DP World Tour winner Ryan Fox has praised superstar Rory McIlroy for travelling Down Under on a mates trip to play Tara Iti and Te Arai Links, saying the Northern Irishman’s journey puts New Zealand golf “on the map.”
Just in time for high season, Doak advised Cape Kidnappers’ ownership on a range of projects, from the strategic trimming of manuka and kanuka trees, to the expert camouflaging of new cartpaths.
From course renovations and major redesigns, new golf courses and hotels, New Zealand should be on every golfer’s travel plans for the next year. Here’s why.
Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club, which occupies a stunning isthmus location on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is facing an unwelcome fate in a similar manner to several suburban courses in Australia.
Perched on sand dunes overlooking the famous black-sand Muriwai Beach, the course features crumpled fairways built on an impeccable sand-base, tricky bunkers and demanding greens. It’s a fierce test of skill but equally a great fun course to play for all handicappers.
Many find sanctuary on a golf course, but it is rare to find a golf course that is a sanctuary and Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary is thought to have scored a world first. The course is skillfully designed to blend with the natural rolling countryside and developed to meet the rigorous design standards for world class championship competition.
Australian Golf Digest
