Club golf

The golf community is reacting strongly to news of a junior golfer being banned from competitive play at Coffs Harbour Golf Club. However, it appears to be a more complex situation than is being reported.

Reports have surfaced this week in some of Australia’s mainstream press about cadet golfers being banned from Saturday club competitions, prompting widespread condemnation.

Local community has been left devastated after a fire ripped through the Gisborne Golf Club clubhouse.

Sad news for golfers around the Macedon Ranges with the report that the Gisborne Golf Club clubhouse has been destroyed by fire.

Via the Channel 7 news report:

The Gisborne community is reeling tonight after a major fire destroyed its golf clubhouse and the home to the local RSL.

Public golf under threat. There isn’t much time left to have your say on the future of Moore Park Golf.

It’s hard not to feel like the proposed closure of 9-holes at Moore Park Golf feels attack on golf rather than any rational decision.

With an abundance of parklands around the golf course that could have been transformed into a park space, it’s hard to see why Moore Park Golf was targeted other than a hatred for the game itself.

Mark Wahlberg Pleads to Save Moore Park Golf Course Amid Plans to Halve its Size.

American actor Mark Wahlberg has emerged as an unlikely advocate for Sydney’s Moore Park Golf Club, urging locals to oppose plans that would reduce the historic course from 18 holes to 9.

Mark Wahlberg was denied entry to Sydney’s Elanora Country Club for wearing black socks, which did not comply with the club’s dress code requiring white socks.

American actor Mark Wahlberg found himself at odds with Sydney’s Elanora Country Club over his choice of socks during a recent golf outing.

The public can now have a say on the future of Moore Park Golf following the New South Wales Government’s announcement that proposed changes to part of Moore Park South, including reducing the highly popular public golf course to nine holes.

Media release

Hosted on the Centennial Parklands website HERE, consultation with the public is open until April 10, with the discussion paper on the proposal, also available via the link.

Belatedly introducing the inaugural episode of Golf Australia’s exciting new series showcasing progressive golf clubs reshaping the Australian golf landscape.

We hadn’t heard anything about this “Shifting Courses” video series from Golf Australia but we like what we see after stumbling across them a few weeks ago.