Hawke's Bay, North Island
Cape Kidnappers is a resort built around its golf in Hawke's Bay, North Island. It plays well any time of year.
Tee times are open to the public, though the good ones go fast. Green fees run ~NZ$600. The property offers on-site lodging, which shapes how we build the days around it.
Cape Kidnappers sits on cliffs above the Pacific in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay, and unlike most bucket-list courses on this list, it's actually open to the public. No. 35, with on-site lodging that makes it easy to build a couples' trip or a small executive retreat around.
It plays well year-round, which gives real flexibility on timing compared to the Northern Hemisphere destinations on this list.