Ipswich Golf Club

History

i) Introduction: Golf comes to Queensland

ii) In the Beginning: The Club’s First Year

iii) The First Course: The Golf Park

iv) Club Houses at the Golf Park

v) For the Duration: 1939 - 1945

vi) The move to Leichhardt

vii) Club Houses at Leichhardt

viii) The Pokies Era

ix) Associates

x) Professionals

xi) Caddies

xii) Greenkeepers and grounds staff

xiii) Club Administration

xiv) The 1974 Flood and Other Topics

xv) The founders

xvi) Player Profiles

xvii) Competitions and Special days

xviii) Yarns and Reminiscences

xiv) References

Acknowledgements

Ipswich Golf Club sincerely wish to thank:

• Robyn Buchanan
• Colin Ryan
• Robert Herbert
• Lyle Radford
• Cherie James (Peter Rea Design Marketting)
• Neil McCann and Shirley Crozier
• And special thanks to all who helped by providing valuable information or photographs for the book