Russley¶

Russley Golf Club · 428 Memorial Ave · Par 72. Parkland course with a back nine redesigned by Greg Turner. Pars, stroke indexes, Black/Blue/White/Yellow distances and per-hole descriptions, doglegs & hazards are from the club's official course guide. Holes are unnamed on the card. Par-3 clubs are computed from distance & temperature; par-⅘ default to driver.

Phone 03 358 4748 · Web www.russleygolfclub.co.nz

Front Nine (Out)¶

Hole 1 · Par 4 · S.I. 15

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	303	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	295	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	285	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	271	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Straightforward opener that tempts longer hitters to go for the green. A back pin on the small upper tier tests distance control; close bunkers both sides catch wayward approaches.

Hole 2 · Par 5 · S.I. 11

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	473	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	465	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	439	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	406	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

OB down the entire right pushes you left, but too far left brings trees and rough that block the second. Long green, narrow at the front, bunkered both sides with heavy rough right.

Hole 3 · Par 4 · S.I. 3

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	368	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	368	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	356	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	303	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

An accurate drive sets up a straight approach to a fairly level green. Trees right catch the slice; too far left leaves a recovery under overhanging pine branches.

Hole 4 · Par 4 · S.I. 9

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	424	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	372	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	350	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	310	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Into the prevailing easterly, demanding a straight drive — misses both ways leave awkward recoveries. Bunkers short-left and right of a gently sloping green; a low runner up the green is an option.

Hole 5 · Par 5 · S.I. 5

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	504	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	492	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	481	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	459	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Long par 5 with bunkers right off the tee, though the right side opens up the second. The lake fronting the long green is the main hazard — only the longest get home in good conditions.

Hole 6 · Par 3 · S.I. 17

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	153	5i	5i	6i	6i
Blue	143	6i	6i	7i	7i
White	129	7i	8i	8i	8i
Yellow	120	8i	9i	9i	9i

Shortish par 3 with bunkering and water right; a pull or hook also finds sand left. Back pins are toughest on a contoured green.

Hole 7 · Par 4 · S.I. 7

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	400	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	370	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	358	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	313	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Stay underneath the hole on a deceptively sloped green. A small bunker right catches many drives; too far left leaves a long approach tangled with trees and heavy rough.

Hole 8 · Par 4 · S.I. 1

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	396	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	396	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	365	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	335	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Hardest hole on the card. Large bunkers both sides of the tee shot guard a narrow opening; a straight ball or draw is ideal. Long approach to a multi-tiered green, with a bunker and swales short-right.

Hole 9 · Par 3 · S.I. 13

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	179	Hyb	Hyb	Hyb	4i
Blue	172	Hyb	4i	4i	4i
White	154	5i	5i	6i	6i
Yellow	133	7i	7i	8i	8i

Sloping tiered green where difficulty rises as the pin moves to the smaller back targets. Off the back tee to a back pin it tests everyone — favour short of the pin rather than long.

Back Nine (In)¶

Hole 10 · Par 4 · S.I. 2

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	405	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	397	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	371	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	337	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

A gentle fade off the tee avoids the small bunker left and the large pine ~100 m out. The upside-down-saucer green sheds mishits well away from the pin — par is a good score.

Hole 11 · Par 4 · S.I. 10

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	411	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	395	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	348	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	320	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

A straight ball or power fade avoids the tee bunkering; the left side is the better line in. Large pines right block approaches to middle and back-right pins if you drive down the right.

Hole 12 · Par 5 · S.I. 14

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	501	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	492	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	473	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	451	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Looks wide open, but tee shots right are blocked out by large trees; rough pinches the fairway by the left bunker. Longer hitters carry the bunkers ~50 m short of the green.

Hole 13 · Par 3 · S.I. 18

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	168	4i	4i	4i	5i
Blue	159	4i	5i	5i	5i
White	141	6i	7i	7i	7i
Yellow	123	8i	8i	9i	9i

Short par 3 with bunkers left and right. The large sloping oval green yields plenty of three-putts from distance, so club selection is key to avoid a long first putt.

Hole 14 · Par 4 · S.I. 12

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	335	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	340	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	326	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	294	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Short dogleg right but not easy. Longer hitters can fly the corner trees to drive the green; a strong fade with a fairway metal is ideal. Two bunkers wait for the hook/pull into a wide, shallow, raised green.

Hole 15 · Par 4 · S.I. 6

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	408	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	397	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	352	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	306	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

A straight drive or slight fade sets up the approach; closely mown surrounds funnel short and left shots into hollows well from the pin. Stay below the hole on this contoured green.

Hole 16 · Par 4 · S.I. 4

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	394	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	383	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	354	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	325	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

A straight ball or slight fade opens the green; avoid the trees right and favour the left of an undulating fairway. The back of this deep green slopes away, demanding an accurate approach.

Hole 17 · Par 3 · S.I. 8

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	201	3w	3w	3w	3w
Blue	194	3w	3w	Hyb	Hyb
White	161	4i	5i	5i	5i
Yellow	135	7i	7i	8i	8i

Challenging long par 3, especially off the back tees, to a well-contoured green ringed by bunkers. A high shot is favoured; short hitters can funnel it on through the open front and trust the lag putt.

Hole 18 · Par 5 · S.I. 16

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Black	461	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Blue	461	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	439	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
Yellow	378	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Shortish par 5 and a birdie chance to finish. Bunkers both sides catch wayward drives, and a deep bunker front-left guards the green. A high, spinning approach holds best, especially to left pins.

Scorecard¶

Front Nine — Out

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
Par	4	5	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	36
Black	303	473	368	424	504	153	400	396	179	3200
Blue	295	465	368	372	492	143	370	396	172	3073
White	285	439	356	350	481	129	358	365	154	2917
Yellow	271	406	303	310	459	120	313	335	133	2650
S.I.	15	11	3	9	5	17	7	1	13

Back Nine — In

Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	3	5	36	72
Black	405	411	501	168	335	408	394	201	461	3284	6484
Blue	397	395	492	159	340	397	383	194	461	3218	6291
White	371	348	473	141	326	352	354	161	439	2965	5882
Yellow	337	320	451	123	294	306	325	135	378	2669	5319
S.I.	2	10	14	18	12	6	4	8	16