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Written by The Kinloch Club on 13 Mar, 2025

The Kinloch Club at Kinloch Manor was thrilled to have a recent visit from Ian and Jennie Baker Finch—where they took the opportunity to head to the greens and enjoy a superb day.

Written by Kinloch Media Release on 10 Mar, 2025

Three of the V8 Supercars’ biggest stars—Anton De Pasquale, rising rookie Ryan “Woody” Wood, and local hero Andre Heimgartner—recently swapped horsepower for golf carts at Taupo’s world-class Kinloch Club.

Kinloch Media Release on 13 Jan, 2025

The secret is out! We already knew Taupō was a special destination—now CNN is ranking it too. Taupō is named along with Almaty, Kazakhstan; the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Nashville, Tennessee; and Stockholm, Sweden as where to visit in 2025.

Written by Michael Donaldson | Air NZ Kia Ora Magazine on 01 Jan, 2025

This spectacular high-end resort course above Lake Taupō was designed by golf's greatest player Jack Nicklaus. The 18-time major winner is notorious for dreaming up demanding tests and Kinloch does not disappoint. It is, without doubt, the most difficult interrogation of golf skills in New Zealand.

Written by Cameron McMillan on 01 Aug, 2024

Cameron McMillan joins the post-Covid boom of golfers who are discovering just how good we have it when it comes to world-class golf resorts.

Written by Don Hope on 10 Apr, 2024

Looking to get away for a spot of golf somewhere new and exciting? Why not combine your play with an onsite stay where comfort, food and great views are par for the course?

Written by David Linklater on 18 Dec, 2023

"There's a rest day for the international travellers in our group. But it's just a nice day for us" … For the international guests, it’s as much about the locations and roads as the car, of course. Our bit starts at the incredible Kinloch Manor near Taupo, designed around the concept of a 21st-century Scottish castle.

Written by Don Hope on 01 Nov, 2023

This is the only Jack Nicklaus designed Signature Links course in New Zealand – so Jack turned up to open it! And Sir Bob Charles summed it up nicely when he visited and said ‘For those unable to play the great Links of Scotland, Kinloch compares with he best of them’.

Kinloch Media Release on 23 Oct, 2023

The Kinloch Club golf course, New Zealand’s only Jack Nicklaus 18-hole Signature course, adds yet again to its awards by being recognised ‘2023 World Golf Awards - New Zealand’s #1 Golf Course’.