Cape Kidnappers
Cape Kidnappers
Tom Doak's most celebrated international design, Cape Kidnappers sits on a ridgeline above the Pacific Ocean near Hawke's Bay — a golf course of almost incomprehensible drama. The final holes play along a narrowing ridge with 500-foot drops to the ocean on both sides, and the entire course was built with minimal earthmoving, following the natural contours of the clifftop land.
Doak himself has called Cape Kidnappers the most dramatic site he has ever worked on, and Golf Magazine ranked it among the top 10 courses in the world outside the USA. The Lodge at Cape Kidnappers, part of the Robertson collection, provides ultra-luxury accommodation for the complete experience.
Course Highlights
The closing holes narrow to a ridge with 500-foot drops to the Pacific on both sides — nowhere in golf is more dramatic.
The minimalist architect's most acclaimed design — contours follow natural ridgelines with minimal earthmoving.
Ranked among the world's finest courses — regularly in Golf Magazine and Golf Digest top-10 international lists.
The world's largest mainland gannet colony nests on the cape below — 6,500 birds visible from several holes.
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