Thames Golf Club

Thames Golf Club is situated on St Highway 26 about 6kms from Thames on the Paeroa side of Kopu. It is an attractive 18 hole course featuring flat, tree lined fairways interwoven with fairways on more challenging terrain.


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The Course

No.1: 

148 m. Par 3. No.13 stroke hole.
10 m. trees on the right about 30 m. from the tee. Fenced along the KiriKiri Stream indicating "Out of Bounds". Large split level green.

No. 2: 

361 m. Par 4. No.1 stroke hole.
Straight fairway. Mature trees down right. fence on left is "Out of bounds". 80-100 m from the tee on the left is another old elevated tee with a large willow tree leaning out to narrow the fairway. Oblong green at the base of the hillface.

No.3: 

294 m. Par 4. No. 3 Stroke hole.
Slight dog-leg to right. fairway to elevated green. Rise of approximately 15 metres from tee to green. Left fence is "Out of bounds". Right is GUR where past storm damage is being repaired, new trees planted. Often a blind approach to the green. Oblong undulating green

No. 4: 

269 m. Par 4. No. 15 Stroke hole.
Straight par four. Fence on left is out of bounds. GUR on right where new trees have been planted. Tee to green is a rise of approximately 10 metres. Blind approach to surface of oval green


No. 5: 
295 m. Par 4. No. 7 Stroke hole

No. 6: 
270 m. Par 4. No. 9 Stroke hole

No.7: 
351 m. Par 4. No. 5 Stroke hole.
Elevated tee , fairway has vigorous slope to the right of fairway. Approximately 20 metres from top of fairway to the bottom. Blind approach to the green from the bottom right of fairway. Mature trees either side of the fairway. Flat round green trees and shrubs 5 metres behind green.

No. 8: 
166 m. Par 3. No. 17 Stroke Hole.
Short Par three from elevated tee. 25m drop down to a round green.

No. 9: 4
31 m. Par. 5 . No. 11 Stroke hole.
Flat fairway, mature trees either side. Dog-leg to the right approximately 280 meters from tee. Flat approach to the round undulating green.

Front 9: 
2585 m. Par. 35

No. 10: 
167 m. Par 3. No. 3 Stroke hole.
Straight fairway to hole. Lateral water hazard (creek) 5-10 m from the tee. Creek on the right of the fairway is "Out of Bounds". Mounds to right and left in front of the green. Round front sloping green.

No. 11: 
382 m. Par 4. No. 2 Stroke hole.
Elevated tee, flat fairway with right dog-leg approximately 240 meters from tee. Hazard drain on right from tee and along 16th fairway. Mature trees either side of fairway. Flat approach to flat green.

No.12: 
272 m. Par 4. No. 8 Stroke hole.

No.13: 
260 m. Par 4. No. 6 Stroke hole

No. 14: 
103 m. Par 3. No. 14 Stroke hole

No. 15:
396 m. Par 5. No. 16 Stroke hole.

No. 16: 
346 m. Par 4. No. 4 Stroke hole.
Flat fairway dog leg-leg to left approximatley 200 meters from tee. Hazard drain on left. "Out of bounds" fence on left. Mature trees on right and about 100 metres out from the tee on the left. Oval front facing green.

No. 17: 
280 m. Pa5 4. No. 18 Stroke hole.
Elevated tee. Flat fairway, dog-leg right about 200 metres from tee. .
Flat oval green.

No. 18: 
280 m. Par 4. No. 12 Stroke hole.
Flat fairway with mature trees either side of the fairway. Dog-leg right about 140 metres from the tee. Hazard drain on left from dog-leg to green. Open approach to the round front facing green.

Back 9: 2494 m. Par 35

Back 9: 2494 m Par 35

Front 9: 2585 m. Par 35

Total: 5079 m. Par 70.