Wairakei International Golf Course

State Highway 1,

Taupo, Waikato 2730

Office
+64 (0)7 374 8152
Pro shop
+64 (0)7 374 8152
Fax
+64 (0)7 374 8289

Email
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Website
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Golf pro
Steven Jessup
Academy
Wairakei School of Golf

About the course

The Course:

18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:

Woodland and open countryside.
Designer:

Collaborative design by Cmdr John Harris, Mike Wolveridge and Peter Thomson.

Back
tees

Club
tees

Front
tees

Metres

6444

5853

5084

Par

SSS or slope

73.3

70.0

71.5

At the same location:

9-hole Resort course

Location

Latitude:

-38.636869

Longitude:

176.087816

How to get there:

7 km N of Taupo

From the centre of Taupo head north on Hwy 1. After 7 km Wairakei International golf is on your left (and Wairakei Resort accommodation is less than 1 km further on, on your right). 3.5 - 4 hours drive from Auckland.

Oceania /
Taupo /
Wairakei Intl

Wairakei International Golf Course

Est. 1970

Wairakei International Golf Course: A bunker-strewn par-5 gets you underway on this superbly presented and excellently maintained Top 10 New Zealand golf course. The general environment is pine-forested hills, although many other species also adorn the mainly tree-lined fairways, including palms, birch and several more exotic bushes and grasses. The layout includes many elevation changes, which adds to the character and definition of each hole, as well as providing for several wonderfully elevated tees, and occasionally some great views onto the surrounding hills. Water hazards in the form of small lakes and streams play their part in creating a very attractive golf setting, and excellent (ponga-walled) bunkering provides the final touches. The greens, although good, seemed a bit slow and bobbly when we played the course, but did not detract from the overall highly pleasurable experience of playing at Wairakei.

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Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance. Handicap required.

Green fees

Overseas visitor fee, 18-holes: NZ$175.

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

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Wairakei International was commissioned and built by the New Zealand Government's Tourist Hotel Corporation as a green-fee paying golf venue, which would be of international standard and be available to all golfing visitors to the area.

Published ranking

2020 NZ Golf Digest rating: 7th best course in New Zealand.

Where2Stay

Wairakei Resort4-star

State Highway 1, Taupo

+64 (0)7 374 8021
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- Golf at this hotel:
  
  Wairakei Intl.
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  Taupo
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No
Outrigger Terraces Resort

80 - 100 SH5 Taupo

+64 (0)7 378 7080
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- Golf at this hotel:
  
  No
- Golf within 10 km:
  
  Taupo; Wairakei Intl.
- Golf within 30 km:
  
  No

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Tournaments

Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).

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Who's Who

Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

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