Mataura Golf Course
Southland · 9 greens mapped
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The greens here
9 greens at Mataura have been mapped from the national LiDAR survey — 3,076 m² of putting surface altogether, with a median green of 336 m². The national median is 397 m², so these run 15% smaller than average.
- Steepest green: hole 6, averaging 2.7% and falling west.
- Flattest green: hole 7, at 0.1%.
- Most internal fall: hole 5, 0.65 m between its low and high point.
- Largest green: hole 5, 451 m².
Every green
| Green | Size | Fall | Avg grade | Runs off to the |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole 1 | 343 m² | 0.46 m | 2.4% | west |
| Hole 2 | 302 m² | 0.40 m | 2.1% | south |
| Hole 3 | 311 m² | 0.22 m | 0.8% | north-east |
| Hole 4 | 360 m² | 0.37 m | 1.4% | east |
| Hole 5 | 451 m² | 0.65 m | 2.5% | east |
| Hole 6 | 336 m² | 0.53 m | 2.7% | west |
| Hole 7 | 282 m² | 0.16 m | 0.1% | west |
| Hole 8 | 280 m² | 0.34 m | 1.3% | east |
| Hole 9 | 412 m² | 0.24 m | 0.7% | east |
“Fall” is the height difference between the lowest and highest point of the putting surface. “Avg grade” is the best-fit plane across it — a green can average 2% and still have a shelf on it, which is what the app shows and a table cannot.
Where these numbers come from
Heights come from Land Information New Zealand’s 1 m LiDAR elevation survey (Southland, 2020-2023), published openly under CC BY 4.0. Green outlines and hole numbers come from OpenStreetMap under the Open Database Licence. Slope uncertainty on this course works out at ±0.15%.
Slope is measured. Break is modelled — the read in the app is a physics simulation of a ball rolling over the measured surface, and it knows nothing about grain or moisture. The survey predates any green rebuilt since 2023. More about how this is made.