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canterbury
Canterbury is the perfect adventure playground with a myriad of exciting outdoor activities between the coast and the Alps.
Where else could you see and do so much within two hour's drive of an international airport? Ski and snowboard, swim with dolphins, gaze in awe at sperm whales, soak in luxurious thermal pools, jet boat, hike, horse-ride, hunt, fish, balloon-ride, raft, kayak and take 4WD trips.
The 37 golf courses in this region are listed below together with a brief description of some of the notable ones.
Clearwater Resort is located in Christchurch just seven minutes drive from the international airport. This course is set to achieve great things in the New Zealand golf world, perhaps even to become our premier course and lifestyle retreat. It is currently rated by Tourism New Zealand as one of our eight best courses. It was established in 2002 and designed by course architect John Darby with our own Sir Bob Charles and is home to the New Zealand PGA championship. The course combines elements of links and parklands and is characterised by extensive wetlands and man-made lakes, which feature in no less than 14 holes. The course facilities and accommodation are absolutely superb and there is an added bonus of guided fly-fishing on site.
Terrace Downs Country Resort is located on Coleridge Road, in the dramatic Rakaia Gorge; 50 minutes drive from Christchurch. This course has breathtaking views of the Southern Alps and is rated along with Millbrook Resort, as the country's most scenic mountain course. It is also rated by Tourism New Zealand as one of our best eight golf courses and has skiing, heliskiing, jetboating and fishing available on tap for energetic golfers. Overnight accommodation is superb with bed, breakfast and golf packages at reasonable rates.
Christchurch club at Shirley is one of our finest links courses and the home course of Sir Bob Charles. The 6,360 metre, par 73 course has hosted the National Open and Amateur championships many times. The enduring impression you get is of a great course with a very gracious English country club atmosphere, which makes it high on the 'must play' list.
Russley is also one of the nation's finest old established courses just minutes from the airport with outstanding club facilities.
Canterbury Region Golf Courses
Amberley, Golf Links Road, Amberley Beach
Clearwater Resort, Clearwater Ave., Harewood
Coringa Country Club, 680 McLeans Island Rd, Christchurch
McLeans Island, 800 McLeans Island Road, Christchurch
Russley, 428 Memorial Ave, Christchurch
Terrace Downs Country Resort, Coleridge Rd, Rakaia Gorge, Darfield
Waitikiri, Waitikiri drive, Burwood
Windsor, Waitikiri Drive, Christchurch
Akaroa, Pawsons Valley Road, Duvauchel
Amuri, 422 Rotherham Road North, Rotherham
Avondale, Cnr Wainoni & Breezes Roads, Avondale
Burnham Camp, Aylesbury Road, Burnham
Charteris Bay, Main Road, Charteris Bay
Cheviot, Campbell Road, Cheviot
Christchurch, 45 Horseshoe Lake Road, Christchurch
Culverden, Main Road, Culverden
Ellesmere, Freedays Road, Leeston
Everglades Country Club, 142 Riverlea Estate Drive, Stewarts Gully
Greendale, Coaltrack Road, Darfield
Hagley, North Hagley Park, Christchurch
Hanmer Springs, Argelins Road, Hanmer Springs
Harewood, 371 McLeans Island Road, Christchurch
Hawarden, Horsley Downs Road, Hawarden
Hororata, Main Road, Glentunnel
Kaiapoi, Williams Street, Kaiapoi
Kaituna, Birdlings Flat, Kaituna, Banks Peninsula
Lake Coleridge, Power Station Village, Windshistle
Lincoln, 5 Boundary Rd, Lincoln, Christchurch
Rangiora, Golf Links Road, Rangiora
Rawhiti, 100 Shaw Ave, New Brighton
Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill, Christchurch
Scargill, 235 Scargill Valley Road, Greta Valley
Tai Tapu, Tai Tapu Domain, Barrington, Christchurch
Templeton Country Club, Pound Road, Templeton
Waimairi Beach, 460 Bower Ave, Christchurch
Waimakariri, Thongcaster Road, Oxford
Weedons, McClelland Road, Christchurch
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