Cape Kidnappers Golf Course Golf Course
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Course Details
About Cape Kidnappers Golf Course Golf Course
Cape Kidnappers Golf Course in Hawke's Bay is one of the most visually breathtaking golf courses ever built — a Tom Doak masterpiece perched on dramatic ridge-top cliffs above the Pacific Ocean in New Zealand's North Island. The course was named one of the world's top ten courses immediately upon opening and consistently ranks among the top 20 globally. Doak's routing pushes to the very edge of the coastal cliffs on multiple holes, where fairways end abruptly at 100-metre drops to the Pacific far below. The 6th hole — a par-4 with the ocean visible far below on three sides — is widely cited as one of the most dramatic individual golf holes on earth. The Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers, one of the world's largest mainland gannet nesting colonies, is visible from several holes. The Farm at Cape Kidnappers provides luxury lodge accommodation on the property, making this a complete resort experience in one of New Zealand's most spectacular natural environments. Access from Napier and Havelock North is straightforward, and Hawke's Bay's extraordinary food and wine scene adds to an already exceptional destination proposition.
Why Play Cape Kidnappers Golf Course
- Ranked consistently in the world's top 20 — Tom Doak's most celebrated New Zealand design
- Clifftop holes drop 100 metres to the Pacific — among the world's most dramatic golf landscapes
- 6th hole cited globally as one of the most spectacular individual holes in golf
- Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony visible from multiple holes — one of the world's largest mainland colonies
- The Farm luxury lodge on-site — New Zealand's finest golf and accommodation combination
Cape Kidnappers Golf Course Golf Course Characteristics
Course Type
Links — Resort access
Course Architect
Designed by Tom Doak
Year Opened
2004
Region
Australia & Oceania — New Zealand
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446 Clifton Road, Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay 4180, New Zealand
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand