and fifteen minutes from downtown, Clearwater is a suburban oasis featuring a flat Florida-style golf course that regularly hosts the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship.\u00a0 There is excellent Wild Brown and Rainbow Trout fishing together with tennis and cycling featured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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