Millbrook Resort near Queenstown, New Zealand, has opened nine new holes to extend its Coronet layout to a full 18. The South Island resort opened its first 18 holes, designed by John Darby and major winner Bob Charles and now named the Remarkables course, in 1992. Scott Macpherson and former professional Greg Turner added a nine-hole Coronet layout in 2010 and revamped four holes of the original course. In 2014 Millbrook purchased the former Dalgleish Farm on its western boundary, allowing it to move forward with the $50 million Mill Farm development: two residential developments and another nine holes. Millbrook returned to Macpherson and Turner for the new holes, now the Coronet’s stretch from six to 14, which Macpherson describes as “amongst the most scenic and challenging in the country”. “The routing deliberately gives golfers a tour of all the best features of the wonderful landscape, including the rocky canyons, babbling streams and wetlands, whilst offering incredible 360-degree views of the surrounding mountains and lakes,” said Macpherson. “While moving between Photo: Millbrook Resort The new ninth hole on the Coronet course, which sits below the Remarkables mountain range 15
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