Chisholm Links Golf Course

16 Tahuna Rd, Tainui,

Dunedin, Otago

  • Office

    +64 (0)3 455 0565
  • Pro shop

    +64 (0)3 455 0565
  • Fax

    +64 (0)3 455 0743
  • Golf pro

    Allan Court

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Seaside links. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Bushland and duneland.

  • Designer:

    Current layout the result of extensive remodelling by John Evans (designer) in collaboration with John Humphries (course superintendent) in the 1980s.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
5975
5414
5082
Par
71
71
72
SSS or slope
70.9
67.3
70.9

Location

Latitude:

-45.905404

Longitude:

170.523798

How to get there:

4 km S of Dunedin centre.

Chisholm Links Golf Course

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1930

Chisholm Links Golf Course is a well-regarded 18-hole championship links course, located just five minutes from the heart of the city of Dunedin. The layout offers several attractive holes and features, as well as fabulous views over the Pacific Ocean, onto neighbouring beaches and the local region.

Although not overly long, the undulating terrain and coastal climate will ensure most facets of your game are fully tested ... not least when the wind is blowing. Worth visiting if you are in the area.

Pick of the holes: Chisholm's short and very scenic par-4 9th (Lawyers Head), with the Pacific Ocean hugging the hole on the leftside, plays along the cliffs to a dune surrounded green.

List of courses: NZ - South Island

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Worth booking ahead to ensure tee-time availability, especially at weekends.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Originally known as Ocean Beach Links, the course was developed on reserve land during the 1930s depression era. Now bearing the name of an ancient Scottish clan, (the Cheseholmes, later Chisholms, are of Norman and Saxon origin) the course was substantially reworked by New Zealand tour professional and golf course architect Greg Turner and others in the late-1990s.

Published ranking

New Zealand's 30th best course (Australian Golf Digest, 2023/24).

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