Christchurch GC¶

Christchurch Golf Club (Shirley Links) · 45 Horseshoe Lake Road · Par 72. NZ's second-oldest club (1873). Pars, stroke indexes, Black/Blue/White distances and per-hole descriptions, doglegs & hazards are layered in from the club's official course guide. The holes are unnamed on the card. Par-3 clubs are computed from distance & temperature; par-⅘ default to driver.

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Front Nine (Out)¶

Hole 1 · Par 4 · S.I. 8

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	367	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	346	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	317	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

The left fairway bunker is the line for the best view into this tricky double green — but don't stray too far left where water lurks. Mind the gullies around the green on the approach.

Hole 2 · Par 4 · S.I. 14

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	297	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	296	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	273	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Lay up short of the right-hand fairway bunker, then an uphill, distance-deceptive second. You cannot miss the green left. Downwind, big hitters can have a go.

Hole 3 · Par 3 · S.I. 16

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	143	6i	6i	7i	7i
Blue	132	7i	8i	8i	8i
White	122	8i	8i	9i	9i

Good short hole, downhill but usually into the breeze, so club choice is tricky. Miss the green and the recovery is delicate.

Hole 4 · Par 5 · S.I. 10

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	485	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	448	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	350	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Favour the left off the tee to dodge the big fairway bunkers. OB runs the entire right and horseshoes the green. Carry the approach 10 m on to beat the false front.

Hole 5 · Par 4 · S.I. 2

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	413	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	373	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	300	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Best line is just right of the left-hand bunker; mounding all down the left can wreck the angle, so keep it straight. Long narrow green — play the middle.

Hole 6 · Par 4 · S.I. 6

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	388	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	374	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	316	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Right side of the wide fairway gives the better angle, but OB guards the whole right and new mounding the left. Avoid the big bunker in front of the green.

Hole 7 · Par 3 · S.I. 18

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	134	7i	7i	8i	8i
Blue	131	7i	8i	8i	8i
White	114	9i	9i	PW	PW

Shortest par 3, normally into the easterly. Stay under the hole; the green's sides slope inward and hold a slightly off-line shot. Avoid the surrounding bunkers.

Hole 8 · Par 4 · S.I. 12

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	347	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	332	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	270	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Sweeping dogleg left with one of the widest fairways; carry the ridge to shorten it. A dune frames the drive on the right. Elevated green, false front left, two pot bunkers right.

Hole 9 · Par 4 · S.I. 4

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	405	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	385	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	280	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Favour the right for the best angle; large mounding left and a stream in play for longer hitters. You can't reach from the left fairway bunker. Bunkers short fool the eye on yardage.

Back Nine (In)¶

Hole 10 · Par 5 · S.I. 11

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	495	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	486	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	389	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Thread the gap or lay up short of the hazards. Lake right is in play around 220 m. Then negotiate the two fairway bunkers; mounding left and a gully short of the green deceive.

Hole 11 · Par 4 · S.I. 7

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	401	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	351	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	307	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Elevated tee, downhill dogleg right into the wind. Longer hitters can carry the grassy ridge (~200 m) to cut the corner; shorter play the wide left. Unbunkered two-tier green with steep escarpments left.

Hole 12 · Par 5 · S.I. 13

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	507	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	455	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	400	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Reachable for the long hitters if you avoid the tee bunkers, but the green entrance is narrow and flanked by bunkers and OB. Laying up, do the sums to stay short of the hazards.

Hole 13 · Par 4 · S.I. 1

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	426	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	375	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	306	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Hardest hole on the card from the tips. Plays downwind — avoid the bunkers right and the pot bunker in the middle of the fairway. Well-protected green demands a solid approach.

Hole 14 · Par 3 · S.I. 15

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	201	3w	3w	3w	3w
Blue	167	4i	4i	5i	5i
White	148	5i	6i	6i	7i

Strong par 3 to a large undulating green. Centre is the safe play to avoid the water down the left; too far from the pin right and a three-putt looms.

Hole 15 · Par 4 · S.I. 5

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	378	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	366	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	320	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

A straight drive is a must — water runs the length of the hole left and bunkers protect the right. Check the pin: the green is two-tiered.

Hole 16 · Par 4 · S.I. 3

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	420	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	410	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	329	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Long, demanding uphill par 4 on a sloping, undulating fairway that makes the second long and awkward. Don't miss right or you face a blind recovery.

Hole 17 · Par 4 · S.I. 9

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	335	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	333	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	305	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Avoid the fairway bunkers and native grasses — a fairway wood or long iron is the wise play (big hitters can take it on). The uphill approach into the breeze can be a full club more.

Hole 18 · Par 4 · S.I. 17

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	317	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	294	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	272	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Thread the gap off the tee on this short finisher to leave a short-iron approach into a well-protected green. OB guards the back.

Scorecard¶

Front Nine — Out

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
Par	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	4	35
Black	367	297	143	485	413	388	134	347	405	2979
Blue	346	296	132	448	373	374	131	332	385	2817
White	317	273	122	350	300	316	114	270	280	2342
S.I.	8	14	16	10	2	6	18	12	4

Back Nine — In

Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
Par	5	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	37	72
Black	495	401	507	426	201	378	420	335	317	3480	6459
Blue	486	351	455	375	167	366	410	333	294	3237	6054
White	389	307	400	306	148	320	329	305	272	2776	5118
S.I.	11	7	13	1	15	5	3	9	17