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Kinloch – The Golden Ticket

// April 20th, 2011 // No Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

If you haven’t heard about Kinloch by now, you’ve probably taken up lawn bowls wearing a hat saying don’t talk to me about golf. Kinloch – a 15 minute drive from Taupo – is a masterpiece crafted by the Golden Bear himself, Jack Nicklaus. And the 18-time major champion (still the greatest player to ever play the game) has handed New Zealand a precious gift for the ages. It’s incredibly tough, breathtakingly beautiful and is widely regarded in golfing circles to be among the best in the world.

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Lochiel Golf Club – “Waikato’s friendliest”

// April 15th, 2011 // No Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

Perhaps the best thing about being a golfer living in NZ, is not our internationally recognised, fancy-championship golf courses, but the hidden gems that exist in rural pockets. For a country that boasts the second most courses per capita in the world, it’s this depth of quality community courses – at an extremely affordable price – that gives us our so-called golfing paradise. With humble roots and sleepy surroundings, the Waikato’s Lochiel Golf Club is a classic example of our spoilt choice.

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Huapai Golf Club – A Country Calling

// February 26th, 2011 // No Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

The greater Auckland region is literally peppered with golf courses. Being New Zealand’s most populous city, more often than not, these numerous options are rather busy. So when you stumble across a hidden gem only 20 minutes west of Auckland City and feel like you’re the only soul hacking your way around this delightful part of the world, do you tell others? Damn right! You immediately fast track it to join the revered club of Johnnie Walker’s Iconic Courses.

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Miramar Golf Course – Life’s a breeze

// January 29th, 2011 // No Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

They say you can’t beat Wellington on a good day. Well, it’s fair to say Miramar Golf Club’s hard to beat on any day that is more often than not, windy. As the only central golf course in New Zealand’s Capital City and being on the doorstep to Wellington’s International Airport in the eastern suburbs, Miramar Golf Club remains a quality, popular course to join and play for keen Wellingtonians and passing visitors.

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Wairakei International Golf Course – the spiritual home of my old six iron

// October 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

40 years on from it’s birth into the New Zealand golfing landscape, Wairakei International Golf Course is still providing golfers of all ability with a healthy challenge, still bringing hoards of tourists through the gates, still looking for ways to improve on it’s world-class facility, and still delivering it’s renowned jaw-dropping-wow-factor from it’s unescapable beauty. It’s about time Wairakei joined the esteemed club of Johnnie Walker’s Iconic Courses. (more…)

Titirangi – there’s only one

// September 1st, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

Titirangi Golf Club is New Zealand’s only (and forever will be) course designed by the acclaimed British course designer Alister Mackenzie. For those of you who don’t know the great man, he’s famously remembered for crafting some of the world’s finest courses such as Augusta National Golf Club, Cypress Point Club, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, and of course, Titirangi Golf Club in little ol’ New Zillund just to name a few. For this reason alone, Titirangi’s undoubtably an icon of New Zealand Golf.

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Shirley – She’s old, beautiful, and raised a boy named Bob

// August 5th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses, Quirky

It seemed only fitting in the month following Sir Bob Charles’ retirement from professional golf, to put Christchurch Golf Club – a club Sir Bob’s had a lifetime association with – under the spotlight to join the list of Johnnie Walker’s Iconic Courses.

Affectionately known as ‘Shirley’ after the large inner city suburb where it lies, the club was founded in 1873 – the second oldest in New Zealand behind Balmaceun, and the fifth oldest outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. This, combined with a host of prestigious tourneys under it’s generously sized belt, leaves no doubt that Christchurch Golf Club holds it’s place as an absolute icon of New Zealand golf.

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Jack’s Point – Are you kidding?

// July 1st, 2010 // 3 Comments » // Johnnie Walker's Iconic Courses

Imagine the best golf course you’ve ever seen and dump it amongst the stunning, panoramic scenery of Queenstown. Introducing… Jack’s Point – New Zealand’s brand spanking championship golf course.

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