McLeans¶

McLeans Island Golf Club · 800 McLeans Island Road · Par 72. Tee clubs are for calm conditions, recalculated for each tee & temperature. In wind, adjust per the [[Reference - Temperature and Wind|Reference - Temperature and Wind]] page — nor'wester on hot days, cold southerly on cold days.

Phone 03 359 9768 · Web www.mcleansislandgolf.co.nz

Front Nine (Out)¶

Hole 1 — Heasleys · Par 4 · S.I. 13

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	335	3w	3w	3w	3w
White	331	3w	3w	3w	3w
Yellow	303	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

3-wood off Blue/White, driver off the forward Yellow. The right fairway bunker (~180 m) sits near your driver carry off the back tees, so lay to 3-wood and take the short wedge; off Yellow the carry is easy, so driver. Only fairway trouble, and on your safe side — your hook miss is left with no left bunker to punish it. The deep trap short-left of the green is the one to respect; left pin → aim slightly right and let the slope work.

Hole 2 — The Pines · Par 3 · S.I. 15

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	155	5i	5i	6i	6i
White	131	7i	8i	8i	8i
Yellow	130	7i	8i	8i	8i

Triangle green, bunker short-right. The usual right-to-left wind pushes anything left off the green. Big flat area at the back is the bail-out, but leaves an awkward putt to a front pin.

Hole 3 — Stop Bank · Par 5 · S.I. 9

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	465	4i	4i	4i	4i
White	445	4i	4i	4i	4i
Yellow	428	4i	4i	4i	4i

Floodbank OB faces the tee and it's too penal to risk — play a controlled 4-iron (not 100%), never driver. From there it's a standard 3-shot hole. Bunker 40 m short-left, back bunker punishes a long miss. Green feeds right; putts break toward the river.

Hole 4 — Clochmerle · Par 4 · S.I. 1

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	390	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	350	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	334	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Hardest hole on the card. Aim at the right edge of the fairway bunker — long hitters carry it, short hitters lay up, mid-length beware. Green falls away both sides; aim for the high side of the pin. Bunker front-right.

Hole 5 — The Ridge · Par 4 · S.I. 5

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	360	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	339	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w
Yellow	301	3w	3w	3w	3w

Plenty of room off the tee, a touch right is fine. Reaching the rise = a big drive. Large round green, easy to miss left in a crosswind; long leaves a tough chip back.

Hole 6 — Wally's Dip · Par 4 · S.I. 17

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	307	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb
White	301	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb
Yellow	302	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb

Not drivable for most; a long drive left can block you out. Smart play is less than driver to set up the wedge. No green bunkers, but watch the subtle run-offs around the edges.

Hole 7 — Billabong · Par 3 · S.I. 11

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	187	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb
White	165	4i	4i	5i	5i
Yellow	151	5i	6i	6i	6i

Shallow swale across the front — low runners may not get up, so fly it. Big bunker left; if the pin's behind it, aim right and take the two-putt par. Green holds a high approach well.

Hole 8 — Straight Eight · Par 5 · S.I. 7

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	502	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w
White	447	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w
Yellow	419	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w

Dead straight. OB runs the full right side, so favour the left and play away from it — driver when you trust it, 3-wood when you don't. Big trees guard the left halfway down. Finishes on the biggest, flattest green on the course — no bunkers. Closest point to Orana Park.

Hole 9 — Lion's Roar · Par 4 · S.I. 3

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	369	3w	3w	3w	3w
White	334	3w	3w	3w	3w
Yellow	311	4i	4i	4i	4i

Tough close to the front nine. OB right is set wide, but pulling it left finds a fairway bunker then trees that block the approach. Green defended both sides. Middle of the fairway + a precise second is the only par route.

Back Nine (In)¶

Hole 10 — Mountain View · Par 4 · S.I. 14

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	317	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	315	3w	3w	3w	3w
Yellow	301	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb

Driver off Blue, 3-wood off White, hybrid off Yellow — the shorter the tee, the less you need, to leave a full wedge. No fairway bunker; your hook miss is the only watch (long-left is dead). A drive sliding right flirts with the silver birches but that's your safe side. Don't miss pin-high right — the gully there is a hard up-and-down.

Hole 11 — Beeches · Par 3 · S.I. 16

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	130	7i	8i	8i	8i
White	124	8i	8i	9i	9i
Yellow	126	8i	8i	8i	9i

Short — a popular birdie chance — but a subtle false front and a tricky wind. Bunker left, wide shallow one right. On the green, trust the read: putts break less than they look.

Hole 12 — Windy · Par 5 · S.I. 10

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	490	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	445	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	397	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Reachable par 5 for big hitters (plays par 4 off Yellow). Eucalyptus frames the right of the driving zone — aim up the left to cut the corner. Bunkers both sides short; long-right is a tough up-and-down. Front pin is the friendliest.

Hole 13 — Pumphouse · Par 4 · S.I. 4

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	386	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb
White	340	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb
Yellow	327	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb

Driving hole. A straight drive runs through the dogleg into trees — a controlled fade starting left of the lone pine is the shot. No bunkers, but a wide two-tier green; with a low pin, use the slope to feed it close.

Hole 14 — One Tree Hill · Par 4 · S.I. 2

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	404	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	350	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	337	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Driver — a HOOK driver, started right and turned around the dogleg left (sharper than it looks). The famous cabbage tree sits 80 m out — shape the hook around it. A miss right brings trees in; over-cook it and you're through the corner. Toughest on the back. Hidden bunker long-right.

Hole 15 — The Bend · Par 4 · S.I. 6

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	376	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	346	3w	3w	3w	3w
Yellow	307	4i	4i	4i	4i

Demanding tee shot — a soft fade is ideal; straight risks the big eucalyptus and overhanging branches snag a right drift. Large flat round green, but a deep bunker short-right; long clubs can run through.

Hole 16 — Waimak · Par 4 · S.I. 8

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	361	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	326	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	298	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Driver with your soft draw — between the pines and over the crest sets you up; no fairway bunker to carry. Watch over-cooking the draw into the left pines. Two-tier green is wide but deceptively shallow; long is trouble. Hidden bunker left — with that pin, aim right and feed it in.

Hole 17 — Hustler · Par 3 · S.I. 12

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	153	5i	5i	6i	6i
White	142	6i	7i	7i	7i
Yellow	131	7i	8i	8i	8i

Wind makes it play longer than the card — take enough club. Short-right is a tricky rough gully. The lone bunker isn't too menacing; beware fast downhill putts, especially front-left.

Hole 18 — Cabbage Tree · Par 5 · S.I. 18

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	462	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	440	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w	Dr/3w
Yellow	409	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

A hard finish despite the S.I. Cabbage tree centre-right ~210 m demands a precise drive — miss left = blocked, miss right = trouble. Green reachable, slopes back-to-front. Front-left bunker is fine; the right bunker sits 40 m short and deceives. Long = OB. A par is well-earned.

Scorecard¶

Front Nine — Out

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
Par	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	5	4	36
Blue	335	155	465	390	360	307	187	502	369	3070
White	331	131	445	350	339	301	165	447	334	2843
Yellow	303	130	428	334	301	302	151	419	311	2679
S.I.	13	15	9	1	5	17	11	7	3

Back Nine — In

Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
Par	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	36	72
Blue	317	130	490	386	404	376	361	153	462	3079	6149
White	315	124	445	340	350	346	326	142	440	2828	5671
Yellow	301	126	397	327	337	307	298	131	409	2633	5312
S.I.	14	16	10	4	2	6	8	12	18