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    Kauri Cliffs Golf Course
    139 Tepene Tablelands Road
    Matauri Bay 0478
    Northland New Zealand
    +64 9 407 0010
    www.kauricliffs.com

     

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  • Kauri Cliffs Golf Course

    Course Type: Resort

    Design Role: Redesign 2014

    Co-Designer(s): Steve Weisser

    Client Course Description

    The par 72 Kauri Cliffs Golf Course measures 7,119 yards / 6,510 metres and offers five sets of tees to challenge every skill level. Fifteen holes view the Pacific Ocean, six of which are played alongside cliffs which plunge to the sea. The beautiful inland holes wind through marsh, forest and farmland. The course is ranked among the top 100 in the world.

    Designer Notes

    At Kauri Cliffs, Rees Jones was tasked with this delicate piece of course renovation: transforming the 5th hole from a long, uphill, forced-carry, par-3 to a short, "drop-shot," par-3. The hole had played some 200 yards from the back tee, slightly uphill, across a lush canyon. The tee was moved 90 degrees to the left, to a hillside looking down on the same green complex. The 5th now plays downhill to a putting surface half the size, perched at the edge of that same canyon.

    Jones also added a back tee on the par-4 2nd hole, eliminated and combined bunkers on the par-4 4th, and added a forward tee on the daunting par-4 9th, mitigating the effects of an heroic canyon crossing.

    Awards

    • Golf Digest: Top 100 Courses in the World
    • Golf Magazine: Top 100 Courses in the World

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