Great Barrier Golf Club is a golf club on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, holding a 4.7 Google rating. Island golf is its own game: wind off the gulf shapes every shot, and on remote country courses the fairways are often kept trimmed by grazing sheep rather than mowers. Many small New Zealand clubs run on an honesty box, so carry some cash and expect to simply turn up and tee off. Bring your own clubs and spare balls, as hire sets are rare on small island courses, and fit your plans around the ferry or flight schedule, since the crossing decides your tee time as much as the course does. Regulars wait for a calm afternoon, when the wind drops and the views open up. Golf with an island crossing at either end and few crowds: Great Barrier Golf Club is one of the Hauraki Gulf's quieter pleasures.