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 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 Peninsula Golf Club on 22 February 2010.
Convenor: Ian Rennick
Phone: 03 9890 4430
E-Mail: ian@rennick.com

Meeting - Royal Melbourne Golf Club

A meeting was held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club on Tuesday 27th October 2009.
Over lunch, the forthcoming 50th anniversary of the Canada Cup held at Royal Melbourne in 1959 was marked. Large galleries were expected, and it was this that prompted the formation of the world-renowned Composite Course, made up of a selection of holes from the East and West courses within the 'home paddock', so that the large crowds did not have to cross roads.
A selection of photographs and other material was displayed and speakers provided an overview of the significance of the event, and some personal recollections.
The Golf Historians meeting held at the conclusion of the luncheon discussed 'Golf in Victoria before 1900'.
Professor Weston Bate addressing the meeting at Royal Melbourne Golf Club [ Professor Weston Bate addressing the meeting at Royal Melbourne Golf Club ]

Meeting - Hungtingdale Golf Club

A meeting was held at the Huntingdale Golf Club on Monday 13 July, 2009. In opening the meeting, the Chairman, Ian Rennick offered a special welcome to the Huntingdale Golf Club History Committee, including Burtta Cheney.
Presentations included:
  • History of Huntingdale Golf Club - Arthur Ellis
  • Demonstration of document scanning - Murray Wilkinson, Wilkinson Electronic Document Solutions
  • Some recent additions to the Golf Australia and Golf Society of Australia websites - a summary of recent updates. Special mention was made of the availability of a searchable database of Australian newspapers on line via the National Library of Australia website.
  • Story of Walter Travis - Roger McDonald
Show and Tell:
  • Leon Rowbell showed a Huntingdale 1941 embossed medal for the Prison of War Fund showing the winner as I A Beach. Arthur Ellis was able to inform the meeting that a club member Ern Austin, owned an engineering works, and made monthly medals for the Club. Arthur thinks that it would have been made by him.
  • Leon also showed a cop of The Australian Home Beautiful from 1941 with an article and photograph of the Huntingdale Club House.
  • Max Findley showed a hickory putter with the name Travis stamped on it.

For The Diary

2010 Program
  • March 10 - Wednesday
    Dinner - Women's Open
    Kingston Heath GC
    Speaker: Sandra Mackenzie
  • April 11 - Sunday
    Hickory Day -
    Frank Shepherd Trophy for Men
    Burtta Cheney Trophy for Women
    Kingston Heath GC
  • April 22-23 - Thursday - Friday
    Al Howard Hickory Challenge
    Federal Golf Club, ACT
  • May 31 - Monday
    Dinner
    Woodlands GC
  • June 22 - Tuesday
    Golf Day - Don Lawrence Trophy
    Woodlands GC
  • August 9 - Monday
    Golf Day - President's Trophy
    Royal Melbourne GC
  • August 22 - Sunday
    Luncheon - Kingston Heath GC
  • November 8 - Monday (to be confirmed)
    Golf Day - Doug Bachli Trophy
    AGM & Cocktail Party
    Victoria GC
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