Golf courses in Wellington
20 courses · 320 greens mapped
The greens in Wellington
320 greens across 20 courses have been mapped from the national LiDAR survey — 127,044 m² of putting surface, with a median green of 389 m². That is within a few percent of the national median of 397 m². The median grade is 2.22%, about the national median of 2.28%.
- Steepest greens: Ohariu Valley Golf Course, averaging 4.0% across its 11 greens.
- Gentlest greens: Paraparaumu Beach Golf Course, averaging 1.6%.
- Single steepest green: hole 3 at Manor Park Golf Sanctuary, 6.4%.
- Most internal fall: hole 2 at Miramar Golf Course, 2.46 m between its low and high point.
- Largest green: hole 15 at Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club, 1081 m².
Every course in Wellington
| Course | Greens | Putting surface | Median green | Avg grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berhampore Municipal Golf Course | 12 | 3,339 m² | 296 m² | 3.1% |
| Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club | 19 | 10,396 m² | 526 m² | 1.9% |
| Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club — Short Course | 9 | 2,641 m² | 283 m² | 2.4% |
| Carterton Golf Course | 19 | 5,418 m² | 280 m² | 1.9% |
| Kapiti Golf Club | 9 | 2,534 m² | 280 m² | 3.7% |
| Karori Golf Club | 19 | 8,141 m² | 406 m² | 2.6% |
| Mahunga Golf Course | 18 | 6,001 m² | 344 m² | 2.2% |
| Manor Park Golf Sanctuary | 19 | 9,406 m² | 468 m² | 1.7% |
| Martinborough Golf Course | 19 | 4,854 m² | 257 m² | 2.3% |
| Masterton Golf Course | 19 | 5,099 m² | 260 m² | 2.5% |
| Miramar Golf Course | 19 | 8,978 m² | 458 m² | 2.1% |
| New Judgeford Golf Club | 13 | 5,692 m² | 458 m² | 3.1% |
| Ohariu Valley Golf Course | 11 | 2,011 m² | 199 m² | 4.0% |
| Paraparaumu Beach Golf Course | 20 | 9,275 m² | 467 m² | 1.6% |
| Royal Wellington Golf Club — Heretaunga Course | 22 | 11,679 m² | 531 m² | 2.8% |
| Royal Wellington Golf Club — Terrace Course | 9 | 3,853 m² | 444 m² | 2.1% |
| Shandon Golf Club | 19 | 9,431 m² | 503 m² | 2.3% |
| Te Marua Golf Club | 19 | 7,791 m² | 422 m² | 2.8% |
| The Morgans Golf Club | 9 | 4,601 m² | 548 m² | 3.3% |
| Trentham Camp Golf Course | 17 | 5,904 m² | 340 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.