Gympie Golf Club Inc.

🏆 100 Years. One Prestigious Championship.

The region's leading golfers are invited to compete in the Gympie Golf Club's Centenary Championship—an exclusive event showcasing a quality field as we celebrate 100 years of golf.

This is your chance to test your game against some of the region's finest players while being part of a landmark moment in our Club's history.

With a limited field available, early registration is strongly encouraged to secure your place in this prestigious championship.

📲 Scan the QR code below to enter today.

The first 100 Years of the Gympie Golf Club has seen many valuable contributions from notable families helping our club grow to where it sits today.

From the Gilchrist's, Stallard's and Orchard's, to in more recent times the Macklin's and Barling's, our club has been a special place for family to meet and golf together forming great bonds spanning several generations.

So to celebrate your family's time at our near on 100 year old Gympie Golf Club, it's time to join us for the Liven Communities/Liven Willow Rise Family Golf Weekend.

2 great golf events over 2 days which promises to be tip top weather on our outstanding looking course.

To book your place, jump online and use our Gympie Miclub booking site, or alternatively fill out the nomination form contained in comment 1 and forward to [email protected].

Look forward to seeing you there.

Has anyone played all 6?

“1926 – The Year Queensland Fell in Love with Golf”,

It’s a fascinating period in Queensland golf history. While it may seem a coincidence that so many clubs trace their beginnings to 1926, there were several social and economic reasons why golf experienced a boom during the mid-1920s.

Why was 1926 such a significant year?

The years immediately following the First World War saw Australia enter a period of optimism and growth. By the mid-1920s:

* The economy had recovered from the war, giving communities more confidence to establish sporting clubs.
* Returned servicemen were looking for organised recreation and social activities, and golf became increasingly popular.
* Improved transport, particularly motor cars and better roads, made it easier to travel to golf courses.
* Regional towns were prospering, driven by mining, agriculture and port development, creating communities large enough to support golf clubs.
* Golf was also becoming more affordable and accessible, moving beyond being a sport only for the wealthy. Public and municipal courses began appearing around Queensland during this period.

Why places like Gladstone, Mackay and Clermont?

Many regional centres had reached a point where they had:

* stable populations,
* successful local businesses,
* civic pride,
* and volunteers willing to establish sporting organisations.

Golf clubs became important community hubs, much like bowling clubs and cricket clubs.

Queensland clubs celebrating 100 years in 2026

There are quite a number of Queensland clubs marking their centenary this year, including:

* Gladstone Golf Club – founded 1926.
* Gympie Golf Club – officially formed on 30 September 1926.
* St Lucia Golf Links – opened in July 1926 as the original home of Indooroopilly Golf Club.
* Mackay Golf Club – celebrating its centenary in 2026.
* Clermont Golf Club – also reaches 100 years in 2026.
* City Golf Club – its modern history dates from 1926 and it is celebrating its centenary this year.

There are likely a handful of smaller regional clubs that also began in 1926, although records for some country clubs are less complete because they evolved from informal golfing groups before becoming incorporated.

An interesting observation

The decade from 1920 to 1930 was arguably the greatest expansion period in Queensland golf. Earlier clubs such as Brisbane Golf Club (1890), Royal Queensland Golf Club (1920), Gailes Golf Club (1924), Oxley Golf Club (1928) and Nudgee Golf Club (1929) illustrate how rapidly the game spread during that era.

Well the modified second hole, now as a par 3 got christened today with it's first competition hole in one. A huge congratulations to Eric King ,club stalwart and all round nice guy for your slam dunk today. Nice shooting Eric. Please provide any photos if possible.

A big congrats to Darren Joseph for his Ace today on the 9 th hole.
Well done to a true gentleman of our club.

A big month of golf in May culminated with the Haymans Electrical Gympie Club Championships. Micheal Smoothey was the most consistent over all 4 rounds to win his 20th (or is it 21st) Mens Club Championship!
Charlotte Rensonnet overcame a halfway deficient on the final weekend, winning her first Ladies Club Championship.
Both Charlotte and Michael are very deserving champions in our 100th year, and the course looked and played great. Thankyou for Russell and the Haymans Team for their continued sponsorship, and congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to the 71 players who completed all 4 rounds.

Come join us for our Centenary Committee's second themed event of the year, the Harringtons Bullion Retro Golf Day, Sunday June 28.

Break out the persimmon woods and balata balls and step back in time to experience what a large part of our 100 year old clubs golfers toiled with whilst gracing our course.

A great fun filled day is in prospect, bookings are via our normal Miclub timesheet.

Our club championships sponsor, Russell Behrens from Hayman's Gympie, has been busy this morning packing the over $2500 value of merchandise to award to our winners come this Sunday.

All members and guests are invited to join us celebrate with our champions at our presentation from 4PM, Sunday May 31.

EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE AT OUR PRESENTATION WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN ONE OF OUR 2 LUCKY DOOR PRIZES. HOW GOOD IS THAT!

A big thank you again Russ for your ongoing support of the club.

Good luck everyone with your golfing this weekend. Hit em well.

Haymans Electrical Club Championships eve. Everything is ready to go with a cracker field and great weather(hopefully the showers can stay away). Good luck everyone.

I reckon even these residents are looking forward to round 1 of Haymans Electrical Gympie Golf Club Championships.