WEYMOUTH − When the state closed restaurants at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the clubhouse at Weathervane Golf Club had been open for just six days.
The clubhouse’s ability to weather the pandemic and establish itself as a popular spot is what co-owner Will O’Connell said makes Weathervane Golf Club “a true success story.”
The clubhouse and event space is a joint venture of O’Connell, senior vice president at Marina Bay Management, and Jim Bristol, of Bristol Brothers Development Corp., which owns Weathervane Village and Golf Club in South Weymouth. The development includes housing for people age 55 and older and nine-hole golf course.
O’Connell said the vision for the clubhouse was “intimate, cozy and comfortable,” and a good spot for families to get out for a bite to eat or friends to gather.
“Jim and I worked so hard to finish our original vision, which is a public tavern where locals and residents come for a variety of good food all at affordable prices,” O’Connell said. “This past season was so successful and we came into our identity as a true neighborhood spot and we’re still being discovered every day.”