Golf courses in Tasman
2 courses · 30 greens mapped
The greens in Tasman
30 greens across 2 courses have been mapped from the national LiDAR survey — 9,547 m² of putting surface, with a median green of 341 m². The national median is 397 m², so greens here run 14% smaller than average. The median grade is 1.82%, 0.46 points gentler than the national median of 2.28%.
- Steepest greens: Motueka Golf Course, averaging 2.1% across its 20 greens.
- Gentlest greens: Golden Downs Golf Course, averaging 1.4%.
- Single steepest green: hole 4 at Motueka Golf Course, 4.4%.
- Most internal fall: hole 4 at Motueka Golf Course, 1.24 m between its low and high point.
- Largest green: hole 10 at Motueka Golf Course, 478 m².
Every course in Tasman
| Course | Greens | Putting surface | Median green | Avg grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Downs Golf Course | 10 | 2,352 m² | 242 m² | 1.4% |
| Motueka Golf Course | 20 | 7,195 m² | 376 m² | 2.1% |
“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.