Mangawai Golf Club
Course Date
Location Northland, New Zealand
Yardage 6504 yards　Par 70
Coursre Rating 70.9
Playing Date April 30 2011
Designer Harry Dale
Opned 1979
Caddie Yes
Golf Cart Yes (Can be driven on fairways)
Rating
Oveall Rating
3.75
Course Layout
4
Difficulty Level
3
Greens Conditions
4
Fairways Conditions
3
Landscaping & Views
4
 
Mangawai Golf Club is a part-valley, part-links course with natural undulations as fairways are lined by towering pines. It features many double & triple tiered green and rock-hard greens add to the challenge. Some parts of the course are flamed by its large dunes.

A view from clubhouse

Dunes of 2nd hole
Autum leaves
Scorecard
 
2nd　Par 4　423 yards　

2nd　Par 4　423 yards (2)

2nd　Par 4　423 yards (1)
A sharp dogleg to the right. The landing area off the tee is narrow with a dune of the right and a hazard along the left. The green is elevated and slopes form back to front.
　
4th　Par 3　160 yards

4th　Par 3　160 yards (Back tee)

4th　Par 3　160 yards (Front tee)
An easy hole. The view from the regular tee and from the back tee are completely different. The green seen from the back looks like a postcard as it is surrounded by trees.
　
7th　Par 4　412 yards
A difficult, straight hole with a creek along the right. The second shot is slightly uphill. The green slopes to the right and tripe-tiered with strong undulations.
　

7th　Par 4　412 yards (3)

7th　Par 4　412 yards (2)

7th　Par 4　412 yards (1)
　
9th　Par 5　504 yards
An almost straight hole. The second shot is uphill. The green is double-tiered.
　

9th　Par 5　504 yards (3)

9th　Par 5　504 yards (2)

9th　Par 5　504 yards (1)
　
12th　Par 5　542 yards
A straight hole with up & down fairways. The third shot is steeply uphill onto the green that is double-tiered.

12th　Par 5　542 yards (3)

12th　Par 5　542 yards (2)

12th　Par 5　542 yards (1)
　
13th　Par 3　148 yards
A beautiful, downhill par 3 which is a bowl-like setting. The green is double-tiered and slopes to right. When the pin position is at the back, it will be more difficult as a bunker on the back left and a sharp-drop-off on the right come into play.
　

13th　Par 3　148 yards (3)

13th　Par 3　148 yards (2)

13th　Par 3　148 yards (1)
　
16th　Par 3　379 yards

16th　Par 3　379 yards (2)

16th　Par 3　379 yards (1)
A dogleg to the right. A fairway bunker is reachable 250 yards off the tee. The second shot is uphill. The green is elevated and double-tiered with bunkers front & left.
　
18th　Par 5　535 yards
A dogleg to the left. The second shot is uphill.
　

18th　Par 5　535 yards (3)

18th　Par 5　535 yards (2)

18th　Par 5　535 yards (1)
　
19th　hole

Restaurant

It is a 1 hour & 30 minute drive from Auckland. The distances are in meters, so I have converted into yards.

The course was ranked 20th in the top 25 courses in New Zealand by a panel of NZPGA Professionals and Golf Travel operators. The other Harry Dale designed courses in New Zealand are Onuma GC and Te Puke GC.