Horsham Golf Club project manager Cullen Williams said the course’s jump up the rankings was a continuation of the club’s recovery from the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
“It’s obviously a great achievement with the history of the club and the fires in 2009 wiping out a lot of the course,” he said.
“Then after getting into financial troubles nearly 10 years ago, to come back and have a course that is slowly coming back from outside the top 100 to being back in again is clearly a great achievement from everyone involved.”
Mr Williams said the club’s decision to make changes to its course under the guidance of course architects Mike Clayton and Mike DeVries in recent years had paid dividends.
“The course has improved in terms of playing condition in the last few years – the greens are a lot better and we’ve made some slight changes to a few holes in our course plan,” Mr Williams said.
Mr Williams said Mr Clayton had branded Horsham one of Australia’s best inland golf courses.
“Obviously down in Melbourne and along the peninsula there are a lot of really good, top-tier courses, but in terms of regional Victoria we would be up there,” he said.
“Mike Clayton was saying it was one of the better inland courses in Australia – so one that’s not along the coast or along the Murray or anything like that.
“Outside of Royal Canberra and Cathedral I think he said ours is one of the best inland courses in Australia.
“We’re really blessed to have this as our course.”
Mr Williams credited the ranking to the dedication of the club’s staff and volunteers.
“It’s a great achievement from the whole club, from the board of management through to the staff and volunteers,” he said.
“We’ve got some really good volunteers who give their time to help make the course what it is, and without them we’d struggle.
“It’s really good that we’ve got a strong community base out here who love the club and support it. We’re really appreciative of that.”
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JOLLY TIME: Horsham Golf Club hosted its Christmas Cha Cha Cha event on Thursday, Players dressed in the spirit of Christmas and enjoyed a festive luncheon afterwards.
Pictured, left, are golfers Marge Rich, Jill Gawith, June Cross and Peg Muszkieta Players enjoyed a social day of golf in warm weather. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER
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