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Green Restoration Project - Green Fees
If you are not aware of the damage inflicted upon our greens and our green restoration project please scroll down to the next article to read Green Restoration Project - November 2019
Reduced green fee rate for the green restoration project/ provisional course layout (18 temporary greens and 2 temporary tees):
NZ registered player $95 per person
NZ registered player replay round (within 7 days) $75 per person
International registered player $120 per person
International registered player replay round (within 7 days) $95 per person
Please note that the provisional course will not be NZ golf rated therefore rounds here are not eligible for handicapping.
These rates include GST and are valid until our new greens are in play, date to be confirmed but we anticipate sometime in March 2020.
Paenga Tui - Preaching Place of the Tui
The final hole again has a well-protected fairway with 3 bunkers waiting to catch a wayward drive. The length of the tee shot will determine the strategy for the rest of the hole.
Kaapo - Blind Hit or Shot
One of the most demanding tee shots from the blue tees, requiring a long well positioned ball. As the name suggests the tee shot is blind generally the right side of the fairway is preferred as it opens up the green.
Tauhara - Lone Sentry
A straight forward hole although you cannot see the landing area for your tee shot, a shot down the right-hand side will generally feed back onto the fairway, however a shot pulled left leaves you struggling to find the green for 2.
Puke Wiwi - Tussock Mound
A dramatically different hole from all 3-tee locations and the last of the testing par 3's. Like most of the holes at Wairakei club selection is important, the green is large but the penalty for coming up short is heavy.
The Rogue
A well named hole and for a long time the longest hole in the country. The tee shot played down a narrow chute needs to be long and straight. Beware of the fairway bunkers left and right.
Mania Te Tonga - The South Plain
The 13th plays as one of the longest par 4's on the course. The fairway is generously wide however a tee shot down the right side provides the only direct line to the green. A difficult approach shot, the green is protected by a large pine tree short and left often requiring a shot to be played with right to left shape.
Tongariro - Taken South
The second of 2 short par 4's in succession. Again requiring an accurate second shot. Not a lot to be gained with the tee shot, so long as it is not in the pond to the right of one of the 4 fairway traps you are in good position. Like the 11th green distance control is essential 2 bunkers cut into the hill protect the elevated green.
Ruapehu - Two Explosions
The hole is broken into 2 segments by a small creek running across the fairway short of the green. A shot played to the same side of the fairway as the pin is on often leaves an easier second shot. A demanding shot is asked of the player here. The green is kidney shaped and very narrow in the middle.





