Green Fees

If you are not aware of the damage inflicted upon our greens and our green restoration project please scroll down to the next article to read Green Restoration Project - November 2019

Reduced green fee rate for the green restoration project/ provisional course layout (18 temporary greens and 2 temporary tees):

NZ registered player $95 per person

NZ registered player replay round  (within 7 days) $75 per person

International registered player $120 per person

International registered player replay round  (within 7 days) $95 per person

Please note that the provisional course will not be NZ golf rated therefore rounds here are not eligible for handicapping.

These rates include GST and are valid until our new greens are in play, date to be confirmed but we anticipate sometime in March 2020.

Gift Vouchers

We are happy to offer gift vouchers for 'Goods and Services to the Value of $XXX' (any dollar denomination) which can be used toward green fees and lessons as well as in the Pro Shop and Clubhouse/Sprig Bar.  Vouchers will have an expiry date of 12 months from the date of purchase.  Due to the greens restoration project and the associated variation in green fee rates, as well as the uncertainty around when gift voucher recipients may choose to play, we are currently not offering gift vouchers specifically for green fees.  

If you would like to purchase a gift voucher, please contact us and provide the following:

- Value of voucher requested

- Name of the recipient(s)

- Your name and contact details

- Credit or Debit Card details (or request our bank details for a direct credit)

- Preferred form of voucher (physical or emailed digital copy)

- Email or postal address to where we can send the voucher

Hire Equipment

Golf cart: $50.00

Executive Club Hire 18 holes incl. trundler: $55.00

Hire Shoes: $10.00

Trundlers: Complimentary

Prior bookings and hire equipment arrangements are essential to avoid disappointment

Proof of club membership may be requested.

Dress Standard

ALL PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS must be dressed in appropriate golf attire. Neat and tidy at all times with collared shirts, dress trousers or shorts to be worn. For example no denim, trackpants, jandals or boots.

Please note we are a SOFT SPIKE only course, ALL METAL SPIKED golf shoes are not permitted.

We are able to change spikes or hire shoes are available at the pro shop.

We invite you to become a member of the Wairakei Tui Golf Club, to experience New Zealand’s number one golf course as your Home course.  A superb golf course skilfully designed to blend with the natural surroundings of bush, prolific bird song and picturesque scenery. Wairakei golf course is the first of its kind providing a unique pest proof sanctuary and a haven for fallow deer and many birdlife including pheasants, guinea fowl, ducks, kiwi and takahe, which are all free to roam around the course.

Membership benefits:

- Entitled to play without paying any green fees (subject to availability)

- Use of all the practice facilities

- Discount on cart hire

- A reduced green fee for three guests playing with you

- 18 hole members are permitted to play in a haggle competition twice a week, Wednesday and Sunday

Cost Overview

Subscriptions have been set for the 2019/2020 season, 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020.

For an application form please click here

Applications can be emailed to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Whatever your playing level we have a coaching option to improve your game. Our two NZPGA approved professionals are available for both private lessons and golf schools.

Please phone the Pro Shop for appointments Phone: 07-374-8152.

or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Individual Lessons

One to one format, full shots on the practice range focusing on key points of your swing. A great way to pinpoint the area of your swing that needs the most work and discover the best way of correcting it.

Short game lessons on putting, chipping, pitching or bunkers are also available on our excellent practice facilities. Just what you need to sort out those frustrating scoring shots.

$50 per 30 minutes.

5 Lesson Series

While working your way into a new swing, a series gives you the opportunity to have the repeated guidance of your own coach, ensuring you stay on track. A series also enables you to work on all aspects of the game with someone who knows it best.

$225 for 5 x 30-minute lessons

Silicon Coach Computer Analysis Lesson

Silicon Coach is a video analysis programme that enables coach and student to instantly view and study the swing. Silicon Coach advantages:

Instant feedback - the ability to view your own swing, speeds up the learning process.

Compare various swings with the use of split frames and overlays.

A full range of tools is available to enhance analysis of a person’s technique.

Playing Lessons

Play a round under the experienced eye of our resident professional.

