Windwhistle, South Island, New Zealand

Terrace Downs

Designed by David Cox and Sid Puddicombe

Terrace Downs is ranked #33 in New Zealand and #12 in South Island on The Golf List, with an average position of 32.67 across 3 of the 4 lists we aggregate.

Fable Terrace Downs Resort
Fable Terrace Downs Resort, via Top100GolfCourses.com
In New Zealand
#33
In South Island
#12 of 18
Average position
32.67
On lists
3 of 4

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Terrace Downs on each published list
Golf ListCourseAvgT100 ’26NZ40 ’24AGD ’25GD ’26
3333Terrace Downs32.67311948–

Its best placing is 19 (NZ Top 40 2024) and its worst is 48 (Golf Digest NZ 2025), a gap of 29 places. The lists disagree sharply.

Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest moved it down from 44 (Golf Digest NZ 2023) to 48 (Golf Digest NZ 2025); New Zealand's Top 40 moved it down from 18 (NZ Top 40 2022) to 19 (NZ Top 40 2024).

Range across the lists (1–50)

1948

Ranking history

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

Australian Golf Digest

Terrace Downs in Australian Golf Digest editions
EditionRankMove
Golf Digest NZ 202548↓4
Golf Digest NZ 202344

Top100GolfCourses.com

Terrace Downs in Top100GolfCourses.com editions
EditionRankMove
Top100.com NZ 202631

New Zealand's Top 40

Terrace Downs in New Zealand's Top 40 editions
EditionRankMove
NZ Top 40 202419↓1
NZ Top 40 202218

More in South Island

About Terrace Downs's ranking

Where does Terrace Downs rank in New Zealand?
Terrace Downs is #33 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 32.67 across 3 of 4 published lists.
Where does Terrace Downs rank in South Island?
Terrace Downs is #12 of 18 ranked South Island courses on The Golf List, and #33 in New Zealand.
Which golf course lists include Terrace Downs?
Terrace Downs is ranked on Top100.com NZ 2026 (#31), NZ Top 40 2024 (#19), Golf Digest NZ 2025 (#48).
Has Terrace Downs moved up or down recently?
Australian Golf Digest moved it down from 44 (Golf Digest NZ 2023) to 48 (Golf Digest NZ 2025); New Zealand's Top 40 moved it down from 18 (NZ Top 40 2022) to 19 (NZ Top 40 2024).