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CLEARWATER GOLF CLUB NAMED
NEW ZEALAND’S BEST GOLF COURSE
C
learwater Golf Club Repeats Its
Successes at the 2017 World Golf
Awards.
For the third year in a row, Clearwater Golf
Club in Christchurch was again confirmed as
New Zealand’s Best Golf Course at the 2017
World Golf Awards ceremony at La Manga
Club in Cartagena, Spain. the combined work of the Club’s board, golf
committee, members and staff. “Clearwater
treats its day members and its annual
members with recognition, respect and a
sense of belonging. The club is a great place
to escape to and enjoy a day of golf on a
proven championship layout, followed by
great social engagement in our Members
Lounge.”
Following on from their 2015 & 2016
successes Clearwater was also named the
Best Course in Oceania for the third time
at the ceremony held last month, defeating
Australia’s Royal Adelaide course and Fiji’s
Natadola Bay Golf Course. Whilst Clearwater might not have the scenery
of Queenstown, it does have the time to give
great service and “the positive comments we
receive from visitors almost always focus on
their human interactions at Clearwater” says
Hodge.
The World Golf Awards serve to celebrate
and reward excellence in golf tourism, world-
class courses and golf destinations. Golf
tourism constitutes a vital segment in the
global travel and tourism marketplace. Clearwater’s General Manager, Andrew Bell,
was on hand to receive the awards in Spain
on behalf of the members and staff. “The
opportunity to meet with over 100 other
World Golf Award winners from across the
globe is the best investment we can make in
our own improvement in 2018.”
Votes are cast by professionals working
within the golf travel and tourism industry
– senior executives, travel buyers, tour
operators, agents, media professionals and
the public (golf tourism consumers).
John Hodge, Chairman of the Clearwater Golf
Club, confirmed that the award reflected
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“We place a huge amount of our emphasis
on creating an escape for golfers rather than
putting up barriers or challenges that take
away from the social value of golf and we will
continue to learn by comparing our offering
with the best in the world.”
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