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The 2023 Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Easter Tournament began on Good Friday with the Walker Cup being played on The Pines golf course. Golfers competed in the 4-Person Ambrose which was first played on Good Friday in 1990 and initiated by Mr Keith Walker and his friends. The event has remained as one of the most anticipated events on the golfing calendar with 148 players seeking to add their names to this year’s Walker Cup winners board. The cloudy and overcast weather didn’t affect the fun shared by Members throughout the day, especially that of this year’s winners with a fine score 53.875 net. Congratulations to the team of Troy Devine, Glen Thomson, and Fletcher and Hayley Sewell. The Club was fortunate enough to have Mr Keith Walker onsite to present the trophy to the winning team.
Easter Monday saw a record field of 114 Members and guests play The Jabiru Cup on The Pines golf course. A sunny and windy autumn day greeted golfers making for a perfect end to the 2023 Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Easter Tournament.
Wayne Kirby fired a superb 41 points to win the men’s individual stableford and Judy Coote had a fantastic score of 41 points to win the ladies’ event.
The Jabiru Cup format is a random draw with four Members selected and the best three scores are counted on the day. This year’s winning team was Keith Coleman, Brian Armstrong, Kirsten Ellingford and Wayne Kirby with a score of 105 points.
Congratulations to Louise Wolbers who had a hole in one on the 7th hole of The Pines golf course during the Sunday Social Easter Skins event.
For a full list of the results, please click here. To view the images from the event, click here.
On a perfect, sunny Easter Sunday, the Club welcomed 180 Members and Sanctuary Cove residents for our annual Easter hunt and breakfast. With over 70 children participating in the egg hunt, it was an EGG-cellent morning, as they searched for egg tokens and filled their baskets with chocolate eggs and bunnies. The Easter hunt is a wonderful chance for Sanctuary Cove residents to engage with the Club and our Members with each year being a sell-out event. To view images from the day, please click here.
Congratulations to Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Member Louise WolbersOn Sunday 16 April 2023, the following finals will be played on The Pines golf course:
Men’s Foursomes Match Play
11:32am – Bevan Geissmann and Paul Melville v David Macgugan and Greg Kachel
Billings Cup
11:40am – Michael and Marcelle Chapman v Peter and Janice Wright
Congratulations to the 2023 Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Men’s Masters Winner Joe DownsLakeview Bar will be open for breakfast this Sunday 16 April 2023. Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by contacting Lakeview Bar on 07 5699 9000.
The next Social Sunday event will be held on The Palms golf course on Sunday 23 April 2023.
Date: Sunday 23 April 2023
Time: 12pm shotgun start
Location: The Palms golf course
Bookings: Bookings are now open via the online tee sheet.
For a full list of Social Sunday rules, please click here.
Ladies’ 4BBB Stroke Match PlayOn Thursday 13 April, the 2023 Ladies’ 4BBB Stroke Match Play final was played between Kim Galpin & Fran Ning and Marcelle Chapman & Annelise Neser. With Marcelle & Annelise holding a three-up lead at the turn, Kim & Fran fought hard, but Marcelle & Annelise were victorious winning 2 & 1. Thank you to Joanna Pieper for refereeing and to the other players for participating.
Congratulations to Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club Member Mr Archie Hutchings who was the lucky winner of $2,700 Club Credit at the Members’ Draw on Sunday 9 April 2023. This Sunday, the draw will reset to $1,000 and there will be one chance to find another lucky winner. In order to claim the Members’ Draw, the winner must be present in Lakeview Bar at the time of the draw. If the winner is not present, the draw will jackpot to $1,100 Club Credit next week with one chance to win.
The Rules Relating to Golf have been amended, specifically Rule 1.7 Golf Carts in relation to golf cart use. To view the amended Rules Relating to Golf, click here.
The Country Club will be open 1pm – 6pm on ANZAC DAY, 25 April 2023.
Note that there will be no Group Classes and No Kidz Club on this day.
As a Member of Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club, Mulpha is delighted to offer you discounted passes to The Lagoon Lounge VIP Marquee at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 25 – 28 May 2023.
