Architect

Ernie Southerden

Painting: Waverley. Illustration only; the painting is still to come.

On The Golf List

One course credited to Southerden, best ranked first.

  1. 24
    Waverley

    NorthWaverley · New Zealand

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. 1917

    Ernie Southerden was born in Rye, Sussex, in 1917 and learned the game at Rye Golf Club. Source

  2. 1950

    He emigrated to New Zealand in 1950 and was the professional at Napier Golf Club until 1993. Source

  3. He won the New Zealand PGA Championship in 1950, 1959 and 1961. Source

  4. A friend asked him to assess farmland at Waverley, and he went on to design the course there. Source

  5. 1965

    The Waverley course opened on 24 April 1965. Source

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