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| First green, frost cleared to hill |
Had a couple of spare hours this morning before a lunch appointment and we were staying at the Wairakei Resort so decided to play their 9 hole course.
Perfect day for golf - beautiful blue skies and not a breath of wind.
Unfortunately, that meant we had a frost so the greens were frozen and we couldn't start until 10.30.
I didn't have very high expectations of the course, as they must get a lot of hackers on it, which usually means divots everywhere and bumpy greens.
The green fees were $15 for 9 holes and we were pleasantly surprised by the course, though I certainly wouldn't pay $30 to make up an 18 hole round.
The course consists of four par 3's, three par 4's, and two par 5's which adds up to a par of 34.
The first hole is a short, straight forward par 4, which 3 out of 4 of us parred. Most of the greens are like upside down saucers, so if you pull or push your shot to the green, it's going to run off the side. But the greens are a little on the slow side, so chipping isn't too tricky. The greens are very consistent.
The second hole is a short par 4 along the side of a hill, so no matter where you hit your drive, you're going to end up on the left. From where you'll probably only have half a wedge.
The green was still frozen when we played it. I thought the ice would slow down my ball but it reacted like a curling stone and shot through the back.
Bogey.
The third hole is a dogleg par 5. One of the better holes, with a long two-tiered green, dropping away to the left.
I'd consider the fifth hole the signature hole. It's a 132 metre par 3 where you're hitting up to a seriously elevated two-tiered green. I was short right but the ball was sitting up nicely in the rough and my gap wedge lipped out.
Easy par.
The handicaps in our four were 4, 7, 9 and 29 and we all really enjoyed the course. We scored 37, 38, 36, and 52 respectively.
It's always a buzz to break 40, even if the course is a short par 34.
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| Seventh tee, Wairakei thermal activity in background |
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