Horton Park Golf Club

Horton Park Golf Club
Club information
Tournaments hosted Australian Open
Clubhouse facing North

The Horton Park Golf Club was the only golf club located in central Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. The club was situated next to Sunshine Plaza shopping centre and was established in 1950. On the 20 July 1950, the minutes of the first meeting were signed by the President Mr W Coffey. The first building, a shed and an outhouse were purchased and erected in 1952.

After the council reclaimed the land, the club moved to a new site in Bli Bli, on the north bank of the Maroochy River, and is now renamed as the Maroochy River Golf Club.[1] [2] Horton Park is being redeveloped by the council as a new CBD and residential area called SunCentral.[3]

Course

The Horton Park course had 18 championship holes with a flood lit driving range.[4] Scorecard The Championship course scorecard is as follows. Please note that all measurements are from the Blue Championship Tees.

Hole # Par Metres Yards
1 3 190 207
2 5 453 495
3 4 386 422
4 3 180 196
5 5 468 511
6 4 410 448
7 3 165 180
8 5 466 509
9 4 310 339
Out 36 3028 3307
Hole # Par Metres Yards
10 4 326 356
11 4 259 283
12 5 533 582
13 4 351 383
14 5 476 520
15 4 422 461
16 3 179 195
17 3 104 113
18 4 300 328
In 36 2950 3221
Out 36 3028 3307
Total 72 5978 6528

History

The club was officially opened by Mr M.R. Hornibrook the President of the Queensland Golf union ( now known as Golf Queensland) in May 1956.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MRGC: Then & Now".
  2. ↑ "New home, new outlook heals rifts for golf club". Sunshine Coast Daily. 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Million-dollar first stage to new Sunshine Coast heart". Brisbane Times. 7 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 Blake, Frank (2000). Horton park Golf Club Maroochydore Inc. pp. 2–76. ISBN 0 646 39470 3.

Coordinates: 26°39′28″S 153°05′29″E / 26.65791°S 153.09139°E / -26.65791; 153.09139

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