Welcome

The Golf Society of Australia was formed in 1982 to research and preserve the history of golf in Australia.
As part of this role, the Society acts as the Museum Committee of Golf Australia and oversees the Golf Australia Museum collection and Library.
Other activities include:
  • regular golf events
  • dinners with guest speakers
  • publication of a Newsletter - The Long Game
  • coordination of a Golf Club Historians networking group
  • oral history recording project
  • collection of data relating to Golf Club locations
  • researching the history of golf in Australia
The Society also has strong links with Golf Victoria and the Australian Golf Heritage Society
Find out more about us.
Ready for play in the 2008 Hickory Day [Hickory Day 2008 - Cliff George and Paul Burgess ready for play]
Part of the display at Women's Australian Open 2009 [Part of the display - Women's Australian Open 2009]

Latest Newsletter

The Long Game No 39, December 2011
> download pdf file (1380KB)
In this issue:
Reports on GSA Activities:
* President's Report 2011
* Dinner at Royal Melbourne GC
* Doug Bachli Trophy Day report
* New Members
Features:
* Greetings from incoming President
* Vale - Dr Ken Shepherd
* Golf in the Melbourne Centenary Year 1934
* Inaugural Highlands ProAm

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