The Manor Park Golf Club has a history tracing back to 1913. There is a brilliant picture on the website with the original members, all in hats of the era. The club prides itself on being an equal opportunity club, half of the member group on opening day was women. The choice of playing tees is also non-gender. Not men’s and ladies, but short and long with unique colour choices including terracotta tees.
To quote the website, the club is an affiliated sanctuary, the programme they run is an on-going and continuous process involving management and enhancement of wildlife habitat, water resource management, reduction in water and chemical use, a commitment to recycling of waste and a plan to involve the community and the club’s membership in these activities and initiatives.
Great to see a golf club having a stance on wildlife and our environment. The history of the club shows they have an eco and social conscious.
They, unfortunately, don’t show the same compassion for the golfers, as they present a course that has many difficulties. A skinny course that is easy flat walking, but never gives an inch.
A par 71 at just over 6,000 metres, be patient and enjoy the golfing sanctuary.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Golf Road, Manor Park, Lower Hutt 5019
http://www.manorparkgolf.co.nz/