Kaikoura Golf Club

Main South Rd (Hwy 1),

Kaikoura, Cantebury 7374

Office
+64 (0)3 319 5628
Pro shop
+64 (0)3 319 5628
Fax
+64 (0)3 319 5628

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Website
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About the course

The Course:

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

Rural countryside and residential.
Designer:

Unknown

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Metres

5583

5152

Par

SSS or slope

68.7

71.7

Location

Latitude:

-42.414110

Longitude:

173.638557

How to get there:

3 km S of Kaikoura

Follow Hwy 1 south from the centre of Kaikoura. After 5 km golf is on your right on Hwy 1.

Kaikoura Golf Club

Est. 1911

Kaikoura Golf Club: Tall pines and some newer plantings line many of the fairways on this easy-going, well-maintained and relatively uncomplicated golf course just outside the popular holiday town of Kaikoura. The Kaikoura Range of mountains stand proudly in the background, State Highway 1 flanks one side of the course and the sound of the sea is never far away. Without too much bunkering to worry about and limited undulations in the terrain, your concentration will need to be focused on staying within the fairway "tree-line" (the trees are reasonably well-spaced) and hitting the small, firm greens - the only safe way of "getting down in two". With less than 5,600 metres to cover from the men's tees, accuracy can give way to length in your game strategy from the tee. The final hole is a short par-3, played from an elevated tee-box to a green completely surrounded by bunkers front and back and on either side.

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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

Overseas visitor fee, 18-holes: NZ$40.

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].

Other information

Walking permitted at all times. A limited number of golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Limited

Did you know?

Just a few kilometres off the coast of Kaikoura is the Kaikoura Canyon, an incredibly deep ocean trench, which creates a perfect feeding habitat for many ocean mammals such as whales, dolphins and seals. Kaikoura has responded by becoming one of the best places in New Zealand to watch (and swim with) these wonderful sea animals. The Whale Watch experience is very well organised in a fleet of impressive, state-of-the-art boats. Swimming with dolphins and seals is also well catered for, but book early, these activities are very popular. PS : The Rocks restaurant is recommended.

Where2Stay

White Morph Motor Inn3-star

92 The Esplanade, Kaikoura

+64 (0)3 319 5014
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- Golf within 10 km:
  
  Kaikoura
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No
Fyffe Country Lodge

State Highway 1, Kaikoura

+64 (0)3 319 6869
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- Golf within 10 km:
  
  Kaikoura
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