NELSON GOLF CLUB
Kings Causeway, Brierfield , Nelson, NZ, Nelson, New Zealand | NELSON GOLF CLUB

Nelson Golf Club

The Nelson Golf Club is a prime example of these truths of New Zealand golf. The course is set in the flat flood plain between the Nelson airport and the Tasman Bay, a deceptively calm body of water sheltered from the often churning waters of the Tasman Sea and the Cook Strait. Nelson city is little more than a driver and a 3-iron away from the course. It is a small city (population under 30,000) on the north coast of New Zealand's South Island, and a mere 35-minute flight due west of New Zealand's capital, Wellington. The city is blessed with the sunniest climate in the country, and is tucked between some notable mountains and a fabulous coastline (especially at the Abel Tasman National Park). Despite its small size, the city offers some of the best dining in New Zealand, being the primary urban center of the South Island's wine-producing region which has recently taken on world class status

Course comments

The course bills itself as a links, and, given its sandy subsoil and three seaside holes (numbers 2, 6, and 14), there is fair justification for the billing. However, most of the course is not of the flavor of Scotland or Ireland links courses. Instead, once away from the sea edge you might think the course is primarily parkland, for there are plenty of low hills and mature trees defining most of the course. But on a windy day, a stiff sea breeze will affect every hole on the course, forcing shot makers to keep the ball trajectory low between the windbreaks of tall trees

Nelson: Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 6299 metres - Coolabar category 3 parkland-links.