The Golf Course

Course Lengths:

5642m – Men WHITE

4930m – Women YELLOW

5642m – Women – WHITE

NZCR 68.8 – 69.1 / 72.4

Par 71 / 72

Distance Markers – to centre of green

Club ID 181

Course Map

1. Outward Bound

White tees: 327m - Par 4 - Stroke 8
Yellow tees: 307m - Par 4 - Stroke 3

Let's get started. Nice and straight. Trees line the fairways. Beware the slope at the front of the green. Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

2. Eldorado

White tees: 130m - Par 3 - Stroke 16
Yellow tees: 124m - Par 3 - Stroke 15

Bunkers Guard the front of the undulating green. Out of Bounds and steep slope guard the back. Maybe you can get a birdie early?

3. Temptation

White tees: 276m - Par 4 - Stroke 14
Yellow tees: 258m - Par 4 - Stroke 14

A sharp dog leg left on this hole. Out of bounds to the left side in the trees and the creek runs across the hole in front of the fairway. A great risk / reward hole if you can hit far enough to get near the green. Are you REALLY going to lay up?

4. Whanake

White tees: 345m - Par 4 - Stroke 2
Yellow tees: 283m - Par 4 - Stroke 7

Position is everything on this hole. Out of bounds along the road left, trees to the right. A Creek comes out to the fairway from the left off the tee for longer hitters, with another to the right for the approach to the green. The Green itself is relatively easy (getting there in 2 isn’t)

5. Long John

White tees: 463m - Par 5 - Stroke 10
Yellow tees: 395m - Par 5 - Stroke 4

A big open fairway, but either distance or accuracy is required on the 2^ndto find your way past “The Gum Tree” in the centre of the fairway. Don’t be fooled by the looks, it’s 90% wood

6. Mangatarata

White tees: 305m - Par 4 - Stroke 12
Yellow tees: 295m - Par 4 - Stroke 1

A Slight dog leg right. Thick trees on the right should be avoided but don’t go too far left or you might find the drain. The green can be tricky so knock it close. Get it right and this is a charge for birdie.

7. Kaihikatea

White tees: 346m - Par 4 - Stroke 6
Yellow tees: 309m - Par 4 - Stroke 2

Another hole to be accurate on. A Gum to the left of the fairway may shorten your drive by a few meters, but long and right is much worse with the creek back in play. The flat green is protected by some tall trees on the right. Maybe a gentle draw off the tee for position?

8. Damnation

White tees: 122m - Par 3 - Stroke 18
Yellow tees: 105m - Par 3 - Stroke 18

Short hole, go left and you have a difficult chip where you can’t see the green. Hit the dance floor and who knows maybe you make a 2.

9. The Wrecker

White tees: 332m - Par 4 - Stroke 4
Yellow tees: 303m - Par 4 - Stroke 11

Nice and straight. Trees on the left come out to the fairway so keep right off the tee. A big green surrounded by hazard out of bounds and a deep bunker awaits your approach shot. Please refrain from shanking balls into the clubhouse… Thank you

10. The Lake

White tees: 137m - Par 3 - Stroke 17
Yellow tees: 125m - Par 3 - Stroke 17

Getting over the lake should not be difficult (yet somehow it is for some). Two bunkers protect the right of the green. Just go straight at it..ACE! OK now stop dreaming and hit the ball.

11. Sabrina

White tees: 312m - Par 4 - Stroke 9
Yellow tees: 283m - Par 4 - Stroke 5

A good tee shot here leaves a short iron over the gully onto the green. Two bunkers at the front and a steep slope at the back mean distance control is key. Lets go pin seeking and get another birdie.

12. Hauraki

White tees: 356m - Par 4 - Stroke 3
Yellow tees: 325m - Par 4 - Stroke 1

A great long straight hole lined with trees on both sides. A downhill approach to the green guarded by a grass mound left and two bunkers on the right side. Can cause problems if you stray into the trees.. keep it straight.

13. Skyline

White tees: 265m - Par 4 - Stroke 13
Yellow tees: 215m - Par 4 - Stroke 13

A short dog leg right. Out of bounds left (and long right for the big hitters taking it on) and trees right mean accuracy position are required off the tee. While the uphill approach makes it tricky to get the distance right and look out for the OB behind the green. The green is sloped so stay under the hole.

14. Calamity

White tees: 390m - Par 4 - Stroke 1
Yellow tees: 360m - Par 5 - Stroke 10

Longest Par 4 on the course (ladies get an extra shot). OB left and a sloping fairway make keeping it on the short stuff a challenge. The long approach shot over the gully is made harder by the bunker and trees guarding the front right of the green. Summer run might make it play shorter but the extra roll isn’t always kind.

15. Blue Gum

White tees: 474m - Par 5 - Stroke 7
Yellow tees: 397m - Par 5 - Stroke 3

Named for the large Blue Gum in the left centre of the Fairway, unfortunately no longer there. A great Par 5 – Bomb it off the tee with a blind 2nd shot over the hill. Uphill approach with bunkers left and right and some slope on the green to boot. How can you not love this hole?

16. Deception

White tees: 165m - Par 3 - Stroke 12
Yellow tees: 150m - Par 3 - Stroke 16

Downhill, but doesn’t play short. You won’t be able to notice the wind from the tee. A long green can be 2 clubs difference from front to back. They don’t call it Deception for nothing.

17. Vista

White tees: 344m - Par 4 - Stroke 5
Yellow tees: 271m - Par 4 - Stroke 8

A big wide landing area on the fairway, but too far right can leave you with a tough second shot. Lots of slope to this green so best to stay under the hole with the approach. Just tap it in..tap it in…tap…tap..tap

18. Finale

White tees: 475m - Par 4 - Stroke 15
Yellow tees: 376m - Par 4 - Stroke 12

Lucky Last. The longest Par 5, but plays the shortest. Keep it straight, there’s some slope to the fairway so the second is always interesting and three bunkers guard the front of the green. Unleash the hounds!! and let the big dog eat one last time.