Day 10 Whanganui to New Plymouth– Waverley Golf Club We have had to adopt a very fluid attitude to this holiday, whilst noting that holidaying for Golf in September in NZ may not be a good choice. We awoke again to grey, heavy drizzle in Whanganui. With resignation we cancelled our 9am tee time and…

Day 9 Whanganui – Castlecliff Golf Club Finally a round of golf! Sadly days 5 to 8 were rained off. Day 5 was planned to be a round at Shannon but the weather turned to steady rain and cold so we decided on a day off. Day 6 we tried to play Foxton- back 9…

Day 4 Palmerston North – Palmerston North Golf Club As forecast the weather in Palmerston North was grey and threatening rain so we booked the first tee time of the day, 8.30am. This was Scott’s club when he was at Massey University years ago so he was looking forward to seeing how it was playing…

Day 3 Taupo to Palmerston North – Rangatira Golf Course We didn’t rush out of the door this morning with only just over three hour’s drive time from Taupo to Palmerston North we had plenty of time to sleep in, play 18 holes and still get to Palmerston North for dinner. We checked out at…

Day 2 Taupo-Taupo Golf Club-Centennial This holiday is all about playing the rural and member clubs that we have not played in the past. We’ve played 72 of New Zealand’s 408 courses with a goal to get to 100 by Christmas this year. So today we played Taupo – Centennial. Taupo Golf Club has 36…

Goal – 16 Courses in 15 days Day 1 Auckland to Taupo – Tokoroa Golf Club Hubby and I are not a couple that really sleep in. We both have jobs that require an early start, Hubby is a Golf course Superintendent and I am forced by living in Auckland to beat traffic or spend…

Ohope Golf Course-Ohope, Whakatane NZ Ohope Beach Golf links is at the western end of the Ohope peninsular. Set on a narrow finger of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Ohiwa Harbour. New Zealand Golf Digest rated the course as number 20 in its survey of the top golf courses in New Zealand.  Their…

Wairakei International Golf Course-Taupo NZ Just as you enter Taupo is the Wairakei Tourist Park, famous for Huka Falls, mountain biking and walking tracks, Craters of the Moon thermal park and of course Wairakei + Sanctuary Golf Course. Owned by Gary Lane Wairakei Golf course is also a pest & predator free sanctuary. It sits…

It’s been 9 months since our last Golfing holiday. Fully due to the Covid pandemic which has made holidays a distant memory or a far off dream. This year in New Zealand Easter has landed a week earlier than the ANZAC (Australia, New Zealand Armed Corps) day commemoration. This means in simple terms that taking…

Day 4- The Hills- Arrowtown 20minutes drive towards Arrowtown from Queenstown is The Hills Golf Club. The Hills is a private members club with very limited opportunity to play as a visitor. We were very lucky and privileged to be able to play here and the experience was luxury from start to finish. Designed by…