Millbrook — Remarkables Course
Millbrook — Remarkables Course
Millbrook — Remarkables Course

Arrowtown · Queenstown

Millbrook — Remarkables Course

Designer
Sir Bob Charles & John Darby (1992) · enhanced by Turner & Macpherson (2010)
Rankings
Best Resort in Australia & New Zealand
Setting
Nestled within the spectacular Wakatipu Basin beneath the towering Remarkables mountain range, Millbrook Resort offers one of New Zealand's most scenic and acclaimed golf experiences. Originally designed by Sir Bob Charles and John Darby and opened in 1992, the resort combines immaculate conditioning, alpine vistas, sparkling water features, and championship-calibre golf across its distinctive course layouts.The original design was carefully routed across the valley floor, with many fairways occupying former farmland while elevated tees and greens take advantage of the surrounding terrain and panoramic mountain views. Characterised by generous fairways, strategic water hazards, and elevated approach shots, the course rewards accurate driving and thoughtful course management while remaining accessible to golfers of varying abilities.In 2010, architects Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson enhanced the resort. Their work added greater strategic depth through modern bunkering, more engaging green complexes, and a variety of risk-and-reward opportunities.The Remarkables Nine retains much of the original Sir Bob Charles character, with elevated tee shots, classic parkland-style corridors, and dramatic mountain backdrops. The Arrow Nine combines traditional resort golf with a more contemporary finish, where Turner and Macpherson introduced a series of inventive and strategic holes that challenge golfers to carefully weigh risk and reward. Together, these courses deliver a diverse and memorable golfing experience that blends timeless design principles with contemporary architecture. Set against one of the most breathtaking alpine landscapes in the world, Millbrook Resort remains a benchmark for resort golf in New Zealand and a must-play destination for golfers visiting Queenstown.

The Coronet Course at Millbrook Resort is a striking 18-hole championship layout that showcases the rugged beauty of New Zealand's Southern Alps. Designed by Greg Turner and Scott Macpherson (who has various architectural credits at the two Fairmont St Andrews courses Kittocks and Torrance, as well as Close House in England), the course seamlessly integrates with the dramatic natural landscape, winding through rocky schist outcrops, rolling terrain, native wetlands, and elevated ridgelines framed by panoramic views of The Remarkables and Coronet Peak.

Distinct from Millbrook's original layouts, the Coronet Course embraces the site's bold topography to create a more adventurous and strategic golfing experience. Significant elevation changes, blind tee shots, and naturally contoured fairways reward thoughtful shot-making, while the varied terrain provides a memorable journey through one of Queenstown's most spectacular settings.

The course features a series of standout risk-and-reward holes, including the exceptional par-five 11th, carved into a rocky hillside, and the drivable par-four 13th, where bold players can challenge for the green but risk finding the lake that guards the approach. Water hazards also play a prominent role throughout the closing stretch, demanding precision and composure as golfers navigate an engaging sequence of par fives, par fours, and par threes.

Although the steep terrain makes golf carts the preferred mode of transport, the Coronet Course rewards players with a dynamic blend of strategic architecture and unforgettable scenery. Combining championship-quality design with the raw beauty of the Queenstown landscape, it offers a world-class resort golf experience that is both visually spectacular and immensely enjoyable to play.

Beyond the course

The Millbrook experience

HUNTING

HUNTING

Guided high-country hunts at Ben Nevis Station — red stag, tahr and chamois across the rugged Southern Alps.

Home of the NZ Golf Open

Home of the NZ Golf Open

Co-host of the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open, where the country's best — including Ryan Fox — tee it up each year.

Home of the bungy

Home of the bungy

Queenstown is the birthplace of commercial bungy — leap from AJ Hackett's historic Kawarau Bridge, where it all began in 1988.

Adventure buggy

Adventure buggy

Take the wheel of an off-road buggy across the rugged high country of Ben Nevis Station.

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