A pair of abandoned knickers suggests someone scored a birdie at Cromwell Golf Course on New Year's eve.

The turquoise mesh knickers were found next to some bushes about 100m from the sixth green, golf director Peter Smith said.

A pair of white platform sandals, presumed to belong to the same person, were found on the green.

A holiday greenkeeper found the wantonly discarded items when he went around the course to put flags in the holes about 6.30am yesterday.

"He put them in a carrier bag, came back in and said, I've got something to show you, you won't believe it," Smith said.

To Smith's knowledge, it was the first time clothes had been found on the golf course.

He said the clothes must have been discarded between 8.30pm on New Year's eve and 6.30am the following day, as inspections took place at those times.

The clothes may belong to a patron from nearby Golden Gate bar and restaurant or the Top Ten Holiday Park, Smith said.

The underpants and shoes had been advertised as lost in a post on the golf club's Facebook page.

It had more than 1,300 "likes" and some 200 comments from those suggesting nude golf was catching on to those who said the find "speaks to the quality and comfort of your greens".

The post said the clothes could be reclaimed from the course golf shop.

Cromwell golfer Lindsay Taylor, who found the abandoned clothing, typically found only tee markers or beer bottles during his annual New Year's Day installation of golf flags at the club.

The flags were usually removed on New Year's Eve to prevent them disappearing during festivities.