Kelvin Heights appointment

By Neville Idour.

Andrew Bell continues his association with golf following his appointment as  golf operations manager at Queenstown Golf Club’s Kelvin Heights course. He comes to the role with great enthusiasm for the club’s future.

He spent much of his career in the banking industry until 2011 when he joined Clearwater as golf operations manager before a seven year stint as general manager. When the CPG Hotel Group bought Terrace Downs in 2021 he had a brief stint as general manager there as it was preparing to relaunch the resort as part of it's boutique Fable brand of hotels throughout New Zealand.

File: Queenstown Golf Club - Kelvin Heights.

Kelvin Heights is a change from that and he sees great potential for new ideas to grow the club. Such as hospitality: “I would like to see it become a popular and desirable hospitality destination on the Kelvin peninsula in addition to the golf. We can also increase our involvement with cyclists and walkers. Often we will have a group turn up with their mountain bikes for a latte and scones.''

He also sees the benefits of increasing the numbers of families and casual players enjoying a hit on the driving range plus the green fee player lift since covid struck. 

“The international market may have gone but it will come back.”

As for his move to golf management it should not be a surprise as the game has always been in the family. As for his own game. It may have been good but golf management has not helped it.

The club is also part of an organic waste composting Initiative we will consider next month.