Holes 1 - 9 (front nine)

Hole No. 1 - Par 4
Year 1
  • Plant out south side with evergreens
  • Plant out dogleg landing areas with deciduous (must then be played as dogleg)
  • New blue tee +20m (need to trim 2 branches) right of track. Already being trialed....
  • Plant Sth. Slope of tee with Viburnum
  • Move white tee marker back 15m
  • Move yellow tee marker back 10m
  • Add mounds to right front approach to green
  • Add mounds to right edge of dog leg fairway
Year 3
  • Remove right hand gum @ green
Year 4
  • Remove left gum (left fairway)
  • Make bunker into grass bunker
Year 6
  • Remove left gum @ green
Logic
  • Make this hole play as a dogleg by killing landing areas on right side and entry to the green.
  • Shift green westward to make hole longer? Cost verse benefit?
Hole No. 2 - Par 3
Year 1
  • More plantings south side fairway
  • Add 8m to front of white tee (new yellow tee 126m)
Year 2
  • Remove bunker and make into grass bunker/mounds
  • Add mounds to front of green
  • Add green entry fairway
Logic
  • This green is often a lottery green when frozen or in dry conditions
  • The bunker is normally in poor condition
  • Gives a different yellow tee length
  • Offers a genuine landing area all year
  • Enlarge and undulate green?
Hole No. 3 - Par 5
Year 1
  • Add 8m to white tee (move marker back10-15m)?
  • Add 180m marker
  • Develop blue tee
  • Move fairway to the right 5m (off tee—230m) Trialing at present.
  • Tree line south side of fairway especially on point of dogleg.
  • Add small mounds to front right of green
  • Plant trees in right triangle fairway/out of bounds hedge /4th tee
  • Possibly move ladies tee slightly to the right to give them better alignment. The frost problem would be no worse than the men’s tee.
Logic
  • This hole has been problematic for many years because of danger to No. 5 green.
  • By moving fairway to the right and adding some length and rewarding a good tee shot will overcome most of these issues.
Hole No. 4 - Wainoni, Par 3
Year 1
  • Add kidney to blue tee (extra 12m from current blue) Being done as fill available.
  • Move white marker back 8m
  • Move yellow back 6m
  • Move O/B in from existing tree line by green. Or leave as is.
  • Widen fairway.
  • Possibly an out of bounds beyond the track behind the green.
Logic
  • Increase size of tee as only half can be used in winter and being par 3 gets cut up.
  • Yellow tee always on the front (gives a different length yellow par 3)
  • Gives a different length blue par 3 than No.16
Hole No. 5 - Par 4
Year 1
  • Tree line south side of fairway (evergreen)
  • Add trees to north side (deciduous)
  • Add small mounds to edge of fairway (maybe three grass bunkers/mounds)
Logic
  • Reward a good shot.
  • Disadvantage poor shot.
  • Hole cannot be lengthened
Hole No. 6 - Par 4
Year 1
  • Plant out south side of faiway (evergreen). Plant out vacant triangle between 6 & 7.
  • Plant out north side (deciduous) to stop No.3 blue tee access
  • Develop new blue tee beside No.3 yellow tee or between 3 yellow and 6 tee as is being trialed. Would need a safety screen.
Year 2
  • Add fairway mounds/contours
  • Add greenside grass bunker
Logic
  • This will be the signature par 4 on the front nine
  • Rewards good shots
  • Adding fairway grass bunkers and trees will add character to the hole.
  • Add safety to stop play on no.3 hole onto the very dry landing area at the start of fairway to easily reach no. 3 green in 2 shots
Hole No. 7 - Par 5
Year 1
  • Add out of bounds to right side of hole, from shed to practice green
  • Plant out south side of fairway (evergreens)
  • Plant north side (deciduous)
  • Develop left greenside grass bunker
  • Plant evergreen tree south side of green
  • Flatten tee.
  • Add blue 180m marker
Year 5
  • Add grass bunkers/contours fairway
Logic
  • Reward good shots
  • Add character to hole
  • Stop play onto practice area rewarding a poor shot.
Hole No. 8 - Par 3
Year 1
  • Move white marker back 10m
  • Even out tee.
Year 2
  • Remove right gum beside bridge
  • left fairway grass bunker
Logic
  • Gives yellow tee room to move
  • Hole reasonably well developed for future
  • Maybe add a couple of evergreen trees to enhance character in winter.
  • Add large undulations east of green
  • Plant back and sides of tee with Vibernum
Hole No. 9 - Par 4
Year 1
  • Develop into dogleg left.
  • Add new dogleg blue tee (plus 10m)
  • Trim 2 branches for blue tee
  • Add new dogleg white tee
  • Plant out all left side of hole and plant trees on right of fairway. Currently no penalty for a sliced shot as it is open to the green.
  • Mow new dogleg fairway line.
  • Let rough grow in No.9 and No.1 triangle or plant more trees.
Year 3
  • Add fairway mounds/grass bunkers.
Logic
  • This is easily to poorest hole on the course.
  • This hole can easily have challenge and character added