Te Arai Links features two pure-links golf courses nestled into the undulating coastal landscape. Each offers different perspectives of the stunning Pacific Ocean and islands beyond.
The South Course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, opened in October 2022 and is ranked at #79 on the 25/26 Golf Magazine Top 100 Courses in the World List. The North Course, designed by Tom Doak, opened in October 2023 and has debuted at #98 on the 25/26 Golf Magazine Top 100 Courses in the World List. Both golf courses were ranked on the 2024 Golf Digest World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, the South Course #40 and the North Course #36.
As you walk and marvel at the beauty of the courses, you’ll see and hear the sound of crashing surf, and smell the salt in the air as you enjoy all the special details and hospitality on offer.
Te Arai Links is a must-visit destination for anyone in search of the World’s best golf.
At Te Arai Links we have been given a great gift, a uniquely special site for golf, comprised of sand dunes and landforms sculpted by the wind, adjacent to the sea.
Te Arai’s landforms vary from heaving sand ridges and meandering valleys to rumpled contours reminiscent of the classic seaside links on which the game began. These contours are the foundation and inspiration for the golf holes of Te Arai Links. The holes are as varied in appearance and character as the land itself. There are highly individualistic, some might even say, quirky holes like the shortish par fours at three, six and sixteen, each reflecting the drama and unique character of the landforms that created their concepts. There are more traditional yet equally dramatic holes like the inland second, the tenth and eleventh; and there are the visually spectacular seaside holes at seven, eight, nine and fifteen through eighteen.
There are lengthy holes and finesse holes. There are holes with varying shapes and sizes, with character and golf strategies based upon the natural contours we discovered on site.
The South Course at Te Arai Links has sixteen ocean view golf holes and eight holes bordering directly on the sea. Without question, it will be a photogenic and visually stunning golf course.
