Australian Golf Digest

Golf Digest NZ 2025: New Zealand's top 50

The Golf Digest NZ 2025 ranking in its published order. Golf List shows each course's position on our consensus of 4 overall lists; Move compares with Golf Digest NZ 2023. Read the original at Australian Golf Digest.

Golf Digest NZ 2025 in published order
Rank	Course	Island	Golf List	Move
1	1Tara Iti	Mangawhai, North Island	1	—
2	2Te Arai Links (South)	Tomarata, North Island	2	—
3	3Te Arai Links (North)	Tomarata, North Island	3	New
4	4Kinloch	Kinloch, North Island	T6	—
5	5Jack's Point	Queenstown, South Island	5	—
6	6Cape Kidnappers	Te Awanga, North Island	4	—
7	7Paraparaumu Beach	Paraparaumu Beach, North Island	T6	↓4
8	8Kauri Cliffs	Matauri Bay, North Island	8	↓1
9	9The Hills	Arrowtown, South Island	9	↓1
10	10Arrowtown	Arrowtown, South Island	13	↓1
11	11Millbrook (Coronet)	Arrowtown, South Island	12	—
12	12Muriwai	Muriwai, North Island	16	↓2
13	13Royal Auckland and Grange	Papatoetoe, North Island	14	↑2
14	14Titirangi	New Lynn, North Island	T10	—
15	15Wairakei	Taupō, North Island	T10	↓3
16	16Royal Wellington	Heretaunga, North Island	15	↓3
17	17Tieke	Rukuhia, North Island	17	↑2
18	18Hastings	Bridge Pā, North Island	20	↓1
19	19Christchurch	Shirley, South Island	18	↓3
20	20Kaitaia	Ahipara, North Island	T26	↑4
21	21Millbrook (Remarkables)	Arrowtown, South Island	22	↓1
22	22Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)	Kelvin Heights, South Island	28	↑10
23	23Clearwater	Northwood, South Island	19	—
24	24Ohope Beach	Ōhope, North Island	21	↑2
25	25Waverley	Waverley, North Island	24	↑11
26	26Carrington	Karikari Peninsula, North Island	41	↓4
27	27Windross Farm	Ardmore, North Island	23	↓6
28	28Cromwell	Cromwell, South Island	T31	↓3
29	29Otago	Balmacewen, South Island	25	↓1
30	30Pegasus	Pegasus, South Island	38	↓1
31	31Manawatu	Palmerston North, North Island	29	↓4
32	32Waipu	Waipu, North Island	T31	↑2
33	33Russley	Burnside, South Island	T34	↓2
34	34Harewood	Harewood, South Island	T34	↓1
35	35Chisholm Links	Tainui, South Island	30	↓5
36	36Mangawhai	Mangawhai Heads, North Island	40	↓1
37	37Nelson	Tahunanui, South Island	42	↑1
38	38New Plymouth	Fitzroy, North Island	T34	↑5
39	39Waitara	Waitara, North Island	44	↓2
40	40Whakatane	Whakatane, North Island	48	↑6
41	41Whanganui	Whanganui, North Island	39	↓2
42	42Omaha Beach	Omaha, North Island	46	—
43	43Whitford Park	Whitford, North Island	–	↓2
44	44Invercargill	Otatara, South Island	43	↓4
45	45Roxburgh	Roxburgh, South Island	47	New
46	46Wainui	Wainui, North Island	T34	↑3
47	47Rangatira	Hunterville, North Island	–	↑1
48	48Terrace Downs	Windwhistle, South Island	33	↓4
49	49Mount Maunganui	Mount Maunganui, North Island	45	↓4
50	50Rotorua (Arikikapakapa)	Rotorua, North Island	49	New

Other Australian Golf Digest editions: Golf Digest NZ 2023.