Shellharbour Golf Course

DESCRIPTION

NameShellharbour Golf CourseTypeComplexDescriptionShellharbour Golf Club was built by voluntary labour by the local people of Shellharbour, c.1971. This group included Tom Fein, Robert Makin, Frank Lark, the Hon Justice Hogan ED and his wife Jean.

The course was played as 9 holes until 1976 and was the complete 18 holes in the early 1980’s.

Rory Slade from Wollongong golf club took out the first Shellharbour Open in 1977, also that year Bill Penglase recorded the first Hole in One.

Shellharbour Golf Course was demolished c.2013 to make way for the Shell Cove housing development.

Shellharbour Golf Club was home to quite a unique event known as “The 7 Bob shield” as history tells it one day in the bar Bob Makin was standing at the bar, in walked Bob Phelan Snr closely followed by Bob Phelan Jnr.

They chatted away for a while and were soon joined by Bob Conley, Bob Turner and Bob Evens. Finally, in walked the duty officer of the day EJ “Bob” Moase who proceeded to say G’day to the group! G’day Bob, G’day Bob, G’day Bob, G’day Bob, G’day Bob, G’day Bob. Unfortunately, no 'Bob' could figure as a winner of the 7 Bob shield.
Information - Robby Stephenson, General Manager, Shellharbour Links.

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Old Shellharbour Golf Course

Old Shellharbour Golf Course and Swamp

Old Shellharbour Gold Course

Foundations of Shellharbour Golf Club

Volunteers digging foundations for Shellharbour Golf Club

Shellharbour Golf Course 1986

Shellharbour Golf Club Shop

Shellharbour Golf Club

Shellharbour Golf Course 1987

Bernard 'Spud' Costello and Neil Irving digging foundations for Shellharbour Golf Club, c.1971.

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CollectionPlacesPlaceThe Links Shell CoveLocalityShell Cove

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