Horton Park Golf Club

The Horton Park Golf Club was the only golf club located in central Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. The club was situated next to Sunshine Plaza shopping centre and was established in 1950. On the 20 July 1950, the minutes of the first meeting were signed by the President Mr W Coffey. The first building, a shed and an outhouse were purchased and erected in 1952.

Horton Park Golf Club

Club information
Tournaments hosted	Australian Open

Clubhouse facing North

After the council reclaimed the land, the club moved to a new site in Bli Bli, on the north bank of the Maroochy River, and is now renamed as the Maroochy River Golf Club.[1][2] Horton Park is being redeveloped by the council as a new CBD and residential area called SunCentral.[3]

Course

The Horton Park course had 18 championship holes with a flood lit driving range.[4] Scorecard The Championship course scorecard is as follows. Please note that all measurements are from the Blue Championship Tees.

Hole #	Par	Metres	Yards
1	3	190	207
2	5	453	495
3	4	386	422
4	3	180	196
5	5	468	511
6	4	410	448
7	3	165	180
8	5	466	509
9	4	310	339
Out	36	3028	3307

Hole #	Par	Metres	Yards
10	4	326	356
11	4	259	283
12	5	533	582
13	4	351	383
14	5	476	520
15	4	422	461
16	3	179	195
17	3	104	113
18	4	300	328
In	36	2950	3221
Out	36	3028	3307
Total	72	5978	6528

History

The club was officially opened by Mr M.R. Hornibrook the President of the Queensland Golf union ( now known as Golf Queensland) in May 1956.[4]

See also

• Golf in Australia
• Sport in Queensland

References

1. "MRGC: Then & Now".
2. "New home, new outlook heals rifts for golf club". Sunshine Coast Daily. 20 June 2015.
3. "Million-dollar first stage to new Sunshine Coast heart". Brisbane Times. 7 February 2016.
4. Blake, Frank (2000). Horton park Golf Club Maroochydore Inc. pp. 2–76. ISBN 0 646 39470 3.