{"id":959125,"date":"2026-05-14T11:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959125\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:04:20","slug":"pegasus-golf-course-being-sold-to-housing-development-company-leaving-golfers-residents-angry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/959125\/","title":{"rendered":"Pegasus Golf Course being sold to housing development company, leaving golfers, residents angry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, the Herald understands that it\u2019s being sold to a prominent Canterbury-based property group, with a deal set to be finalised tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The company has not responded to requests this week from the Herald for comment.<\/p>\n

\"PegasusPegasus Golf Resort.<\/p>\n

Many residents and golfers fear the 18-hole course could now be carved up for housing. <\/p>\n

Much of the property will require rezoning to be fully developed, but the Herald understands the course\u2019s first two holes, as well as the clubhouse and driving range, had already been rezoned by previous owners who had planned to build a resort and hotel.<\/p>\n

Locals fear assurances they say were made by the local Waimakariri District Council about the course remaining could be trumped by fast-track legislation. <\/p>\n

\"PegasusPegasus Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. A group of local residents have paid for the course to remain playable since maintenance ceased in March. Photo \/ Kurt Bayer<\/p>\n

The Minister for Infrastructure\u2019s office told NZME this week: \u201cWe are not aware of any progress on the golf site through Fast-track or a plan change process. You should contact the relevant councils for more information on any rezoning or plan change that may effect [sic] this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Waimakariri District Council said there had been \u201cno information requests and\/or approaches to our planning team about any rezoning\u201d at Pegasus. <\/p>\n

A group known as the \u201cPegasus Guardians\u201d has been keeping the course playable since the operation closed its doors in March. <\/p>\n

The group, comprising local golfers, had been paying as much as $150 each per month to employ a greenkeeper. <\/p>\n

One member of the Pegasus Guardians said many people will be \u201cgutted\u201d about the sale. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a shame it\u2019s come to this,\u201d they said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a mint golf course \u2013 people must have taken it for granted.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"TheThe Pegasus Golf Club clubhouse has been shut for weeks. Photo \/ Kurt Bayer <\/p>\n

Other locals spoken to by the Herald have been anxiously awaiting news of what will happen to the ailing golf course, especially in light of how it will affect property prices in the township. Multimillion-dollar homes are still being built within the subdivision.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood multiple unsuccessful offers were made to buy the course \u2013 including proposals that had vowed to keep the course open. <\/p>\n

One resident the Herald spoke to said they and their family had moved to Pegasus specifically for the golf course and that they were devastated by the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us and many others, the course isn\u2019t just a piece of land, it\u2019s part of the identity of Pegasus and a huge reason families chose to live here and invest in the area,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

They say that many residents feel the golf course has never truly been given the long-term opportunity or backing to succeed alongside the growth of Pegasus township.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople aren\u2019t against progress, but there\u2019s concern about what losing the course would mean for the character of Pegasus, local green space, recreation, tourism, and the wider community vision that so many people bought into.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, this is about more than housing numbers; it\u2019s about protecting the identity and future of a community that people genuinely care deeply about,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

The Pegasus town development was the brainchild of South Island entrepreneur Bob Robertson and his Infinity Investment Group. Robertson died in 2014 after a brief illness.<\/p>\n

\"BobBob Robertson shows former Prime Minister Helen Clark a scale model of Pegasus Town.<\/p>\n

The Pegasus Golf and Sports Club was put on the market in 2015 \u2013 billed as \u201can excellent opportunity to invest in a thriving community\u201d.<\/p>\n

Auckland businessman Xiangming (Sam) Huo and his company Sports and Education Corporation Ltd purchased the course in 2018, but by 2024 it was in financial strife and a short time later, it was on the market. It went unsold at the time.<\/p>\n

\"LydiaLydia Ko plays an approach shot in front of a large gallery of spectators and media during the third round of the 2012 ISPS Handa New Zealand Women’s Golf Open at Pegasus Golf Course. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

Pegasus held the NZ Women\u2019s Golf Open in 2010, 2011 and 2012, with former Kiwi world number one Lydia Ko appearing as an amateur at just 12 years of age. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now, the Herald understands that it\u2019s being sold to a prominent Canterbury-based property group, with a deal set…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":959126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4106],"tags":[267960,267958,30467,14119,99116,606,9030,1322,61836,12495,2826,267957,267961,267959,6333,32952,14233,213999,6985,34270,79,61939,21032,6093,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-959125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-18hole","9":"tag-angry","10":"tag-around","11":"tag-being","12":"tag-built","13":"tag-canterbury","14":"tag-championship","15":"tag-company","16":"tag-course","17":"tag-development","18":"tag-golf","19":"tag-golfers","20":"tag-heartbroken","21":"tag-highend","22":"tag-housing","23":"tag-leaving","24":"tag-north","25":"tag-pegasus","26":"tag-residents","27":"tag-sold","28":"tag-sports","29":"tag-that","30":"tag-they","31":"tag-to","32":"tag-uk","33":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116572603456543919","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=959125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/959125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/959126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=959125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=959125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=959125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}