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New Zealand Golf Course Rankings: all 49 courses

Every course that at least two of the 4 lists rank, in consensus order. Refreshed 2 August 2026.

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) ↗

All 49 New Zealand golf courses ranked by consensus
Golf List	Course	Island	Avg	Access	Architect	Top100.com NZ 2026T100 ’26	NZ Top 40 2024NZ40 ’24	Golf Digest NZ 2025AGD ’25	Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026GD ’26
1	1Tara Iti	NI	1.00	–	Tom Doak	1	1	1	1
2	2Te Arai Links (South)	NI	2.75	–	Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw	4	2	2	3
3	3Te Arai Links (North)	NI	3.25	–	Tom Doak	3	3	3	4
4	4Cape Kidnappers	NI	5.00	–	Tom Doak	5	7	6	2
5	5Jack's Point	SI	6.00	–	John Darby	9	4	5	6
T6	T6Paraparaumu Beach	NI	6.50	–	Alex Russell	2	10	7	7
T6	T6Kinloch	NI	6.50	–	Jack Nicklaus	6	8	4	8
8	8Kauri Cliffs	NI	8.00	–	David Harman	10	9	8	5
9	9The Hills	SI	9.25	–	John Darby	11	6	9	11
T10	T10Wairakei	NI	11.75	–	John Harris	18	5	15	9
T10	T10Titirangi	NI	11.75	–	Alister MacKenzie	7	13	14	13
12	12Millbrook (Coronet)	SI	12.00	–	Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson	14	11	11	12
13	13Arrowtown	SI	13.75	–	Reg Romans and B.V. Wright	8	21	10	16
14	14Royal Auckland and Grange	NI	14.00	–	Chris Cochran, Nicklaus Design	16	17	13	10
15	15Royal Wellington	NI	14.75	–	Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson	15	14	16	14
16	16Muriwai	NI	15.50	–	Harold Babbage	17	18	12	15
17	17Tieke	NI	17.25	–	Phil Tataurangi and Brett Thomson	13	20	17	19
18	18Christchurch	SI	17.75	–	Sloan Morpeth; revised by Peter Thomson and Michael Wolveridge	19	15	19	18
19	19Clearwater	SI	20.25	–	John Darby and Bob Charles	22	16	23	20
20	20Hastings	NI	21.75	–	Charles Redhead	30	22	18	17
21	21Ohope Beach	NI	22.50	–	–	21	–	24	–
22	22Millbrook (Remarkables)	SI	23.67	–	John Darby and Bob Charles; redesigned by Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson	38	12	21	–
23	23Windross Farm	NI	25.00	–	Brett Thomson	23	–	27	–
24	24Waverley	NI	25.33	–	Ernie Southerden	12	39	25	–
25	25Otago	SI	26.33	–	Charles Redhead	26	24	29	–
T26	T26Kaitaia	NI	26.50	–	Goldie Wardell	33	–	20	–
T26	T26Hamilton (St Andrews)	NI	26.50	–	H.T. Gillies and Arthur Duncan; redesigned by Charles Redhead	28	25	–	–
28	28Queenstown (Kelvin Heights)	SI	26.67	–	Hilton Hensman and John Grant, with John Harris	32	26	22	–
29	29Manawatu	NI	29.50	–	Charles Redhead	–	28	31	–
30	30Chisholm Links	SI	31.00	–	–	24	34	35	–
T31	T31Waipu	NI	31.33	–	H.G. Babbage	27	35	32	–
T31	T31Cromwell	SI	31.33	–	Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson	37	29	28	–
33	33Terrace Downs	SI	32.67	–	David Cox and Sid Puddicombe	31	19	48	–
T34	T34New Plymouth	NI	33.00	–	Charles Redhead	29	32	38	–
T34	T34Harewood	SI	33.00	–	Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson	35	30	34	–
T34	T34Wainui	NI	33.00	–	Grant Puddicombe	20	–	46	–
T34	T34Russley	SI	33.00	–	Joe Clements; remodelled by John Harris and Puddicombe Golf	–	33	33	–
38	38Pegasus	SI	34.00	–	Kristine Kerr	45	27	30	–
39	39Whanganui	NI	34.33	–	Charles Redhead	25	37	41	–
40	40Mangawhai	NI	36.00	–	Harry Dale	34	38	36	–
41	41Carrington	NI	36.50	–	Matt Dye	47	–	26	–
42	42Nelson	SI	38.50	–	–	40	–	37	–
43	43Invercargill	SI	39.67	–	–	44	31	44	–
44	44Waitara	NI	40.00	–	–	41	–	39	–
45	45Mount Maunganui	NI	40.67	–	Charles Redhead and H.P. Dale	50	23	49	–
46	46Omaha Beach	NI	41.33	–	John Darby	46	36	42	–
47	47Roxburgh	SI	42.00	–	–	39	–	45	–
48	48Whakatane	NI	44.00	–	Charles Redhead	48	–	40	–
49	49Rotorua (Arikikapakapa)	NI	49.50	–	Charles Redhead	49	–	50	–

A dash means that list does not rank the course. “T” marks courses level on the same average. Access is what a visitor needs to get a game; see the scale. Methodology.

Ranked by fewer than two lists

These 8 courses appear on one list at most, so there is no consensus to report. Their published positions are shown as they stand; courses on none of the current lists are kept for their history.

New Zealand courses ranked by fewer than two of the lists
Golf List	Course	Island	Avg	Top100.com NZ 2026T100 ’26	NZ Top 40 2024NZ40 ’24	Golf Digest NZ 2025AGD ’25	Golf Digest (US) NZ 2026GD ’26
–	–Poverty Bay	NI	–	36	–	–	–
–	–Wanaka	SI	–	–	40	–	–
–	–St Clair	SI	–	42	–	–	–
–	–Formosa	NI	–	43	–	–	–
–	–Whitford Park	NI	–	–	–	43	–
–	–Rangatira	NI	–	–	–	47	–
–	–Gulf Harbour	NI	–	–	–	–	–
–	–Waitangi	NI	–	–	–	–	–