Russell Coutts has 18-hole golf course in the pipeline

By Neville Idour

Yachting supremo Sir Russell Coutts, who masterminded New Zealand’s first win in the America’s Cup, is very much into golf.

Sir Russell Coutts is now trying is hand in Golf.

In 2009 former PGA professional Greg Turner designed a 1685-metre nine-hole par 29 golf course for Coutts at his Crown Terrace property in Queenstown which at one time had Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain as a neighbour.

In 2013 three more holes were added. Currently a further three holes are being added. Now he wants to finish the project with a complete 18 holes. He has applied for resource consent from Queenstown Lakes' District Council that will allow the required earthworks to be carried out for the final three holes.

Again the design for the project has been in the hands of Turner.