Invercargill Golf Club (Otatara Links)

The jewel in the Southland crown, on natural links terrain since 1900

The Jewel in the Southland Crown, Invercargill Golf Club is a marvelous 18-hole course. Only 5 minutes from Invercargill on wonderful natural links terrain, the course has a variety of native bush.

Otatara Links is one of New Zealand’s elder statesmen, the club was established in 1900. It is a must-play for any serious golfer.

The Course

Tee shot lined up on the 1st, ball and club ready to go 2nd green flanked by twin bunkers, with a bench overlooking the putting surface 3rd green under a dramatic Southland sky Fairway framed by tall pines, a lone autumn-tinged tree standing out against the green A green guarded by bunkers, with the clubhouse visible in the distance Fairway bordered by golden tussock, the clubhouse visible beyond the trees A green protected by bunkers under changeable Southland skies A ball sitting in the sand, with the green and flag beyond

Get to Know the Holes

Just two of Otatara Links’ hole markers made it into this photo set — simple numbered plates weathered by the Southland wind, with sixteen more holes of natural links terrain in between.

Hole 7 marker, a weathered metal numberplate on a wooden post in the tussock
Hole 7
Hole 8 marker, a weathered metal numberplate on a wooden post in the tussock
Hole 8

Local Character

A couple of things that give Otatara Links its own personality:

A trackside shelter overlooking the rolling fairway toward the 7th
A trackside shelter looking out over the fairway
A well-worn trail sign pointing golfers between the 9th and 11th through the bush
A trail sign pointing the way between the 9th and 11th, through the bush

Club History

Otatara Links has been welcoming golfers since 1900 — its signage tells much of that story:

The club's entrance sign, backed by tussock grass and sponsor banners
The entrance sign, backed by the club’s SBS Bank and ILT Foundation sponsors
Course rules and tee-marker guide board at the club entrance
Course rules and the tee-marker guide — Championship, Club, and Forward tees
A weathered original wooden sign reading Invercargill Golf Club, Otatara Links
A weathered original clubhouse sign
Invercargill Golf Club, Otatara Links lettered across the clubhouse facade
The clubhouse’s own lettering
The Invercargill Golf Club clubhouse, framed by mature trees
The clubhouse, framed by mature trees at the top of the fairway

Ken’s Visit

Invercargill Golf Club: Where Golfing Heritage and Pristine Greens Collide in the South.

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

190 Dunns Road, Otatara, invergargill

www.invercargillgolf.co.nz

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