Hagley Golf Club — Local services in Christchurch

I completed one of the items on my bucket list here!

I am a tourist and called the golf club to check a round for the weekend. They mentioned that Saturday mornings are busy and suggested coming after 1:00 PM (no need booking, just walk through). We arrived around 2:30 PM and met a man who seemed to be a volunteer managing the club. He said it was a bit late, asked us to come back next day, as no volunteers would be available by the time we finished 18 holes. I told him that playing 9 holes would be enough for us, and he kindly let us register.

I asked about renting a set of clubs. They had plenty available, though they were quite old (probably 20–30 years old). Normally, it costs 50 NZD for 18 holes, but he only charged me 40 NZD, including everything — the rental clubs, balls, a manual buggy, and tees. You could also buy new gloves if needed. My child, who is 11 years old, was allowed to play for free. We shared the rented clubs (he used a 5-wood for tee shots). Fyi, we wear T-shirt and trecking shoes.

We had a great time playing golf in New Zealand in April. It was fantastic, although it got a little cold later in the afternoon. Interestingly, we even saw some people picking chestnuts on the fairways! My driver tends to slice, which made some shots a little scary.

Thanks to the wonderful and kind staff and the beautiful course, we enjoyed 9 holes and returned the rental clubs to the reception — although by 5:00 PM, nobody was there.

My bucket list includes:

Playing golf in New Zealand

Playing golf with my child

Thank you,...

Not the most enjoyable experience as we arrived to be behind a group of 10 with only a few sets of clubs. Was told we could go in front but they were drinking and had started to tee off. Was about to walk ahead to 2 so could play rest of holes in order but a member advised to go off 10. In hindsight a mistake as after 3 holes we got back to 1 only for same group to be standing in green of 1st hole. This meant we were zig zagging around finding holes to play without a big wait.Course itself is pretty decent with good greens and can tell well looked after. Bit nerve wracking with cycling and footpath along some holes. Have been making my way through a list of the many courses available in the Christchurch and surrounding areas so happy to have ticked this course...

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