TSF Golf Club
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Well then....would be rude not to eh.<br />
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I've only recently got back in to the game. Joined the ("Royal") Apiti Golf Club - only $90 for the year and gets me all affiliated etc. One more card and I'll have a handicap again.<br />
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Could probably do with some new sticks. Might be on the xmas list. -
I need to get back into the game, and get some new sticks too!, still a member at the club I grew up on, only $140 full membership, just need to actually play!<br />
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Have played 4 rounds of matchplay in the past 12 months and 2 Ambrose! -
Yeah, I'm keen.<br />
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PLay Whangamata and Lakes resort or play Whangamata and then can a hole on the little 9 hole course <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
Was the TSF golf day the one that The Eagle organised?<br />
I have vague memories of meeting Hooroo at London Bridge Station and playing golf in a lightning storm.... and WTW almost taking my head off when using the driver he borrowed off me and not holding on to it when he swung....<br />
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Well Eagle and I didn't win as we went in once the Lightning arrived. I remember you taking the mick out of us for being soft, but it was easy for you to say that as you would always be the last to be struck... even on tip-toes <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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Thanks for all those suggestions, guys. Sounds like Rotorua Golf club and Lakeview are the go.<br />
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I can return the favour if people are coming to Nelson.<br />
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If you're a good player and want to play the best courses - I'd say Greenacres, Nelson Golf Club and Motueka.<br />
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If you want spectacular - Ta$man on the Kina Peninsula - it's really a 9 hole course, but very playable and world class views on a sunny day. Very relaxed.<br />
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Totaradale in Wakefield is also pretty relaxed - 9 holes, but again very playable.<br />
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Golden Downs even more relaxed - we were there mid-summer weekend at midday and the only people on the course. Left green fees in the honesty box. Has NZ's longest hole!!! But actually quite well maintained considering. <br />
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Redstone is a private 9 hole course. Again very relaxed. Usually hardly anyone there. It's very short and the greens are dodgy, but it's got some fun features like an island hole. For a hacker like me it's a fun course - wouldn't recommend for a serious golfer.<br />
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Waahi Takaro it's handy to Nelson city. I've played there a couple of times, but didn't really like it - mainly because I largely prefer the relaxed and deserted country courses. Unaffiliated green fees at Ta$man, Totaradale, Golden Downs and Redstone are all less than $20. I think Greenacres is about $40, Nelson probably more ($48 I checked). The others I'd think about $30, but can't remember. -
When I lived in the Rai Valley I used to play Green Acres and Nelson golf club quite a bit. They are awesome.<br />
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I reckon there are about 5 golf clubs with NZ's longest hole. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> There is a 600 metre par 5 at Wairaki, I think -
[url="http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/Schools-Stories/Tapawera-community/Golden-Downs-Golf-Course"]http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/Schools-Stories/Tapawera-community/Golden-Downs-Golf-Course[/url]<br />
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Google suggests 660 metres for Golden Downs - they adjusted their tees to make it NZ's longest, so hopefully someone did their research right and trumped the others....for now. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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That makes it one of the worls longest Par 5's.<br />
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Here are a few long Par five and Par six holes I quickly retreived from Google<br />
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[i]The Links Golf Course, Post Falls, Idaho, #9, 777 yards, par 6<br />
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Farmstead Golf Links, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, #18, 767 yards, par 6<br />
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Black Mountain Golf Club, Black Mountain, North Carolina, #17, 747 yards, par 6<br />
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Turquoise Valley Golf Course, Naco Arizona, #15, 747 yards, par 6<br />
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The Gallery Golf Club, Marana, Arizona, #9, 725 yards, par 5<br />
(longest par 5 in US)<br />
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Ashley Plantation Golf Course, Daleville, Virginia, #14, 721 yards, par 6<br />
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Promontory Golf Course, Park City, Utah, #3, 720 yards, par 5<br />
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Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, #12, 716 yards, par 5<br />
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Meadow Farms Golf Course, Locust Grove, Virginia, #12, 841 yards, par 6<br />
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Spring Lake Golf Resort, Sebring, Florida, #6, 800 yards, par 6[/i] -
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Good point, If it is straight and you can see the green, it's the ole 'I'll have a go at that'.....Three seconds later, Reload -
They probably would just have to be on good terms with the local forestry company and do some chainsawing to make it longer. You could pretty much have a tee at Murchison and only have to hit over one public road. Though would need some chainsawing on DoC lands... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
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[quote name='Hooroo' timestamp='1369184697' post='367230']<br />
When I lived in the Rai Valley I used to play Green Acres and Nelson golf club quite a bit. They are awesome.<br />
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I reckon there are about 5 golf clubs with NZ's longest hole. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> There is a 600 metre par 5 at Wairaki, I think<br />
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Hole 11, the Black tees (535m) at the WHangarei course into the wind; I once played a great drive, a great 3 wood and a 5 iron into a par 5! Felt like the longest par 5 I had ever played!<br />
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As for the TSF golf day, it certainly wasnt me that won, but yeah, the conditions were no conducive to much good golf anyway, thats my excuse and I'm sticking with it! I did get lost in London the drive home though, when I was trying to stay out of London, that was fun... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> -
So where's everyone's favourite courses?<br />
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I've always had a soft spot for Pupuke (www.pupukegolf.co.nz/) where I first joined up when I was 13 years old. Did 5 or 6 years there playing pennants etc and had a lot of coaching from the pro there Rory Moore. Its a nice little course in the middle of suburbia. Pretty short and tight in parts and a bit of a goat track but always had awesome greens.<br />
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I've also always been a big fan of the Grange too in Auckland as well [url="http://www.grangegolfclub.co.nz"]http://www.grangegolfclub.co.nz[/url] which I hear is most likely gonna merge with Middlemore to free up some land for residential housing etc. Not that long a course but a good thinking players course and the first place I ever broke 80.<br />
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Also love the links style courses. Locally Muriwai is always good, especially in winter but up north right on the 90 is Kaitaia Golf Course ([url="http://www.kaitaiagolfclub.co.nz/"]http://www.kaitaiagolfclub.co.nz/[/url]) which I reckon is magic. Links course with country charm. -
Because i am a flash fluffybunny (who is shit at golf) these are the two ip lay the most here in Cairns.<br />
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I have a silver membership here, the beautiful Paradise Palms Country Club<br />
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[url="http://www.paradisepalms.com.au/pages/Golf.html"]http://www.paradisepalms.com.au/pages/Golf.html[/url]<br />
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It's great fun, but pretty hard, gets tight in too many places, and i refuse to go off the beaten track chasing balls, too many snakes and shit.<br />
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Or i head up to Port Douglas and tag along on a mates membership to this joint<br />
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[url="http://www.seatemplegolf.com.au/golfclub/golf.html"]http://www.seatemplegolf.com.au/golfclub/golf.html[/url]<br />
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It's pretty fucking long, and too many annoyingly placed hazards. Crocs in some of the water too. Beautiful to play though. That fat piston wristed gibbon Clive Palmer recently bought it for $7M, ridiculously cheap. -
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If you're a good player and want to play the best courses - I'd say Greenacres, Nelson Golf Club and Motueka.<br />
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I know a bloke doing some junior golf coaching at Motueka - played with him over here for a season before he had to go back to inzid. Mad keen golfer and plays rugby for Riwaka B's.<br />
