Sport & Recreation | Avondale Golf Club
New clubhouse marks a new chapter for Avondale Golf Club There are mixed emotions among the members of the Avondale Golf Club. Sorrow that their beloved earthquake-damaged 1928 clubhouse (the Grand Old Lady) is now ear-marked for demolition, but also delight and excitement at the opening of their brand new purpose-built clubhouse. “It’s been a long time coming, but finally, it’s here” says general manager of the Club, Richard Sinclair. “The delay since the 1928 clubhouse was assessed as a total loss insurance claim, in both the September 2010 and the February 2011 earthquakes, has actually been beneficial. “We have been able to design and deliver a clubhouse funded totally from our insurance payout – costing just over $1,000,000 — yet with the best of furnishings and facilities. It has all been well worth the wait.” During that wait the 1928 clubhouse was still able to be used through the incredible repair and maintenance skills of Noel Hobson, a life member of the club and its patron. “We owe an immense debt of gratitude to Noel who must have spent up to 50 hours a week for the past seven years doing daily repairs on the old building, to keep it safe and also making and refurbishing fittings for the new one.”
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Dennis Winter (Architectural Design Solutions) designed the building in the style of a large single-storeyed house, to fit sympathetically with neighbouring residences and to reflect the Grand Old Lady herself with a similar roof line, gables and a lean-to. “We wanted that historic reference. After all, the Grand Old Lady has stood atop her sandhill near Breezes Road, looking out over the golf links for
“We have been able to design and deliver a clubhouse funded totally from our insurance payout – costing just over $1,000,000 — yet with the best of furnishings and facilities.
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90 years – and in June next year our golf club will celebrate its centenary.” All the services you would expect in a modern clubhouse have been incorporated into the new building – a large, airy and bright communal
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lounge, toilets and locker rooms for men and ladies, a full commercial kitchen and a general use office. There are plans for a courtyard beer garden too. Amongst the clubhouse facilities though is a real surprise, a game changer – two full golf simulators. ”We are the only golf club in Christchurch to have these in the clubhouse itself. It’s a unique entertainment and interactive learning experience for our members and visitors alike, giving us the function of a driving range without having to acquire land.” The Avondale Golf Club is proud and protective of its heritage, but is also looking to the future and another 100 years of serving its golf community. Avondale Golf Club 141 Breezes Rd (Cnr Breezes and Wainoni roads) Christchurch (03) 388 8203 avondaleoffice@xtra.co.nz www.avondalegolfclub.co.nz
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