Says New Zealand Golf Digest, "Waverley Golf Club gained fame in 2016 when world-renowned course architect Tom Doak gave an interview singing the course’s praises. One of the few courses in our ranking that relies primarily on 300 sheep for keeping the fairways mowed, what Waverley lacks in length (it tips out at 5,537 metres), it makes up for in character. Located a few minutes off SH3 between Wanganui and New Plymouth, the course has views of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Taranaki."