HANMER SPRINGS golf club133 Argelins Road Hanmer Springs 7360 Phone:03 315 7110 Email:hanmer.springs@golf.co.nz Website:www.hanmerspringsgolf.co.nz |
MEN WHITE
WOMAN YELLOW
course layout
FRONT 9
HOLE 1 (PAR 4)
HOLE 2 (PAR 4)
HOLE 3 (PAR 4)
hole 4 (PAR 4)
The clump of manukas to the right & short of the green catch a wayward drive. To the left of the fairway is the fault line scarp face with a ditch at the bottom the whole area marked as a lateral hazard. There is a pond at the end of the ditch. The big hitter can go for the green but it can be comfortably played with an iron to the fairway & another to the green. There are two bunkers to the right of the green to try and stop players coming in from the 3rd fairway.
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hole 5 (PAR 3)
hole 6 (PAR 4)
hole 7 (PAR 4)
hole 8 (PAR 4)
hole 9 (PAR 4)
BACK 9
HOLE 10 (PAR 3)
Named because this hole originally did cross the road Not a lot of traffic used the road but a lookout was needed when teeing off. The drive had to go over two gorse fences. A shot that hit the power lines could be replayed. The first sand bunker on the right of the green was removed when strong winds blew the sand away. There is still a grass bunker to the left front of the green.
HOLE 11 (PAR 3)
Named after the bridge which used to cross the stream where the vehicle track now is. The bridge is long gone with the creation of a deep pond made by constructing a dam where the bridge used to be. Originally the tee was forward and the green was also forward of where it is now making it a very short hole. Not a hole to slice as you will end up in the stream down the bank running along the right side of the fairway.
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Hole 12 (PAR 4)
In the mid 1990’s a large stand of over mature pine trees covering the full length on the left of this hole were removed. The depression short of the green used to be mown fairway but is now medium rough. This goes some way to thwarting those who wish to run their second shot along the ground through the dip. The hole slopes down with the green 7 metres lower than the tee. The green also slopes away making it hard to stop a ball.
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HOLE 13 (PAR 4)
Originally named journeys end this became a misnomer with the new layout & in 1968 it was renamed after a life member. There has always been a gap between trees around about where a drive should finish and judicious planting over the years has maintained that. Much work has been done to the green which for years was always wet.
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HOLE 14 (PAR 4)
The present gap between the trees gave this hole its name. In the early days the tee was over the road and was a par 5. Out of bounds down the left hand side and to the left of the green. A netting fence stopped many a ball from disappearing down the bank but nowadays players have to be more careful. To the right of the green is a mound known as Mount Menzies.
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HOLE 15 (PAR 3)
hole 16 (PAR 5)
hole 17 (PAR 3)
Nestled down in a natural amphitheatre it well deserves its name. This hole has seen more changes than any other. The bank and ground between the tee and green has been graded down over the years and most recently in the early 2000’s when the streams course was altered and a lake formed which catches a short shot.
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hole 18 (PAR 4)
This hole used to have a wide gully covered in blackberry and broom which had to be avoided. Now it is a steep bank running down to a stream. Teeing off over top of the 17th green there are a group of trees on the right of the fairway to be avoided. There is a small drain running in front of the green which captures many a mishit shot.
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