Kelvin Heights, South Island, New Zealand

Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)

Designed by Hilton Hensman and John Grant, with John Harris

Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) is ranked #28 in New Zealand and #9 in South Island on The Golf List, with an average position of 26.67 across 3 of the 4 lists we aggregate.

Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)
Queenstown (Kelvin Heights), via Top100GolfCourses.com
In New Zealand
#28
In South Island
#9 of 18
Average position
26.67
On lists
3 of 4

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Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) on each published list
Golf ListCourseAvgT100 ’26NZ40 ’24AGD ’25GD ’26
2828Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)26.67322622–

Its best placing is 22 (Golf Digest NZ 2025) and its worst is 32 (Top100.com NZ 2026), a gap of 10 places. The lists differ moderately.

Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest moved it up from 32 (Golf Digest NZ 2023) to 22 (Golf Digest NZ 2025); New Zealand's Top 40 moved it up from 33 (NZ Top 40 2022) to 26 (NZ Top 40 2024).

Range across the lists (1–50)

2232

Ranking history

Every edition we hold for Queenstown (Kelvin Heights). Move compares each edition with the one before it; a green ↑ means the course rose.

Australian Golf Digest

Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) in Australian Golf Digest editions
EditionRankMove
Golf Digest NZ 202522
Golf Digest NZ 202332

Top100GolfCourses.com

Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) in Top100GolfCourses.com editions
EditionRankMove
Top100.com NZ 202632

New Zealand's Top 40

Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) in New Zealand's Top 40 editions
EditionRankMove
NZ Top 40 202426
NZ Top 40 202233

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About Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)'s ranking

Where does Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) rank in New Zealand?
Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) is #28 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 26.67 across 3 of 4 published lists.
Where does Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) rank in South Island?
Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) is #9 of 18 ranked South Island courses on The Golf List, and #28 in New Zealand.
Which golf course lists include Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)?
Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) is ranked on Top100.com NZ 2026 (#32), NZ Top 40 2024 (#26), Golf Digest NZ 2025 (#22).
Has Queenstown (Kelvin Heights) moved up or down recently?
Australian Golf Digest moved it up from 32 (Golf Digest NZ 2023) to 22 (Golf Digest NZ 2025); New Zealand's Top 40 moved it up from 33 (NZ Top 40 2022) to 26 (NZ Top 40 2024).