In the mid twenties, about 1925, a group of men met and decided to make a golf course at Phaff's paddock. Dr. Cecil Uren and dentist Elvyn Hood, both of whom had been students at the University of Sydney, were leaders. Soon many local citizens and their wives joined the club and a 7 hole course was put down. Mr Bob Shepherd, Chairman of the Council, was patron.

As this was where the local Ramblers, All Blacks and other footballers played, it was agreed after a few months, to move to the showgrounds. A small club house was erected a short distance from the present entrance to the grounds and from there, players hit the ball down the first fairway towards the horse paddock; then across the showring where the fence rails were often a hazard, then towads the cattle yards, Pig Creek, and by the time nine holes were played, players had done a full circuit of the showgrounds.

Some members I recall from those days were the Urens, Hoods, Dodds, Fausts, and Lascelles, Jack O'Conner, Briggs, Mazlins, Lyall & Evie Jones, A Spence, Olive Lade, Lillian Stacey, Frank & Eileen Wilson, Mrs Gillespie, Carter Bros, Flo McGrath, Oakhills, Watts & Rose Maltby. The women would make afternoon tea and the men bought a dozen large bottles of beer. After a while, we had competitions with Bowen, Mackay and Collinsville.

After World War II, moves were made towards securing the Club's own land. Negotiations took place with Mr Gordon Edwards, but, at that time, finance was a problem. Members motored over Myrtle Creek and looked at land owned by Messrs. Jones and Kingsbury in the vicinity of Braemar. The committee decided that this was unsuitable so the Club stayed at the showgrounds until 1948 when it was decided to renegotitate with Mr Edwards for the land now owned by the Club. Mr Tom Foxlee agreed to sell the club 10 acres making a total of 42 acres for the course.

Much hard work was involved in clearing and burning the gums, ti-trees and other scrub. Volunteers with tractors, ploughs and graders came especially at weekends, preparing for the beautiful course members have today. At that stage, the present road leading to the golf links was part of the Council garbage dump and as children, we used to collect gum leaves growing there, for our pet koalas.

Frank Wilson, Joe Carter, Alan Spence, John McLellan and Lyall Jones drafted out a course. While all this was going on, members realized that the Club house at the show gronds had served its purpose and so it was decided to purchase Mr W Greenwood's old home at 'Cricklewood', said to have been build round the 1890's. Mr Dick Oakhill supervised its removal and reconstruction.

Mr Murray Gibson, President, introduced Mr Lloyd Roberts, Member for Whitsunday, who performed the official opening in May 1952. The Club's patron, Mr Charlie Faust, drove off the first ball from Number 1 Tee to the accompaniment of loud applause and as he did so the men and associates did a crocodile dance with Piper Arthur Neill on his bagpipes. About 350 people were present including Mr Walter Dodd, Chairman of the Council and A Perske, President of the Bowling Club. The band, under the baton of Mr E Mulhall, rendered lively music. Celebrations continued well into midnight and so gave birth to our Proserpine Golf Links, one of the most valuable and beautiful assets sporting bodies have here today.

Proserping Golf Club is a picturesque 18 hole golf course is nestled amongst sugar cane fields with a variety of trees and wild life around the course. A creek running through the back 9 holes makes it quite a challenge compared to the forgiving front 9 holes.

The Opening Nine

The opening nine at Proserpine is a Par 36 that plays 2,874 metres from the men's markers and 2,740 meters from the ladies tees. The front nine consists of one par 5, seven par 4's and one long par 3. A player will encounter narrow fairways, sloping greens, and a variety of hazards on their journey.

After completing the front nine, the player can get refreshments at the Pro Shop. A cool drink and a bite to eat will give the player the required nourishment to embark on the challenging journey to complete the back nine.

The Back Nine

The back nine measures slightly over 2,900 metres from the men's tees and 2,700 metres from the ladie's tees. The back nine has one par 5, which is a tricky dog-leg with hazards on both sides of the fairway. There are six par 4's which will test the player's patience and skills with a variety of different clubs. The par 3's require good tee shots as both are protected by a running creek.

After the round, the player can take a deep breath, and enjoy a refreshment either in the Bar or the Beer Garden.

Situated next to the long par 3 ninth, the 150 metre practice fairway provides generous ground upon which to hone your skills. This practice area offers the golfer a host of shot options including putting, playing out of a bunker, pitching, chipping, and full swing shots.

As well as the practice fairway, Proserpine Golf Club has an indoor training facility. This facility has practice nets. Contact the Pro Shop to make a booking.

3rd Green

6th Green