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VIDEO: “Dont be that player” slow play campaign

POSTED ON June 1, 2017 @ 11:32 am

The Links Shell Cove is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the issue of pace of play. Slow play has always been a hot topic at The Links and golf in general. In a recent members survey it was flagged again as a major …

GMAQ E-magazine 2017 Winter issue out now!

POSTED ON June 1, 2017 @ 10:22 am

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Gold Coast’s Southport Golf Club lifts restriction on female voting

POSTED ON June 1, 2017 @ 10:09 am

A GOLD Coast golf club has lifted a restriction on women voting rights, driving out the “embarrassing” policy but still limiting female playing days. Southport Golf Club last week moved to allow its “associate” female members to vote at meetings. It is understood to be …

Devonport Country Club redevelopment gets green light

POSTED ON May 31, 2017 @ 3:21 pm

Three struggling sport clubs have come together for a major redevelopment at the Devonport Golf Club at Spreyton. The Devonport Bowls and Croquet Club, Devonport Golf Club and Spreyton Bowls Club will become the Devonport Country Club when the clubs break ground on a combined redevelopment of the …

Residential development planned beside Timaru Golf Club

POSTED ON May 24, 2017 @ 9:37 am

A residential development is planned at the edge of Timaru’s golf course a decade after a similar proposal was first floated. The company behind the proposal says it could boost the availability of rural residential land and increase membership at the Timaru Golf Club, which has …

Calls to re-circulate NZ Golf Open around the country

POSTED ON May 18, 2017 @ 9:10 am

A former golf board president is concerned New Zealand’s centralised golf open is detracting from the game in the regions. Neil Woodbury, based in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, said the tournament belonged to every golfer in New Zealand. “To me, it’s …

New Pro Shop Team at Windsor GC

POSTED ON May 14, 2017 @ 7:51 pm

Windsor Country Golf Club has contracted Adam and Corrine kelleher of Kelleher Golf Service Pty Ltd to commence their tenure at the club in the first week of June. Adam is a former junior member at the club and also a trainee professional under Wayne …

Nudgee GC to upgrade golf course following land resumption

POSTED ON May 14, 2017 @ 4:38 pm

NUDGEE Golf Club has emerged from one of the darkest periods in its 87-year history to put the building blocks in place for a new era of prosperity. Two-and-a-half years after losing four of its 36 holes when the Federal Government resumed 8.84 hectares for …

FINAL WEEK-SEEKING: General Manager – Southport Golf Club

POSTED ON May 13, 2017 @ 8:00 am

The Southport Golf Club on the Gold Coast was founded in 1924. It offers all the facilities of a fully private members’ golf club on its 5806m, 18-hole (par 71) golf course. The golf facilities include a driving range, short game practice area, and fully …

Golf Tour agency aims to grow the female game

POSTED ON May 4, 2017 @ 8:41 am

By Mathilda Andersson Specifically directed to women, Golf & Tours (G&T) is a recently launched travel company aiming to inspire and motivate more females to get into the game – and to stay in the game. Taglined ‘Golf tours for ladies, by ladies’, the Sydney …