Course Development 2011 Annual Plan

 

Background

 

In 2003 David Howard from NZ Sport Turf Institute of Dunedin was asked to prepare a master plan for Green Acres future development.

 The report outlined specific improvements for each hole .This report remains the essential development document and has recently been updated and revalidated by the executive.

 The master plan is designed to provide members a course they look forward to playing, can be proud of, and along with visitors get ongoing pleasure from. It looks to create a quality golf course  of medium difficulty with a park like appearance and appropriate wind filtering. ( specific detail is included in the plan )

 To achieve this special features and signature holes are developed.

 For 2011 the development work planned is to establish hole 10 as a special feature par 5, target green over water and strengthen hole number 11 in association with the introduction of the new tee box for 11.

 This involves;

With the new tee box on 11 coming into play in the spring the designed changes need to be made to hole 10 and hole 11 namely;

     Hole 10

-         Create an undulating ,target green, draining to the pond,   to the left of existing green and on an angle to the fairway

-         enlarge and shape the existing pond to bring it into play ( taking the opportunity to make it more shallow from a safety aspect)

-         remove necessary trees in front of new green

-         install one green side bunker on the RHS of green

-         transport shrubs (from the course) and place on RHS of the green in rough about 30-40m in front of the green

  Hole 11

-         re-orientate the present outline of the green to be on more of an angle to the present outline

-         move the bunker to behind the green

-         enlarge swale in front of the green to extend the full length of the green

-         reshape the fairway to new shape aligning to the new tee box

-         provide tee box protection

 Swale -form swale on LHS of 7 green

 Hollows -remove greenside bunker on LHS of 16 green and form a large grass hollow in this area that extends up behind the green

 Mounds – construct 4 mounds as part of the dog leg on fairway 5

 Tee box – construct a ladies tee box on hole 10 similar to 17