At Close House – Colt Course. Sept 2017. A prestigious European Tour Championship hosted by Lee Westwood.
Broadcast worldwide from Royal Wellington Golf Club, NZ. October 2017. WOW!
The legacy continues.
Co-hosted at the award-winning Millbrook Resort near Queenstown, NZ. 2014 – 2023.
Location | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Year Started | January 2007 |
Status | Course Opened March 2009 |
Project Brief | Golf Course Re-design. Four new holes, and renovation to other holes |
2nd Green (from behind) |
2nd Hole, approach shot |
3rd Hole – Green |
4th Hole – Green |
4th Hole |
4th Hole |
8th Hole |
13th Hole |
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14th Hole |
16th Hole |
17th Hole |
17th Hole |
17th Hole |
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Please Note; These are the master plans for the course redesign, but during construction the 16th and 17th holes were swapped, with the 16th hole becoming the par 4, and the 17th hole becoming a par 3. This also meant that the 18th hole is most often played as a long par 4.
Master Plan |
Master Plan over aerial photo |
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Winner
Excellence in Compliance Award
Royal Wellington Golf Club
Scott awarded by GEO as a Sustainable Golf Champion
St Andrews
The Evolution of the Old Course
by Scott Macpherson
"RWGC set out to build the best club golf course in New Zealand and to be one that golfers from all around the world will travel to play. We are confident that ambition is being realized."
Peter Cutfield, Chairman, Royal Wellington Golf Club, NZ