The Grange Golf Course ☆ Follow

The Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club features a 27-hole Nicklaus Design golf course with SubAir greens, comprising three nine-hole courses - Tāmaki, Middlemore and Grange. Middlemore is par 36 (around 2781m from the white tees), Grange par 35 (2624m) and Tāmaki par 36 (2717m). The Middlemore and Tamaki nines combine to form the longest 18-hole layout at 7,200 yards from the tips, while the Tamaki and Grange nines can play as short as 4,600 yards from the forward tees. The Andrew Patterson-designed clubhouse opened in 2020 and features massive changing rooms, an equally impressive pro shop, a function room along with separate cafe and bar areas.

Located in Papatoetoe, the course is around 20-30 minutes by car from the city centre via State Highway 1. The Tāmaki nine plays across and alongside the mangrove-filled estuary with two well-bunkered par-3s, the Middlemore winds through stately trees with hills and backstops, and the Grange offers spectacular undulation and tree-lined holes. Grange 6 features an uphill approach crossing a diagonal hazard into a leaning green, and the par three Tamaki 6 is notable for attractive bunkering and a cross river tee shot.

Originally known as Otahuhu Golf Club, the Grange was founded in 1924 and set itself apart from the very beginning by offering equal rights to men and women. Royal Auckland Golf Club hosted the NZ Open nine times between 1909 and 2003, while The Grange Golf Club held the event five times, the last being in 2004. Rory McIlroy played in the Bonallack Trophy held at Royal Auckland Golf Club in 2006, his only competition appearance in New Zealand.