ack’s Point takes its name from Jack Tewa, a local figure who rescued a fellow traveller from drowning in Lake Wakatipu in 1862. The land itself – an ancient glacial valley beneath the Remarkables range – first caught the attention of Sir Bob Charles and architect John Darby in the early 2000s. Construction began in 2006 and the course opened in 2008.

The routing builds like a piece of theatre. A steady climb through the early holes leads to the elevated green at the par-5 5th and the course’s first full reveal of Lake Wakatipu. From there it drops steeply to a lakeside 6th and a drop-shot par-3 7th, before working back through a central plateau of ravines and a sharp final descent into the valley. The mile-high Remarkables stay in view for almost the entire round.