Nelson Festival of Golf- The Competitions

We will be continuing the formula that has worked so well in our previous events. This will involve a team day and three individual days of golf.

Please be assured that we wish to keep the fun element to our tournament and any decision we make will be done on that basis. We want you all enjoy yourselves while you are here in Nelson, and go away very happy.

The great thing about a shotgun start, is the terrific atmosphere in the clubhouses after the golf. Our event is known as “the friendly tournament” and it is our aim to make sure everyone enjoys their week and goes away with great memories and new friends, and maybe a few new jokes !!

There will be a Team Competition on the Monday. This is the only team competition of the week. The actual format of the Team event has yet to be decided but we will update you on that.

Teams of 4 will play together for team prizes, teams can be all men, all women or mixed. No worries if you don’t have a team of 4, we will make sure everyone is included in a team, just let us know on your entry form if you require help with that.

There will be a daily individual Stableford competition on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, we will have handicap divisions based on the numbers of men and women entering the tournament.

There will also be a cumulative weekly individual Stableford competition, split into the same divisions from the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday scores. With players split into divisions everyone will be in with a chance to win a prize.

All golfers are aware that things don’t always go right on the course and good scores are very difficult to achieve on a regular basis. We understand that, so every day of the tournament we have a selection of “Lucky Draws” which gives everyone in the clubhouse at that time, the chance to win a prize. Usually it’s a voucher for a local restaurant or activity, and it means just for being here you could still be a winner !

Entry Details

$265 which includes 4 rounds of competition golf, 1 round of practice golf, prize giving dinner, plus a golf gift on registration. There is also an optional Two’s comp for the week at $10.

Entry is restricted to members of golf clubs and the maximum handicaps are 30 for men and 36 for ladies.

At the Prize Giving Dinner, non playing partners are very welcome, just tick the box on the entry form and pay the amount due.

For 2021 we are proposing to run a Quiz night during the week which will include a main course meal. Cost would be $25. please note we will need a minimum of 60 entries to make this work.

Itinerary for 2021 Nelson Festival of Golf

Sunday 2nd May

Registration day at Nelson Golf Club.

Between 12noon and 3pm

▪ We welcome participants along to register for the tournament

▪ You can:

▪ Sign up for the 2’s competition throughout the week

▪ Ask any questions of the committee

▪ Pick up your goody bags and generally meet old friends in the comfort of the clubhouse. The café will be open so you can chat over a coffee or have a nice lunch whilst enjoying the views over the course.

As in previous years, Nelson Golf Club offers you courtesy of the course to go out and play 9 or 18 holes to get a feel for the course, especially useful if you’re a newcomer to the tournament. Please call the pro shop to arrange this. 03-548-5028

Monday 3rd May at Nelson Golf Club

Team Day

The competition of the day will be a team format, yet to be confirmed, as it keeps everybody involved and allows you to ignore the odd bad shot on your first day of competition. It will be a good fun day and a great start to our week.

Today, we have the qualifying for the Long Putt competition. Over the last few years this has proved to be a great success and everyone has one putt to see if they can qualify for Friday’s Final Putt Off. Don’t miss your chance!

There will be a daily prize giving event after play in the clubhouse.

Tuesday 4th May at Motueka Golf Club:

First day of the individual tournament, with a shotgun start at 9.45am. There will be handicap divisions in both male and female groups. There will be a daily prize giving event after play in the clubhouse. For returning competitors, you will notice we are now going to alternate each year on the playing days for the Motueka and Greenacres courses. This year we visit Greenacres first.

Wednesday 5th May:

This is your rest day to explore all that our region has to offer. If you are looking for options, just ask us!

Thursday 6th May at Greenacres Golf Club:

Second day of the individual tournament, with a shotgun start at 9.45am. You will be staying in the same divisions as you started the tournament, even if the day falls on a day when handicaps have changed. You will, however, be playing off your new handicaps. There will be a daily prize giving after play in the clubhouse.

Friday 7th May at Nelson Golf Club:

The third and final round of the individual competition, so it’s all to play for today! Today’s shotgun start will be at 9.15am – so make sure you’re not late! The reason for this earlier start time is to allow the caterers time to get the room ready for the evening dinner after we have our daily prize giving for the day’s round. We will also be holding the final of our Long Putt competition at the end of play today when everyone not taking part can stand on the balcony and watch/cheer/heckle as the lucky qualifiers do battle on the 18th green!

This evening we will hold our Tournament Dinner and Grand Prize-Giving at Nelson Golf Clubhouse. Timings are approximate at this stage but we plan for arrival around 6pm for a 6.30pm dinner.

If you have any questions regarding the itinerary, or the tournament in general, please contact us directly on our email address, which is: nelsonfestivalofgolf@gmail.com and we shall endeavour to get back to you with an answer to your query as soon as possible.

We very much look forward to seeing our returning competitors and also meeting all the new ones for what will be a fantastic week here in the beautiful Nelson Tasman region.