Historic stone cottage ruins, remnants of Arrowtown's gold rush era, remain scattered throughout the course, adding a sense of place rarely found in modern golf.
Compact, quirky and endlessly memorable, Arrowtown rewards imagination as much as execution.
Courses / Queenstown
Arrowtown
Arrowtown Golf Club occupies one of the most distinctive golfing landscapes in New Zealand, set among the historic gold-mining country just beyond Queenstown. Routed through schist outcrops, narrow valleys and natural gullies, the course relies almost entirely on the land itself for character and challenge.
Notably, there is not a single bunker on the property. Instead, rock formations, contour and surrounding slopes provide the defence, encouraging golfers to use the ground creatively around the greens.
“Punchbowl, the par-four 12th, plays beneath the hills above the Arrow River, looking towards Arrowtown. It is a wonderful example of how naturally the course belongs within this landscape.”
"Waterloo, the short par-three 15th, playing from a raised tee to a raised green, makes this one-shoter a treacherous proposition.
“Arrowtown is an incredibly natural site for golf. The course threads between wild, irregular rock formations, with the terrain continually surprising the golfer, shaping the angle, strategy and shot required.” Mat Perry, Golf In New Zealand, PGA professional host.