Most golf clubs and courses are a bit stuffy and unwelcoming. Not Marrickville Golf Club. It's a welcoming, accessible, family-friendly, beginner-friendly club that's well-loved by the community. It's the right level of scruffy, too, to make you feel relaxed there. Everyone you see out on the course is just there for a good time – not necessarily to lower their handicap.
The Cooks River weaves through and alongside the golf course, so it's a place that is surrounded by trees and wildlife (a green oasis in the bustling, hipster community of Marrickville).
They've recently converted the putting green out the front of the clubhouse into a beer garden of sorts – a beautiful place to sit out on the grass, looking out over the course and the river. It's very family friendly, so you'll see kids running around while their parents enjoy a cold schooey. There's also a kids' play area inside.
Their restaurant – Wharf St Kitchen – serves up excellent bistro classics. We particularly love the peri peri chicken burger and the schnitty. (And there's no need to wear collared shirts or closed-toe shoes in the club house. [Pretty much] anything goes).
The club also puts on a range of special offers and events, depending on the day of the week. They have $15 Margaritas on Margarita Fridays (from 4.30-8.30pm). The club has long been known as a supporter of musicians, and on the last Saturday of every month, from 3-6pm they host 'Orion's Big Bakyard' live music. They also have monthly trivia.
So whether you play golf or not, there's something for all at Marrickville Golf Club.
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