The Lagoon Lounge is the ultimate Gold Coast VIP and Corporate Hospitality experience, offering guests a luxury social marquee and the perfect vantage point to enjoy the show.
Your all-inclusive The Lagoon Lounge VIP Pass includes:
Member special offer valid for Thursday 24 May and Sunday 28 May (Ladies’ Day):
5 Passes – 5% discount
10 Passes – 10% discount
Limited VIP Passes available. Click Here to book now.
Please note the hours for The Pines Driving Range:
November – February
Wednesdays – Sunday – 6am until 6pm
Mondays – 6am until 5pm
Tuesdays – 9am until 6pm
March – May
Wednesdays – Sunday – 6am until 5:30pm
Mondays – 6am until 5pm
Tuesdays – 9am until 5:30pm
June – July
Wednesdays – Sunday – 6:30am until 5pm
Mondays 6:30am until 4:30pm
Tuesdays – 9am until 5pm
August – October
Wednesdays – Sundays – 6am until 5:30pm
Mondays – 6am until 5pm
Tuesdays – 9am until 5:30pm
Members are reminded to please ensure you are booked in on the tee sheet when playing golf. If you go out late afternoon, please either check in at the golf shop or phone to check in so the staff can put your name on the tee sheet.
If your name is not on the tee sheet, we don’t know you are on the course, which could present complications if an incident was to occur.
We appreciate your support on this matter.
Members are reminded that parking is not permitted under the porte-cochère at the Clubhouse main entrance unless in an allocated parking space.
Golf buggy parking is available in front of the golf shop and in the designated Clubhouse entrance cart park.
Your cooperation and understanding of these guidelines are appreciated, so as to not jeopardise the Club’s ability to accommodate emergencies such as fire and ambulance arrivals.
We thank you for your support on this matter.
The Members’ Working Group is a group of Members who volunteer their time to assist the Golf Course Maintenance team with various tasks on and around the golf courses.
The Members’ Working Group meets fortnightly on Tuesdays, and we invite any Members interested in helping to contact Gary Simmons.
History of The Palms Golf Course
The Palms was designed and constructed by Fred Bolton and opened in 1988. It was an integral part of the Mike Gore dream.
Fred Bolton was an American professional golfer, who became involved in golf course architecture in the 1960s. He came to Australia in the 1970s working for Jack Nicklaus on the Australian Golf Course. He never went back to the USA, married an Australian and moved to the Gold Coast in the 80s. He had a hand in a number of Gold Coast golf courses including Arundel, Gainsborough Greens and Surfers Paradise.
The Palms, along with The Pines (1989), became the golfing centrepiece of Sanctuary Cove especially for public and corporate golf. When Sanctuary Cove went into administration in the early 1990s, The Palms was neglected to some extent.
Its redesign became one of the major features of the sale of all Sanctuary Cove golf assets via Prospectus to the Members (and the public) by Mulpha (MSCD) in 2007.
Renowned Australian golf course architect Ross Watson developed The Palms golf course masterplan under which The Palms was to be upgraded and remodelled in three stages, each dependent on different funding streams. Stage 1 was to start before 2009.
The new routing provided for the 1st tees of both The Pines and The Palms to be adjacent to one another and the planned new Clubhouse.
The new Club Board decided that the upgrading of the old Country Club should be delayed until after the redesigned The Palms was complete, so work commenced on The Palms in 2008. The Club’s own staff were employed by Ross Watson to assist, and the Club engaged its own Project Manager. Cost overruns associated with the new Clubhouse and deferrals of government legislative changes contributed to delayed completion of The Palms – eventually opening in April 2011.
The new course, par 70 and relatively short, being so different to The Pines, proved challenging for Members and the public alike. The different surfaces of the greens, their size and undulations together with the typical ‘Ross Watson’ bunkering were especially difficult for those used to The Pines, an Arnold Palmer style and finish.
A few superficial changes have been made to the course over the last ten years but its need for good course management has been retained.
The current Club Board has indicated that The Palms will be undergoing an enhancement plan, commencing this year.
