Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club

Military Road,

Avalon, Lower Hutt, Wellington

  • Office

    +64 (0)4 567 4722
  • Pro shop

    +64 (0)4 567 3714
  • Fax

    +64 (0)4 567 4260
  • Golf pro

    Alastair Sidford

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.

  • Surroundings:

    Residential and woodland.

  • Designer:

    Original designer of layout on present site unknown. Full redesign by Chris Pitman (2012).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
5891
5521
5263
Par
70
70
72
SSS or slope
71.9
69.7
72.5

At the same location:

Above distances are for the 18-hole course. Also at Boulcott's Farm is the 9-hole Short course (2252 m from the men's tees).

Location

Latitude:

-41.199953

Longitude:

174.926966

How to get there:

16 km NE of Wellington

Heading north-east from Wellington on Hwy 2, after approx 10 km, take the exit for Avalon and go over the Hutt River. After 1 km turn right into the High Street. After 1 km turn right into Military Road direction Golf Course. After 500 m golf is in front of you.

Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.

Est. 1892

Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club (formerly Hutt Golf Club and Boulcott Golf Club): With its heritage dating back to the first golf course on New Zealand's North Island, this now fully redesigned golf course was created as the result of the 2010 merger of Hutt Golf Club (est. 1892) and Boulcott Golf Club (est 1937).

On the present site, the 18-hole Hutt course occupied the northern end of the property, and the 9-hole Boulcott course the southern end. After happily coexisting as neighbours for many years, "stopbank" developments for the River Hutt forced the merger of the clubs, and with it came the complete redesign of the golf courses.

With a new 18-hole course designed by New Zealand-based Englishman Chris Pitman and a 9-hole Short Course, Boulcott's Farm still offers its members and visitors 27-holes of golf.

The new 18-hole course incorporates many of the excellent features of its predecessor, plus a more modern feel especially in terms of bunkering and challenge around the greens. The fairways have not however been dramatically widened, and still present reasonably narrow targets from the tee.

Mature firs, Norfolk pines and many other tree varieties still create a pleasant parkland feel to the layout. The greens here remain noteworthy; some of the quickest around and laden with subtle slopes and borrows. Looking beyond the course, you'll notice how Wellington's real estate has developed the ability to cling to the steepish slopes of the surrounding Hutt Valley hills.

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Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

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?

Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club (until 2010 Hutt Golf Club and Boulcott Golf Club) traces its history back to 1892, when the Club established the first golf course on New Zealand's North Island at the old racecourse site. A golf course on the present site dates from 1909.

Where2Stay

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    24 Hawkestone St, Thorndon, Wellington.

    +64 (0)4 473 2208

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    Located just north of Wellington city and in close proximity to the Wellington-Picton ferry port.

    • Golf at this hotel:

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    • Golf within 10 km:

      No

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Boulcott's Farm

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    6 - 10 Pharazyn Street, Lower Hutt

    +64 (0)4 569 3906

    Visit website
    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Boulcott's Farm

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Royal Wellington

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