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381 Lytton Road, Awapuni, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
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The course, by the numbers
| Location | Gisborne, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Address | 381 Lytton Road, Awapuni, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand |
| Phone | +64 6 867 4402 |
| Website | gisbornegolf.co.nz |
| Holes | 18 |
| Par | 72 |
| Tees on the card | 10, 10 USGA-rated |
| Greens mapped | 19 |
| Elevation contours | 190 |
| Contour interval | 8-centimeter |
| Largest green elevation span | 1.28 m |
| Steepest measured slope | 8.8% |
| Course map | Traced hole by hole |
| Wind modeling | Live wind grid, 16 directions |
| Tree canopy | 1-meter canopy height model |
| Course data updated | 2026-09-01 |
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 488 | 160 | 370 | 391 | 503 | 122 | 331 | 354 | 404 | 3,123 |
| Hcp | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 306 | 182 | 499 | 357 | 321 | 403 | 368 | 412 | 383 | 3,231 |
| Hcp | 17 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Total72 Yards6,354
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 488 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 160 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 | 370 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | 391 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 503 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 122 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 331 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 354 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 404 | 2 |
| Out | 36 | 3,123 | |
| 10 | 4 | 306 | 17 |
| 11 | 3 | 182 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 499 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 357 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 321 | 15 |
| 15 | 4 | 403 | 1 |
| 16 | 4 | 368 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | 412 | 3 |
| 18 | 4 | 383 | 9 |
| In | 36 | 3,231 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,354 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 6,587 | 72 | 71.5 / 123 |
| Composite Blue | 6,587 | 72 | 71.5 / 123 |
| White | 6,354 | 72 | 70.4 / 121 76.8 / 130 (W) |
| Women's NZ Amateur | 6,021 | 72 | 73.0 / 123 (W) |
| Yellow | 5,812 | 72 | 67.9 / 115 73.4 / 122 (W) |
| Composite Yellow | 5,812 | 74 | 73.4 / 122 (W) |
| Red | 4,238 | 72 | 61.1 / 99 64.6 / 104 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Clubs correct their own data in the app.
What GolfCore has for Poverty Bay
GolfCore's library covers Poverty Bay Golf Course green by green: 19 putting surfaces traced with 190 elevation contours from 1-meter national lidar elevation data. The steepest measured slope on these greens tilts at 8.8 percent — the difference between a putt that dies at the hole and one that runs four feet past.
In the app, players and caddies read the same data live on the course: contour bands with fall-line arrows, wind simulated at the player's position, and pin positions that clubs on GolfCore set each morning. Poverty Bay Golf Course is one of more than fourteen thousand courses GolfCore has mapped green by green.
For clubs, the same system runs the tee sheet and the caddie yard — assignments off real tee times, SMS confirmations, and a caddie network that spans every club on the platform. Read how caddie management on GolfCore works.
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