Manor Park Golf Sanctuary
Manor Park Golf Club was established in 1913 and currently has around 750 members, most of who are active, with a wide range of membership options to suit most golfers' pockets, playing frequency and age.
With a branding name of Manor Park Golf Sanctuary, the club is somewhat unique as it is a golf and wildlife park and it holds a an internationally recognised sanctuary environmental certification from Audubon International, New York. It has an 18-hole championship course set in beautiful native bush and wetlands with gently rolling fairways boarded by the Hutt river on one side and The Haywards stream on the other and is home to over 20 different specie of bird. Audubon International's Co-operative Sanctuary Programme strives to achieve compatibility of both the needs of the golfer and the environment.
The Club has had many New Zealand and provincial representatives over the years including current touring pros Michael Campbell and Gareth Paddison. It has a very active Junior Club with a highly respected coaching programme for the young golfer.
Championship, A-grade, par 71 flat easy-walking course and the ideal environment to enjoy time and time again. A unique feature is it's non gender based tees where there are short courses (grey tees) and long courses (terracotta tees) rated for both men and women. The two course are almost 650 metres different in length and offer a completely different game from each tee. There is also a championship course off the blue tees and a NZ Golf rated Junior Kiwi course.
Facilities include a modern two-storied clubhouse with lounge, bar and cafe and a ground level sprig bar and summer deck over-looking the well-manicured course. A fully stocked pro shop, with an experienced and qualified coaching professional, is also part of the Club.
The Club is also well-known for its extensive practise facilities including a par 3 practise hole, fairway practice area and driving range and separate two-tiered chipping, putting and bunker practise green as well as modern driving nets.