Tour of Holes 10 to 18
Hole #10 Nikau Palm
Par 3, Length 135 m men 135 m ladies Stoke 17 men, 17 ladies
The thing to watch on this straightforward par three is placing your shot on the correct side of the green. A sizable ridge running front to back divides the green into two plateaus. Be careful not to hit it long or you will end up in the creek or in the flax.
As you cross the creek to the next tee, look for the pair of beautiful Nikau palms that are between the 11th. and 8th tee boxes. The Nikau is the southernmost palm tree in the world. It is very slow-growing. Research conducted in lowland forests near Auckland found it takes 40–50 years to begin to form a trunk and about 200 years to reach 10 metres tall. On average two fronds are shed per year leaving behind a leaf scar on the trunk which can be used to give a rough indication of age since the trunk began forming.
8th tee nikau palms