Waitikiri¶

Waitikiri Golf Club · 111 Waitikiri Drive · Par 71. A.R. Blank's 1930s parkland design, famous for its 13 dogleg holes. Hole names, descriptions, doglegs and hazards are layered in from the club's official hole-by-hole guide; Blue/White distances verified against the club card. Par-3 clubs are computed from distance & temperature; par-⅘ default to driver. (Men's tees shown; the club also runs a forward tee.)

Phone 03 383 1400 · Web www.waitikirigolf.co.nz

Front Nine (Out)¶

Hole 1 — Westward Ho · Par 4 · S.I. 15

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	320	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	308	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Short opener but accuracy is everything — hazard left, trees right. Gently sloping green bunkered front-right and left.

Hole 2 — Sedge · Par 4 · S.I. 1

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	365	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	356	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Tight dogleg left. Drive must avoid the trees left and stay up on the plateau to open the narrow green, bunkered both sides. Hardest hole on the card.

Hole 3 — Target · Par 3 · S.I. 5

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	197	3w	3w	Hyb	Hyb
White	177	Hyb	Hyb	4i	4i

Long uphill par 3 — long iron or rescue. Bunker right; sharp falloff left and through the back. Par is a very good score.

Hole 4 — A. R. B. · Par 5 · S.I. 17

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	457	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	442	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Birdie chance. Aim at the left fairway bunker to open the green; beware water ~20 m short-left and tight OB down the right. Very wide green.

Hole 5 — Cracroft · Par 4 · S.I. 3

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	382	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	356	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Demanding dogleg — drive must be straight to the corner; wayward either way leaves a long second to a raised, shallow green. Bunker right of the green.

Hole 6 — The Gap · Par 4 · S.I. 11

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	349	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	335	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Plays longer into the easterly. Drive must split the left fairway bunker and trees right. Raised green slopes away to the back and left.

Hole 7 — Casbolt · Par 4 · S.I. 7

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	388	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	362	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Premium on accuracy — hazard right, trees left. Demanding second to a narrow two-tier green bunkered both sides.

Hole 8 — Poplar · Par 4 · S.I. 13

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	347	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	340	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Beware the poplars ~170 m off the tee left. Aim left of the fairway bunker to open the green, which slopes back-to-front. Bunkers both sides.

Hole 9 — McKenzie · Par 3 · S.I. 9

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	176	Hyb	Hyb	4i	4i
White	165	4i	4i	5i	5i

Very tight long par 3. Raised two-tier green falls away on three sides with bunkers left and right — par here is excellent.

Back Nine (In)¶

Hole 10 — Bridge · Par 5 · S.I. 14

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	462	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	448	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Risk-and-reward par 5 reachable in two, but the creek left of the trees must be avoided. Laying up leaves a short-iron third.

Hole 11 — Terrace · Par 5 · S.I. 10

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	505	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	493	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Long par 5 — drive over the hill, slightly left. Green guarded by trees right and bunkers left; the two-tier surface makes putting tricky.

Hole 12 — Simmy · Par 3 · S.I. 16

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	133	7i	7i	8i	8i
White	123	8i	8i	9i	9i

Tight short hole — hitting the green is a must, with sand left and a sharp drop-away right. Flat putting surface.

Hole 13 — Mercer's Corner · Par 4 · S.I. 8

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	344	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	344	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Sharp dogleg left — long iron or rescue to the apex. Mid-to-long iron to a long 40 m green; be up to avoid three-putts. Bunkers both sides.

Hole 14 — Goff · Par 4 · S.I. 12

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	338	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	316	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Premium on an accurate drive to the corner of the dogleg, avoiding the trees left. Short iron to a wide two-tier green bunkered both sides.

Hole 15 — Three Oaks · Par 4 · S.I. 2

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	404	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	379	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Toughest par 4 on the course. Drive straight to the bottom of the hill; the second can be blind. Avoid the trees right short of the long narrow green.

Hole 16 — The Knoll · Par 4 · S.I. 6

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	370	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	344	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Drive left of centre — anything right is blocked by trees. Good drive leaves mid-to-long iron to a kidney-shaped green that runs very fast back-to-front.

Hole 17 — Sou' West · Par 3 · S.I. 18

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	137	7i	7i	7i	8i
White	137	7i	7i	7i	8i

Short but exposed to the southerly. Watch the trees left and short; wide green with bunkers front and left.

Hole 18 — Waitikiri · Par 4 · S.I. 4

Tee	Dist (m)	6°C	13°C	20°C	27°C
Blue	408	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr
White	392	Dr	Dr	Dr	Dr

Excellent finisher — trouble both sides off the tee. A good drive leaves a second to a large green sloping gently back-to-front.

Scorecard¶

Front Nine — Out

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT
Par	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	35
Blue	320	365	197	457	382	349	388	347	176	2981
White	308	356	177	442	356	335	362	340	165	2841
S.I.	15	1	5	17	3	11	7	13	9

Back Nine — In

Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
Par	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	36	71
Blue	462	505	133	344	338	404	370	137	408	3101	6082
White	448	493	123	344	316	379	344	137	392	2976	5817
S.I.	14	10	16	8	12	2	6	18	4