Did you know that today Thursday 13th February 2025 marks the 61st year since the first competition was played at Caboolture Golf Club on a nine-hole course (played twice for 18 hole competitions) and a farmhouse turned into a club house.
The women players had the first opportunity to try the new course on Thursday 13th February 1964 and played a 9-hole eclectic commencing at 10am.
The following weekend of the 22nd and 23rd February 1964 a continuous play was held for a special trophy in which Frank Unwin came in with setting a course record of 83 gross with Bunny Perry and Eric Holmes a close second with a gross score of 84, ironically Frank won the last competition at Attewell and the first competition at the new course.
The best women’s score was by Mrs. Pat Perry with a gross of 104.
The prior weekend to relocating to the new course, Sunday 9th February was the final competition, a mixed foursomes which was won by Frank Unwin and Mrs. Franks with a nett 66 1/3, the long drive on the day was won by Allan Eeles and the approach won by Frank Unwin being held at the Attewell prior to completely relocating to the current course at Caboolture.
Caboolture Golf Club relocation decision was made at a committee meeting held in the old club house at the Attewell course in early 1963. The voting to relocate to another course was carried by just one vote.
The current land was originally owned by Caboolture Shire Council and was put up for tender, with the club entering a tender’s price of 6,100 pounds and were the successful bidders. The club obtained finance from the Commercial Bank of Australia with four members and two non-members going guarantor for the loan with a deposit of 500 pounds and the balance was paid back over 10 years at 5% interest.
By August 1963 the machinery had moved in with work commencing immediately, along with the many volunteers with countless hours spent on clearing the land which included 242 charges of explosives in stump blasting and other obstacles that needed moving. In conjunction the club house was raised to allow the underneath to be accessed and used.
A well-known Sydney architect Al Howard was hired to design the course with a temporary nine holes which were designed so that some of the greens would become part of the 18-hole design. Al’s fee was 600 pounds with 300 pounds paid at the commencement and the balance paid some years later.
The Golf Course was officially opened by the than President of Queensland Golf Union Mr. George Houston Mocatta on Sunday 19th April 1964. Following the opening of the course than state member for Murrumba Mr. Dave Nicholson opened the ideally situated and laid out club house from which there was a commanding view of the course and surroundings.
Some 17 months later on 12th July 1965 after the first competition, parts of the original nine-hole golf course were being integrated into the early stages of the redesign development of the new 18-hole golf course that would not come into play until 1966.
There were three main competition days in the week consisting of Thursdays being associates (Women) competitions and Saturdays and Sundays having separate events for both associates and members (Men).
Members and associates’ foursomes’ championships and the mixed foursomes’ championships all originated from the beginnings of Caboolture Golf Club.
For more information please see the attached, Caboolture Golf Clubs history is being documented, if you can assist with any information, photo’s memorabilia or stories please let the golf club know or email CGCHistory64@gmail.com.