While you're on the course your professional will guide you through swing adjustments and course management.

A playing lesson is an ideal way to learn how to think your way around the golf course. Choose the right club and style of shot for each occasion, in a way that can't be taught or learnt on the driving range.

1 - 4 people $150.00 for 9 holes (plus green fee)

Wairakei School of Golf 3 Day Programme

Now’s your chance to be professionally coached on all aspects of your golf game and play New Zealand’s finest golf course.

The Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary invites you to join the Wairakei School of Golf. Resident N.Z.P.G.A. professional Steven Jessup will guide you through a professionally designed 3-day programme which covers tee & fairway play, short game and bunker play. The school also teaches the student course management, you will also receive a personal recording (saved to USB drive), so those vital points are not forgotten.

The School fee includes:

- Breakfast and lunch daily.
- All range and green fees, as well as electric cart hire.
- An instructional recording of you and your coach(saved to USB drive), so that you have a visual record of swing changes and improvements that have been made to your swing over the three days of tuition.

- Steve will guide you during two rounds of 9 holes and one round of 18 holes, coaching you through your game and course management. Question him on rules and using them towards your advantage.

Areas covered in the school are:

- Full Swing
- Pitching
- Chipping
- Bunker Shots
- Putting
- Odd Lies

Wairakei School of Golf fee $945 (per person) - includes all coaching, USB drive, green fees, cart hire, range use, two breakfasts and three lunches.

Accommodation - we can arrange accommodation at either Wairakei Resort or Asure Ascot Motor Inn, please feel free to contact us for prices.

Wairakei Resort - located 2km from the golf course, Wairakei Resort offers excellent service, comfortable accommodation, plenty of leisure facilities, a restaurant and cafe.  For more details of their facilities please browse through their website - www.wairakei.co.nz.

Asure Ascot Motor Inn Taupo - located 8km from the golf course in Taupo township.  Asure Ascot Motor Inn is a 15 unit motel that has self-catering options and is within easy walking distance to the beautiful foreshore of Lake Taupo and Taupo town centre.  For more details of their facilities please browse through their website - www.ascotattaupo.co.nz 

For more information please contact the Pro Shop at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Firstly, a very warm welcome to Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary is a complement to the golf course and was born out of a natural ecological canvas and the passion of the owner, Gary Lane.

You are within 180 hectares of native flora and fauna amongst which is nestled one of New Zealand’s finest golf courses.

Whilst researching ways to enhance the natural habitats of our wildlife we concluded that a fence that excluded all pests and predators was the only effective way to achieve our objective. Hence a 5.5km boundary fence was erected which is 2 metres high and prevents both climbing and burrowing animals from the property. Our Game Keeper monitors the integrity of the fence as well as new and existing dwellers to the sanctuary and he can be seen most days scouring the boundaries for signs of any break ins.

Navigate your way through 18 testing holes of exceptional beauty and listen to the cacophony of birdlife, the meandering streams, the delightful waterfalls …

The golf course was built by the New Zealand government and is set midway between Auckland and Wellington, in the heart of the spectacular scenery of the Lake Taupo region.

Officially opened in 1970, the course lies on 180 hectares of natural rolling countryside and was developed to meet the rigorous design standards required for world class championship competition. The architecture was assigned to Commander John Harris, England’s leading and most travelled golf course architect, whose family had been involved in the construction of Moor Park, Wentworth and Sunningdale. Combined with Michael Wolveridge - an Englishman, and Australian Peter Thomson - 5 times winner of the British Open, they produced New Zealand’s first internationally recognised golf course and there is little doubt in any New Zealanders mind that this trio exceeded all expectations.

Worldwide acclaim has been given to the sprawling golf course that uses natural contours to the fullest and features 6460 metres from the championship tees, and 108 large well placed bunkers. In 2010, Wairakei was voted New Zealand’s #1 golf course by Golf Update readers and also in a survey of golf industry leaders. It is the natural beauty and sheer experience of the property that makes Wairakei a must for both serious and casual golfers.