Kinloch, North Island, New Zealand

Kinloch

Designed by Jack Nicklaus

Kinloch is ranked T6 in New Zealand and T5 in North Island on The Golf List, with an average position of 6.50 across 4 of the 4 lists we aggregate, level with another course on the same average.

Watercolour of Kinloch
Watercolour. Original image by Gary Lisbon, from Top100GolfCourses.com
In New Zealand
T6
In North Island
T5 of 31
Average position
6.50
On lists
4 of 4

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Its best placing is 4 (Golf Digest NZ 2025) and its worst is 8 (NZ Top 40 2024), a gap of 4 places. The lists differ moderately.

Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest held it at 4 between Golf Digest NZ 2023 and Golf Digest NZ 2025; New Zealand's Top 40 moved it down from 5 (NZ Top 40 2022) to 8 (NZ Top 40 2024).

Range across the lists (1–50)

48

The Kinloch Club
The Kinloch Club, via Top100GolfCourses.com

Ranking history

Every edition we hold for Kinloch. Move compares each edition with the one before it; a green ↑ means the course rose.

Australian Golf Digest

Kinloch in Australian Golf Digest editions
EditionRankMove
Golf Digest NZ 20254—
Golf Digest NZ 20234

Golf Digest

Kinloch in Golf Digest editions
EditionRankMove
Golf Digest (US) NZ 20268

Top100GolfCourses.com

Kinloch in Top100GolfCourses.com editions
EditionRankMove
Top100.com NZ 20266

New Zealand's Top 40

Kinloch in New Zealand's Top 40 editions
EditionRankMove
NZ Top 40 20248↓3
NZ Top 40 20225

More in North Island

About Kinloch's ranking

Where does Kinloch rank in New Zealand?
Kinloch is T6 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 6.50 across 4 of 4 published lists.
Where does Kinloch rank in North Island?
Kinloch is T5 of 31 ranked North Island courses on The Golf List, and T6 in New Zealand.
Which golf course lists include Kinloch?
Kinloch is ranked on Top100.com NZ 2026 (#6), NZ Top 40 2024 (#8), Golf Digest NZ 2025 (#4), Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026 (#8).
Has Kinloch moved up or down recently?
Australian Golf Digest held it at 4 between Golf Digest NZ 2023 and Golf Digest NZ 2025; New Zealand's Top 40 moved it down from 5 (NZ Top 40 2022) to 8 (NZ Top 40 2024).