Consensus ranking · refreshed 2 August 2026
New Zealand's Top 20 Golf Courses
Every published ranking of New Zealand's golf courses, in one place. We average 4 published lists into one table, so no single panel's taste decides the order.
- courses ranked
- 49 courses ranked
- lists combined
- 4 lists combined
- editions tracked
- 6 editions tracked
| Golf List | Course | Avg | Top100.com NZ 2026T100 ’26 | NZ Top 40 2024NZ40 ’24 | Golf Digest NZ 2025AGD ’25 | Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026GD ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Tara Iti | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2Te Arai Links (South) | 2.75 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3Te Arai Links (North) | 3.25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4Cape Kidnappers | 5.00 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 5Jack's Point | 6.00 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| T6 | T6Paraparaumu Beach | 6.50 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| T6 | T6Kinloch | 6.50 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 8Kauri Cliffs | 8.00 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 9The Hills | 9.25 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| T10 | T10Wairakei | 11.75 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 9 |
| T10 | T10Titirangi | 11.75 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | 12Millbrook (Coronet) | 12.00 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 13Arrowtown | 13.75 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 16 |
| 14 | 14Royal Auckland and Grange | 14.00 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| 15 | 15Royal Wellington | 14.75 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| 16 | 16Muriwai | 15.50 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| 17 | 17Tieke | 17.25 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | 18Christchurch | 17.75 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | 19Clearwater | 20.25 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
| 20 | 20Hastings | 21.75 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Golf List is the mean position across the lists, lowest first; “T” marks a tie. A dash means that list does not rank the course. How we rank.
Ranked from these 4 lists:
- Top100.com NZ 2026 · Top100GolfCourses.com · original Top100.com NZ 2026 article (opens in a new tab) ↗
- NZ Top 40 2024 · New Zealand's Top 40 · original NZ Top 40 2024 article (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Golf Digest NZ 2025 · Australian Golf Digest · original Golf Digest NZ 2025 article (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026 · Golf Digest · original Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026 article (opens in a new tab) ↗
Explore the data
Biggest movers
- Australian Golf Digest: Waverley up 11
Every source list
- Australian Golf Digest
- Golf Digest
- Top100GolfCourses.com
- New Zealand's Top 40
Best course in each island
Courses are ranked within their island, then shown with their position in New Zealand. See each island's top courses.
| Island | Best course | In New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| North Island | Tara Iti | #1 |
| South Island | Jack's Point | #5 |
Rankings by region and style
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best golf course in New Zealand?
- Tara Iti is #1 on The Golf List, ranked first by 4 of the 4 lists we aggregate.
- How is The Golf List calculated?
- For each course we take its mean position across the lists that rank it, and sort lowest first. A course must appear on at least two lists to receive a position; courses on one list are shown separately.
- Which rankings does it combine?
- Top100.com NZ 2026, NZ Top 40 2024, Golf Digest NZ 2025, Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026. Earlier editions are kept so each course shows its movement over time.
- How often is it updated?
- Whenever a source publishes a new edition. The data was last refreshed on 2 August 2026.