Our course

Our course offers a variety of terrain, with water features, bunkers and rocks.

Details for holes 10 to 18 are the same as 1 to 9 except for holes 2/11. Men's and ladies' par the same except for hole 6/15.

Local rules

Out of bounds: Defined by the fences

Fairways: Defined by the cut line

Free relief: Within one club length of nearest point of relief from staked trees, gardens, paths, vehicle tracks and teeing grounds

Rocks: No. 6/15 fairway - relief may be taken to the side of the rock. No. 7/16 fairway - if rocks interfere with stance or swing the ball may be dropped within 2 club lengths keeping the point where the ball lay in line with the hole

All water on the course to be treated as red hazard areas

All local rules as posted on the notice board.

Distance markers are 135 metres from the centre of the green.

1/10 Railway

Par 4. Men 264 m, ladies 246 m

This is the easiest hole on the course, with a level and straight fairway. Just one large tree to be dodged by the men.

2/11 Tinkers/Matakanui

Tinkers: Par 3. Men 143 m, ladies 122 m

Matakanui: Par 3, 102 m

Across the lake and up the hill. No problems at all!

3/12 Raggedys

Par 4. Men 346 m, ladies 326 m

Quite a long par 4 with the green only just visible from the tee. Trees along the right for those so inclined.

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4/13 Luck

Par 4. Men and ladies 313 m

A relatively short par 4, so why is it called Luck? Perhaps because you need luck to avoid the lake sitting attractively out to the right? Golf balls are round,and so is the earth, and they attract each other quite strongly. Since the earth has 71% of its surface in water, it seems reasonable to deduce that this lake will attract your ball.

5/14 Blacks

Par 4. Men 355 m, ladies 295 m

Named "Blacks" after the original name for Ophir, a small neighbouring village. Gold was discovered on the property of a local farmer, Charles Black.

There is a bunker on the right, just at drivable length and, wouldn't you know it, that pesky lake is lurking out of sight on the right, waiting for the wayward ball.

6/15 Tiger Hill

Men par 4, 376 m. Ladies par 5, 388 m

Characterised by a relatively narrow fairway, just on driveable length, so you need to be rather accurate off the tee. It is named 'Tiger Hill' after the hill which you can see beyond the green as you approach.

7/16 Relief

Par 3. Men and ladies 141 m

This is a short par 3, but what a par 3!! Sure, you can see the green from the tee and it's not very far away. But how to get on to it, and how to stay there? That's the question.

(Actually, the name of the hole refers to the fact that toilet facilities are available here!)

8/17 Gully

Par 4. Men 331 m, ladies 290 m

You can blast off the tee, over the hill and there's a fair chance that you'll be in the middle of the fairway.

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9/18 Hawkduns

Par 5. Men 467 m, ladies 431 m

Hawkduns is the men's first and only par 5 and it's not too bad as par 5s go. Down hill for the first half, so you can let rip with your driver. Just dodge the trees on the right, unless you wish to try for a short cut through them.