Golf Club Historians

A networking group for golf club historians to meet, exchange ideas and become aware of what others are doing to collect, record and display their history and memorabilia.
The meetings target Golf Club historians but anyone interested in golf history is welcome to attend. Membership of the GSA is NOT a pre-requisite and there is no cost involved. Meetings generally begin at 1.30 pm, after a light luncheon.
Regular features include a guest speaker, updates from Clubs regarding their history collecting activities and a 'show and tell' segment.
Meetings are held in Melbourne, with occasional visits outside the metropolitan area, such as meetings hosted by Warragul, Barwon Heads, Ballarat and Bendigo Golf Clubs. The next meeting will be held at Royal Park Golf Club on 20 February 2012.
To receive email notification or details of the next meeting, contact the Convenor.
Convenor: Ian Rennick
Phone: 03 9890 4430
E-Mail: ian@rennick.com

Meeting - Rosebud County Club

Report of the meeting held at Rosebud Country Club on 25 July 2011.
Speakers included:
  • Graham Taylor - Captain of Rosebud Country Club, provided an overview of the Club's history
  • Moira Drew - spoke about some things to consider when displaying artefacts in a clubhouse
  • Ian Rennick - spoke about the GSA project collecting information about changes to golf club locations over time. A wall map displaying this data and the current listing were available for perusal
  • Ian Rennick - provided details of two publications providing information about publishing histories
In the Show and Tell segment:
  • Ian Rennick - showed several hickory golf clubs recently donated. Of special interest were those stamped R S (Dick) Banks, an early Victorian professional
  • Brendan Moloney - spoke about the production of the Green Acres Golf Club history
  • John Green - spoke about his recently published book A History of the Courses of Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Details of the next meeting will be circulated.

Meeting - Yarra Yarra Golf Club

Report of the meeting held at Yarra Yarra Golf Club on 29th March, 2011.
Speakers included:
  • Graeme Harrison - the activities of the Yarra Yarra Historical group
  • Des Tobin, who has written four biographies - the criteria necessary for him to agree to undertake a project
  • Mark Wade, Commonwealth Golf Club - the role that the club's 'History Fund'
  • Gillian Ednie - writing her book 'A Life in Golf', the biography of Burtta Cheney
  • Ian Rennick - searching for club details via the internet using the National Library of Australia 'TROVE' database.
At the conclusion of the meeting an inspection of Yarra Yarra's History room and storage area was available.
Clubs represented:
  • Box Hill Golf Club
  • Commonwealth Golf Club
  • Croydon Golf Club
  • Huntingdale Golf Club
  • Kew Golf Club
  • Keysborough Golf Club
  • Kingston Heath Golf Club
  • Long Island Golf Club
  • Medway Golf Club
  • Metropolitan Golf Club
  • National Golf Club
  • Northern Golf Club
  • Royal Melbourne Golf Club
  • Victoria Golf Club
  • Woodlands Golf Club
  • Waverley Golf Club
  • Yarra Yarra Golf Club
Country and Interstate Clubs: Moe Golf Club, Australian Golf Heritage Society

For The Diary

2012 Program

Tuesday 7 February
Dinner - Woodlands GC: Guest Speaker: Paul Rak, CEO Royal Melbourne GC

Monday 20 February
Golf Club Historians Forum: Royal Park Golf Club, Parkville

Thursday & Friday 29-30 March
Al Howard Hickory Challenge: Tocumwal Golf Club, NSW

Sunday 22 April
Hickory Day: Kingston Heath Golf Club

Monday 7 May
Dinner: Kingston Heath Golf Club

Tuesday 22 May
Don Lawrence Trophy: Woodlands Golf Club

Monday 18 June
Golf Club Historians Forum: Ballarat Golf Club (tbc)

Monday 30 July
President's Trophy: Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Monday 6 August
Dinner: Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Monday 15 October
Golf Club Historians Forum: venue to be advised

Monday 29 October
Dinner: Victoria Golf Club

Monday 19 November
Doug Bachli Trophy, AGM & Cocktail Party: Victoria Golf Club

Members are advised by mail of the dates, times and locations of all Golf Society events

Contact

Secretary: Paul Burgess
Ph/Fax: 03 9589 1421
golfsocietyaust@gmail.com