Golf in Feilding began more than 110 years ago, when a group of English cadets mapped out a modest nine-hole course on the Lethbridge Estate (now near Glasgow Terrace).

By 1906, land on Awahuri Road was offered for playing rights, with the entrance located at the end of Kawakawa Road opposite Kitchener Park. Just a few years later, around 1911, the Club moved to its current site at Aorangi. Members built a small shelter that served as the first clubhouse, with around 40 men and 20 ladies making up the membership.

In 1914, the Club secured 15 acres of land at £40 an acre, along with a lease of a further 45 acres at £15 an acre with right to purchase. Much of this land was wild and overgrown with toi toi and lupin – today forming the 7th and 16th fairways. A branch of the Oroua River once flowed across what is now the 9th green and in front of the clubhouse, requiring a huge community effort to reclaim and develop the land into playable fairways.

Until the 1950s, sheep grazed the course, providing a valuable source of income for the Club – at times returning as much as £300 a year. As finances improved, sheep gave way to machinery, with the introduction of gang mowers marking a significant step forward.

The 1960s were a period of growth. Additional land purchases gave shape to the course we know today. In 1968–69, the present clubhouse was built at a cost of $50,000, followed by the appointment of the Club’s first full-time Secretary in 1969. The clubhouse was extended in 1983, with the upstairs space now home to the Golf Shop.

Flooding has always been part of the Club’s story, with major events recorded in 1958, 1992, and again in 2004. The 2004 flood struck just before the Club’s Centennial, but thanks to the extraordinary efforts of members and staff, the course was restored in time for celebrations – including the 18-hole Centennial Classic.

Today, Feilding Golf Club stands as a proud community club with deep roots in its history, shaped by the hard work and passion of its members across generations.