Why go
Queenstown puts championship golf beneath the Remarkables: Jack's Point, Millbrook and The Hills frame every shot with glacial lakes and jagged peaks, with adventure sports filling the non-golf hours.
Best time to visit
November to April
Weather
Cool alpine summers, 60-75F; crisp mornings.
Getting there
Queenstown (ZQN) with connections via Auckland or Christchurch.
Getting around
Rental car; drives between courses are the scenery.
Where to eat
Rata, Amisfield Bistro, and Fergburger at midnight.
Courses
Play in Queenstown
Arrowtown Golf Club
A charming gold-rush-era nine beside the Arrow River, walkable and cheap.
- Par
- 70
- Yardage
- 5,900
- Green fee
- $45+
Jack's Point Golf Course
Between Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables, with schist outcrops framing nearly every green.
- Par
- 72
- Yardage
- 7,008
- Green fee
- $120+
Millbrook Resort - Coronet Nine
NZ Open co-host, set in an old farm valley beneath Coronet Peak.
- Par
- 72
- Yardage
- 7,005
- Green fee
- $110+
Queenstown Golf Club - Kelvin Heights
On a peninsula in Lake Wakatipu with 360-degree mountain views; reachable by ferry.
- Par
- 72
- Yardage
- 6,300
- Green fee
- $70+
The Hills Golf Club
A private sculpture-park course that opens for the NZ Open and select visitor times.
- Par
- 72
- Yardage
- 7,302
- Green fee
- $250+
Stay
Where to base yourself
Eichardt's Private Hotel
Tiny lakefront hotel in the middle of town.
$450 – $900 per night
Queenstown waterfront
Millbrook Resort
Villas around the golf course with a superb spa in Arrowtown.
$350 – $750 per night
On-site 27 holes
Hotel St Moritz
Lake-view rooms a short walk from the gondola.
$230 – $440 per night
Central Queenstown
Heritage Queenstown
Alpine-lodge feel with big views and fair prices.
$150 – $290 per night
Fernhill, 5 min to town
Events
Amateur events nearby
Remarkables Amateur
Feb 14, 2026 36-hole stroke play
Jack's Point and Millbrook under the Southern Alps.
$290
Handicap 14 or better
Arrowtown Gold Medal
Mar 28, 2026 Individual stroke play
A friendly club open on the historic Arrowtown nine.
$75
Handicap 24 or better
Wakatipu Scramble
Dec 5, 2026 4-person scramble
A summer-evening scramble at Kelvin Heights with a lakefront barbecue.
$160
Open to all
From the travel desk
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