Opened in 2007, The Kinloch Club represents the "Platinum Era" of New Zealand golf development. It is the country's only Jack Nicklaus Signature Course.
A stern opener. Approach to elevated green requires precision.
Massive par 5 defined by undulating terrain. Green protected by severe contours.
Visually intimidating one-shotter. Missing the green usually results in a bogey or worse.
Arguably the hardest hole. Drive must carry traps on the left. Long-iron approach is incredibly difficult to control.
Strategic reprieve. Favoring right side opens optimal viewing angle.
Fairway banks heavily. Penalty for falling short of green is severe.
Deceptive par 3. Green is compartmentalized by ridges.
Risk-reward hole. Biting off the corner increases carry exponentially.
Fairway acts like a funnel. Drive between bunkers required to attack elevated green.
Strategy dictated by green shape. Drive should target fairway bunkers for best angle.
Heavily guarded green where wind is primary hazard. Any shot holding surface is a success.
Dynamic par 5. Second shot should aim at left traps to open view.
Hugging danger on left rewards player with better view and shorter approach.
Features blind approach if drive fails to crest rise. Trusting yardage book is essential.
A brute playing into prevailing wind. Short or left is a watery grave.
Split-strategy hole. Long hitters can fly valley; others lay up right.
Sturdy par 3 playing into wind. Trouble is predominantly short and left.
Grandstand finish. Green guarded by water and slopes feeding back into hazard.
Masterpiece of modern architecture using stone and glass to blend into the landscape.
Kinloch Manor & Villas, an ultra-luxury lodge offering stay-and-play packages.
