Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch, South Island, 8051

Overview

Clearwater Golf Club

40A Clearwater Avenue

Christchurch, NZSOUTH, 8051

New Zealand

Tel:	+64 3 360 2146
Pro:	+64 3 360 2146
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Clearwater Golf Club

Clearwater Golf course is one of New Zealand's premier golfing experiences.

The par 72 championship layout features five tee positions giving players of all levels the opportunity to enjoy the course.

Walk in the footsteps of Clearwater graduates such as Jason Dufner, Bubba Watson and rising women's golf star Lydia Ko on our manicured fairways and greens surrounded by natural spring-fed lakes.

The course features both the standard Par 72 championship layout (5 tees) and an Executive Par 60 course designed by Sir Bob Charles. As you would expect, the course offers superb practice areas, a fleet of modern electric golf carts (with free GPS) and well-equipped changing rooms with secure lockers.

After your golf you will be welcomed into The Member Lounge, providing excellent views of the 18th green and the final fairway (where championships have been won and lost) from the comfort of leather lounge chairs, or the enclosed deck area.

The Member Lounge features an extensive menu and a wine list featuring award-winning local and national wines, along with international beer choices and a range of soft drinks.

Visitors are most welcome.

Course Information

Par:	72
Length (m):	5435
Architect:	Sir Bob Charles
Design Year:	2002

Playing Tips

1	Par 4, Length 393m Strong dog-leg left with generous landing zone and subtle contour. Wetland on the left, stream on the right. The green is guarded both left and right. A tough but fair opening hole.
2	Par 5, Length 521m Aim for the centre of the bunkers if you move the ball left to right. This should set you up in the middle of the fairway. From here the green may look close but it is still a solid 3 wood or more away. A 5-6 iron from the side 4 bunkers will lay you up before the two pot bunkers. A 3-4 iron will carry them. Recommendation - stay left, the wetland on the right is lethal.
3	Par 4, Length 329m Short par 4 with waste bunker on right. Bunkers on the left, at the turn in the fairway, look a lot closer than they actually are, creating a bit of indecision in club selection. The landing zone is generous, although it doesn't look it from the fairway. The green is two tiered and narrow with drop offs on all sides. Very tough pin placement back left of the upper terrace.
4	Par 3, Length 155m A beautiful par 3 with elevated tees playing across wetland, playing toward the south. A large beach side bunker protects the front and right sides of the tee, making the tough pin placements anywhere on the right. Should play relatively easily, except when the wind is a nor'westerly.
5	Par 5, Length 549m Longest hole. Ideal shot is a low, long drive. Cross bunkers and wetland on left at second landing zone present 3 options. Lay up short and have a long iron into the green; play a long iron/wood and carry the bunkers leaving a mid iron into the green; or attempt the green in two, but only if pin is front middle. Lay up short on green on third shot to avoid the deep left bunker.
6	Par 4, Length 384m Mid length Par 4. Wetland on the left, virtually out of play, except for the hook. Bunkers left and right of the landing zone at 225m with generous fairway width of 45m. Green is protected by a deep pot bunker placed at the middle front of the green. Ideal drive is played down the left of the fairway, which will open the green up if the pin position is front or back left.
7	Par 4, Length 352m Well placed bunkers left and right complicate the decision from the tee on this shorter par 4. If the pin is tucked to the left then be sure to play to the heart of the green.
8	Par 4, Length 370m Scenic hole and stunning views down the lake. Stay left for the obvious reason. For the approach it is better to be a little short and left than long and right.
9	Par 3, Length 187m Beautifully designed Par 3, water carry off all tees. Bunkers guard front and middle left of green. Careful club selection required if pin placement is at rear of green.
10	Par 5, Length 530m Stay to the right off the tee. Shorter hitters can play the line of the bunkers. Lefties beware. Choose your lay-up area carefully and beware of OB to the right. The green is deep and slightly terraced.
11	Par 3, Length 174m A very scenic par 3. Beautifully enclosed green protected by the feature beach bunker.
12	Par 4, Length 366m You need to be centre fairway off the tee. The green has a very narrow entrance flanked by bunkers.
13	Par 4, Length 416m A long, but fair par 4. 150m water carry off the back tees, with the lake defining the left side of the fairway. Right hand fairway bunker and existing willow tree frame the landing zone. Be wary of over clubbing when playing down wind. Long iron into a long receptive green with a beach bunker on the front left side, and bail out area on the right.
14	Par 5, Length 475m The further you drive the tighter the converging streams make the fairway. Aggressive, risky play offers the reward of being able to go for the green in 2. However, that requires that you also make a water carry of 180m. From the second landing into the green is a mere 60m, but if you are chasing a birdie, accuracy is imperative as the green is quite large.
15	Par 4, Length 336m The elevated tees make this a great driving hole. The hole, from the tee, appears easy with just one small well placed bunker in sight. The small green, which is located on a peninsula partially set into the lake, will demand pin point accuracy from the golfer. All pin placements near the greens edge will be tough, as it drops away on all sides.
16	Par 3, Length 185m An absolute gem of a hole. Beautiful, but treacherous. A 165m water carry to a stone faced green. Bunkers front left and mid right frame the green to make a beautiful composition. A great challenge coming into the final few holes.
17	Par 4, Length 404m The 17th is a long par 4 and a real make or break hole. Play out to the right and lay up short of the large pot bunkers. From the landing zone play a mid to long iron into an elevated green but be aware of the deep and concealed pot bunker at the front right of the green. The green is long and narrow, falling away to the left.
18	Par 4, Length 407m A strong and demanding finish to our championship course. The tee shot needs to start on the traps and move back to the fairway to avoid the OB right and the obvious lake to the left. The green is deeper than it appears for the approach shot but beware being long and wet!