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Australian Golf Participation hits fifth consecutive year of Growth 

POSTED ON December 18, 2024 @ 2:54 pm

Golf in Australia is riding a wave of unprecedented growth, celebrating its fifth consecutive year of Club Membership growth and a record amount of people playing golf with 3.8 million adult Australians playing golf in 2023-24. The figures were revealed in the annual participation report …

FEATURE: Gregg Patterson – Searching for WHY??

POSTED ON December 16, 2024 @ 10:42 am

Gregg Patterson – Founder and President – “Tribal Magic!!!”  Searching for WHY: Young, upwardly mobile undergraduates, pondering a hospitality career, often ask old, long-in-the-tooth Club Managers “Why Clubs”, “Why THIS type of Club’, “Why This Size Club”, ”Why THIS club” and “Why clubs Now rather …

Slumbers Steps Down as CEO of R&A

POSTED ON December 14, 2024 @ 10:17 am

Martin Slumbers leaves his position as Chief Executive of The R&A on December 13 after serving the governing body for almost ten years.During his tenure, which began in 2015, Slumbers has played a leading role in instigating many significant changes that have positively affected not …

NZ: Springfield GC 30-year lease approved in Council meeting

POSTED ON December 13, 2024 @ 10:30 am

Rotorua Lakes Council has voted to approve a new 30-year lease for the Springfield Golf Club to occupy its largest parcel of freehold land, about 34ha, with the 18-hole course. The golf club’s land lease expires in 2027. Negotiations over the last few months between …

Kura Golf Course Design prepares remodeling plans for Boulcott’s Farm

POSTED ON December 13, 2024 @ 9:52 am

Kristine Kerr of Kura Golf Course Design has prepared plans to remodel six holes at Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club near Wellington, New Zealand. In 2010, the nine-hole Boulcott Golf Club (1938) merged with the 18-hole Hutt Golf Club (1909), following the sale of land …

JOB: Course Superintendent – Cairns GC ($100k – $150k package)

POSTED ON December 12, 2024 @ 12:57 pm

About Cairns Golf Club, located just 5 minutes south of Cairns City, has an excellent opportunity for a Course Superintendent. Established in 1923, Cairns Golf Club is a 6159m, par 72 course with a modern clubhouse, two putting greens and a full-length driving range. It …

Royal Hobart GC Confirmed As Future Location of Tasmanian Cricket Centre

POSTED ON December 11, 2024 @ 3:48 pm

Cricket Tasmania can confirm that there is an intended purchase of land at the Royal Hobart Golf Club (RHGC) for the future development of a Tasmanian Cricket Centre for Excellence and Community facility. The growth of the game, particularly the expansion and professionalisation of our …

NSW Government Report: Community to guide the future of Moore Park

POSTED ON December 10, 2024 @ 5:37 pm

Moore Park South will be transformed by a new 20-hectare public park that will respond to the community’s future recreational needs in one of the densest residential areas in Australia. The NSW Government today released the ‘The Future of Moore Park South – What we …

City of Stirling unveils $20 million Hamersley Public Golf Course redevelopment

POSTED ON December 9, 2024 @ 5:56 pm

  A fully licensed entertainment-focused driving range is the star attraction of the City of Stirling’s $20 million redevelopment of Hamersley Public Golf Course. Stirling Leisure – Hamersley Public Golf Course will reopen to the public on Monday 16 December, featuring a variety of new …

Cape Kidnappers turns 20 with a Doak bespoke reno

POSTED ON December 5, 2024 @ 2:01 pm

When Cape Kidnappers GC debuted over the high season of 2004-2005, the Tom Doak design was immediately hailed as a modern masterpiece. Its cliff-top setting more than 150 meters above Hawkes Bay, the architect’s melding of heathland and links features, were unlike anything in the …