Hanmer Springs Golf Club

Overview: Hanmer Springs Golf Club is a destination course in the alpine basin north of Christchurch, surrounded by the mountains, trees and clear air that define the town. The 18-hole routing uses gentle changes in elevation, sheltering trees and open views to create a round that feels scenic without requiring the severity of a high-country layout. Hole names such as The Crossing, The Bridge, Snake Gully and The Terrace help describe the way the course moves through its setting.

History: Hanmer Springs has long been a place for visitors seeking the hot pools and mountain landscape, and the golf club grew within that same leisure tradition. The club presents itself as a destination golf venue rather than a purely local facility, with a course that has been maintained to support holiday play and organised events. The selected club pages do not assign a single architect or dated opening to the current routing, so those fields remain open.

Did You Know? The scorecard’s 16th is called The Retreat, while the 18th is Argelins, a name linked to the local mountain landscape. The sequence of names turns the course guide into a small map of the valley, with the golf holes carrying the geography into the round.