The Hills Golf Club
Private Alpine Theatre

The Hills Golf Club

Arrowtown, OtagoEditors’ score 5.0/5Private Alpine Theatre

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Overview

Why it matters

The Hills Golf Club turns Queenstown golf into a private alpine theatre. Fairways move through schist, wetland, sculpture, and former deer-farm ground, with the Remarkables and Arrowtown landscape giving every hole a composed sense of occasion.

The experience feels curated without becoming ornamental. Angles still matter, wind still moves through the basin, and the best approaches ask for discipline beneath all that visual drama. For travelers building a New Zealand golf itinerary, The Hills is the exclusive Queenstown chapter that makes the journey feel collected rather than merely scenic.

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Par

72

Yardage

7,232

Holes

18

Opened

2007

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Difficulty

8/10

Architect

John Darby

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Isabelle Marchant

★★★★★

Private, sculptural, and beautifully staged; The Hills made Queenstown feel like a golf destination with its own point of view.

Miles Harrington

★★★★★

The mountain setting is extraordinary, but the routing still rewards proper strategy instead of sightseeing alone.

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Amisfield Restaurant

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Central Otago tasting menu

Vineyard architecture, local produce, and a destination dining room worthy of the alpine setting

Pair The Hills Golf Club with Amisfield Restaurant for a refined itinerary built around exceptional golf, regional flavor, and a slow luxury finish.