AN OLD CLUB ON A NEW SITE
From small beginnings, great things grow; such is the story of our Club. Our origins date back to 1926 with two small golf clubs in the district, the Everslie Club off Beach Road, Papakura, and the Manurewa Club on Nathan’s property in Hill Road, Manurewa. Both clubs played on sheep farms and competed harmoniously with their woolly friends. The depression deepened, wool prices fell, and farmers were forced to run cattle, rendering both properties unsuitable as golf courses.
A solution was sought, and it was hoped to jointly secure a lease, then purchase a property. A site was found and a meeting called for members of Everslie and Manurewa on 24 February 1932, where rules were drafted, a lease confirmed, and an agreement reached to transfer assets of both clubs. The application was signed by 15 men and 16 women, the name Manukau chosen by a ballot – alternatives being Mahia and Manurewa.
The official Opening Day of the Manukau Golf Club was 23 April 1932.
THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA
Following much discussion, scrutiny, and education, a vote of the Manukau Golf Club members was taken in December 2012. A staggeringly high 90 percent of the membership voted, with 84 percent in favour of the sale and development of our new course. The club purchased 60-hectares of farmland on Alfriston-Ardmore Road, near Ardmore Airport, approximately 7-minutes’ drive from our original home in Takanini.
Nestled in the rolling Ardmore countryside just south of Auckland, this masterfully sculpted inland links-style layout transforms 60 hectares of former potato farmland into a true visual marvel. As you play through the par-72 course, you are framed by 360-degree panoramas of lush tree-lined hills, weaving strategically through a complex network of man-made lakes, natural wetlands, and dramatic, sweeping bunkers.
Address:
237 Alfriston-Ardmore Road,
Ardmore, Auckland 2582
Phone: (09) 281 5414
Email: of****@*************co.nz – sh**@*************co.nz