Removed from the intensity of most outdoor sports, golf is a relaxing sport which is blessed to be played in the serene beauty of beautiful lush green carpet-like grass of a golf course and its surrounding trees that help to enhance the calm relaxation long associated with the sport. Home to the famous Kelvin Heights and Frankston championship golf courses, Queenstown is a golfer’s dream destination.
Situated in New Zealand’s breathtaking Kelvin Heights Peninsula, Kelvin Heights Golf Course is a short drive from the city centre. Lying beside breathtaking Lake Wakatipu and against the backdrop of the majestic Remarkables mountain range, Kelvin Heights Golf Course is the most picturesque golf course in New Zealand. It is also one of the few golf courses that can be reached by boat, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to embark on a boat ride across Lake Wakatipu from Oaks Shores. Popularly known as Queenstown Golf Club, Kelvin Heights Golf Course is the most iconic of the six golf courses found near the city centre where there is ample Queenstown Apartment Accommodation.
With over 540 members, Kelvin Heights is a hive of activity with the venue hosting many social events and golf tournaments including weekly Club Competitions for new members and junior members. Partnering with other golf courses across southern New Zealand, Kelvin Heights’s members can enjoy a game of golf at Frankton Golf Course and for a discounted rate, at Arrowtown Golf course that hosts the prestigious New Zealand’s PGA Masters tournament. Open throughout the year from morning to late evening, visitors can make reservations for private or group golf lessons with the facility’s experienced NZPGA professional trainers. For more experienced golfers, Kelvin Heights Golf Course offers a dream opportunity to play golf in a 18-hole, championship golf course in an breathtaking natural setting, replenish their sport supplies at the facility’s Sport Shop and sample premium wines at the iconic Kelvin Heights Golf Club House.
Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world. Google+