- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 15Rated tees
- 3Greens mapped
- 30Contours
- 8.5%Steepest slope
About Nelson Bay
Nelson Bay is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Nelson Bay, Australia. It opened in 1971. GolfCore has mapped 3 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 15 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
Dowling Street, Nelson Bay, 2315
+61 2 4981 1132
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 3 greens at Nelson Bay from 1-meter national lidar elevation data, with 30 elevation contours at a 8-centimeter interval. The steepest measured slope is 8.5 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 0.96 m.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 323 | 443 | 554 | 348 | 150 | 414 | 552 | 205 | 400 | 3,389 |
| Hcp | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 409 | 188 | 541 | 403 | 141 | 330 | 405 | 404 | 484 | 3,305 |
| Hcp | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Total72 Yards6,694
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 323 | 14 |
| 2 | 4 | 443 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 554 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 348 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 150 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 414 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 552 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 205 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 400 | 4 |
| Out | 36 | 3,389 | |
| 10 | 4 | 409 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 188 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 541 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 403 | 9 |
| 14 | 3 | 141 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | 330 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 405 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | 404 | 7 |
| 18 | 5 | 484 | 11 |
| In | 36 | 3,305 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,694 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Hcp | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Total72
| Hole | Par | Hcp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Out | 36 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 5 | 11 |
| In | 36 | |
| Total | 72 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, Brush Box | 6,444 | 72 | 71.4 / 132 |
| Blue, Brush Box | 6,259 | 72 | 70.4 / 130 |
| White, Brush Box | 6,019 | 72 | 69.4 / 127 |
| Red, Brush Box | 5,718 | 72 | 73.1 / 126 (W) |
| Purple, Brush Box | 5,472 | 72 | 71.8 / 120 (W) |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Hcp | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Total72
| Hole | Par | Hcp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Out | 36 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 5 | 11 |
| In | 36 | |
| Total | 72 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, Xmas Bush | 6,317 | 72 | 71.4 / 131 |
| Blue, Xmas Bush | 6,115 | 72 | 70.6 / 129 |
| White, Xmas Bush | 5,881 | 72 | 69.7 / 127 |
| Red, Xmas Bush | 5,671 | 72 | 73.9 / 128 (W) |
| Purple, Xmas Bush | 5,586 | 72 | 73.4 / 125 (W) |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| Hcp | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Total72
| Hole | Par | Hcp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Out | 36 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 5 | 11 |
| In | 36 | |
| Total | 72 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, Gymea Lily | 6,623 | 72 | 72.2 / 134 |
| Blue, Gymea Lily | 6,392 | 72 | 71.2 / 133 |
| White, Gymea Lily | 6,162 | 72 | 70.3 / 130 |
| Red, Gymea Lily | 5,727 | 72 | 73.6 / 128 (W) |
| Purple, Gymea Lil | 5,523 | 72 | 72.6 / 123 (W) |
Nelson Bay plays 4 layouts, each with its own tees. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Nelson Bay, Australia
- Address
- Dowling Street, Nelson Bay, 2315
- Phone
- +61 2 4981 1132
- Website
- nelsonbaygolf.com
- Opened
- 1971
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Layouts
- 4
- Tees on the card
- 15, 15 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 3
- Elevation contours
- 30
- Contour interval
- 8-centimeter
- Largest green elevation span
- 0.96 m
- Steepest measured slope
- 8.5%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-11-10
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Staff at Nelson Bay can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.