Golf courses in Nelson
3 courses · 46 greens mapped
The greens in Nelson
46 greens across 3 courses have been mapped from the national LiDAR survey — 19,022 m² of putting surface, with a median green of 408 m². That is within a few percent of the national median of 397 m². The median grade is 1.88%, 0.40 points gentler than the national median of 2.28%.
- Steepest greens: Takaka Golf Club, averaging 2.6% across its 10 greens.
- Gentlest greens: Nelson Golf Club, averaging 1.5%.
- Single steepest green: hole 3 at Takaka Golf Club, 4.5%.
- Most internal fall: hole 8 at Takaka Golf Club, 1.26 m between its low and high point.
- Largest green: green k at Greenacres, 935 m².
Every course in Nelson
| Course | Greens | Putting surface | Median green | Avg grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacres | 11 | 5,724 m² | 477 m² | 2.2% |
| Nelson Golf Club | 25 | 10,802 m² | 450 m² | 1.5% |
| Takaka Golf Club | 10 | 2,496 m² | 258 m² | 2.6% |
“Avg grade” is the best-fit plane across each green, averaged over the course — 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, published openly under CC BY 4.0. Green outlines and hole numbers come from OpenStreetMap under the Open Database Licence. Slope is measured; break is modelled.