Clearwater Golf Club
Canterbury Resort Championship

Clearwater Golf Club

Christchurch, CanterburyEditors’ score 4.5/5Canterbury Resort Championship

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Overview

Why it matters

Clearwater Golf Club gives Christchurch a refined golf address with useful itinerary logic. Water edges, resort access, and a composed tournament sensibility make it an elegant arrival or departure round for travelers connecting Canterbury with Queenstown or the North Island.

The course is modern rather than mythic, but that is part of its value. It keeps the journey polished, playable, and logistically sane while still asking for control around water and wind. Pair it with a garden-city night and Clearwater becomes a graceful final chapter rather than a filler stop.

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Par

72

Yardage

6,906

Holes

18

Opened

2002

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Difficulty

7/10

Architect

John Darby with Sir Bob Charles

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Patrick Lowell

★★★★★

A polished Christchurch round with real water strategy and easy travel logistics.

Sofia Calder

★★★★★

Clearwater was the perfect first round after arrival: elegant, calm, and sharper than expected.

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