Membership
Amenities and Facilities
Clubhouse
In addition to the 18-hole championship course, the Club’s facilities allow members to enjoy a casual atmosphere in a country setting that exemplifies the gentle nature of the southern Ontario landscape in the Niagara peninsula. The clubhouse, completed in 1924, is of the arts and crafts architectural style. Its simple, rustic design makes for a pleasant retreat for after-golf camaraderie, and a variety of social activities. Knotty pine paneling and classic Swickley furniture are found throughout the first floor.
The clubhouse includes a formal dining room with adjacent screened-in porch area that leads to a covered patio overlooking the course including the ponds on the eighth and ninth holes.
The grill room and bar area offers a casual dining atmosphere for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The walls are adorned with inscriptions of the winners of major tournaments. High fireplaces, with fieldstone surrounds, are found in the formal dining room and grill room and make for a cozy setting during early spring and late fall events.
Upstairs are the Ladies locker room, a Board room for meetings and office and storage areas. The Men’s locker room is located on the first floor and exits to the path which leads to the first tee and practice putting green area. Shoe shining and bar service are available in the Men’s locker room.
The entire Clubhouse underwent a complete HVAC overhaul in 2006, allowing for the comfort of patrons in any season.
Pro Shop and Halfway House
Although constructed in 1999, the exterior design of the Pro Shop and Halfway House complex fits in extremely well with the overall Cherry Hill layout. Inside one will find offices for the Pro Shop staff and merchandise storage upstairs. Downstairs the Pro Shop presents the latest in golf attire and equipment for members and guests. Clubs and custom equipment are available by special order through the Pro Shop staff.
The Halfway House is adjacent to the Pro Shop and leads out to the patio toward the first tee. The Halfway House fare includes a full breakfast menu as well as a variety of lunch items, snacks and sundries. The beverage menu includes just the right choices for a brisk morning or a hot, humid afternoon. The indoor seating area conveniently looks out on the tenth tee. A covered outdoor seating area also doubles as a bar set-up for special occasions.
Across from the Halfway House entrance is a flagstone patio which overlooks the putting green, first tee and the ninth and eighteenth greens. A grand old tree that shades the patio has inspired the unofficial “Red Maple Society”, which provides a forum for golfers to recount the apocryphal tales of the day’s round on warm, sunny summer afternoons while enjoying a suitable beverage.
Practice Facilities
The practice putting green, adjacent to the first tee area, provides golfers with the first glimpse of the infamous Cherry Hill greens. One gets just a taste of the quickness and subtle breaks to be found to a greater degree on the course. The range, across Cherry Hill Boulevard, offers a wide teeing area and ample depth for full drives. To humble expectant golfers, the range generally “plays” into the prevailing winds out of the west.
The short game practice facility is located behind the Club’s parking lot. It features a large green with several pins. The surrounding area presents a variety of shots from sand shots, pitches, lobs and bump-and-runs to help the ambitious golfer hone the skills required to execute the up-and-downs that are requisite for a successful round at Cherry Hill.
Club and Cart Storage
The club and cart storage shed houses the members’ clubs and the Club’s fleet of electric carts. Ergonomically designed pull carts are made available at no charge to golfers who wish to walk the course. This facility also serves as the caddie shack, which is populated on weekends and for tournaments by local youngsters with a love of the game.
Office and Maintenance Complex
The business office for the Club is located on Highway # 3 in a red brick farm house, the remaining of two that were original to the property. Behind the office are the maintenance barns, weather station, putting green sod farm, tree nursery and pump houses. The pump houses take water from a subterranean aquifer, feed it into the reservoir, and subsequently pump water from the reservoir for irrigation of the course. Expanded from a five- to nineteen-million gallon capacity in 2006, the reservoir assures proper irrigation of the course for the foreseeable future, without the expense of purchasing municipal water.