Timeline Stories

These days, Gosford Golf Club is known as offering a challenging but fair 18 holes set in a picturesque setting on gently undulating terrain. It is popular amongst all levels of golfers from beginners through to professionals.

Renovations to the current club house were made in 2005 and 2006 to modernise the building and facilities

The club’s membership stood at more than 1400, with 1250 of them playing members and associates.

High rainfall causes flooding of the course.

Major tree planning further enhances the beauty of the course.

Course designer Fred Bolton was appointed to help redesign the course layout to avoid balls being hit on to the then-adjacent Racecourse Road.

From 1962 to 1970 further improvements raised the course standards to championship grade. A new 13^th hole was added and the 14^th hole was extended. A new club house was built.

More than 860 trees were planted.

The Committee and Members formally created the company, Gosford Golf Club Ltd.

Greens lost during this hot summer were completely rebuilt at a cost of £2,000, and a dam was constructed.

Major additions to the Club House premises were completed, almost doubling the size of the area.

Course improvements continued over the coming years.

Gosford Golf Club was instrumental in the formation of the Central Coast District Golf Association. In 1949 a meeting was held at Gosford Golf Club by representatives of Gosford, Tuggerah Lakes and Wyong Golf Clubs being the Clubs operating formally on the Coast at that time. They adopted a draft constitution and formed the Brisbane Water District Golf Association (the name taken from the expanse of water near the Gosford township) and to affiliate with the Country Golf Association of NSW.

The club was granted a liquor licence following the first major extensions to the Club.  Membership grew to 350 Members and Associates.

After much discussion between the club and Council, they reached an agreement for the Club to construct a new course layout of 18 holes at a cost of approximately £5,000.

“Token” type poker machines were introduced.

With the assistance of horse drawn mowers for fairways, hand mowers for greens and many hours per day, the course was maintained in a first class condition.

Funds from special golf days assisted the war effort in the form of donations to various needy causes including war Loans.

Work on the new course commenced and the new links opened for play on April 22nd, 1933. Members assisted in preparing the course.

A new shed was erected; this shed stands today as part of the old machinery shed.

Plans for the new Club House were prepared and pegged out and work commenced, with the cost estimated at £252.9.10.

A shower room was added to the club house and a verandah was added at the back.  More equipment was purchased.

The Committee approached the Erina Council for a tenure on Victoria Park, the site of the present course. They prepared plans for a nine hole course.