Laidley Golf Club

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Laidley Golf Club
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Coordinates 27°37′27″S152°22′32″E / 27.62417°S 152.37556°E / -27.62417; 152.37556 Coordinates: 27°37′27″S152°22′32″E / 27.62417°S 152.37556°E / -27.62417; 152.37556
Tournaments hosted Australian Open

Laidley Golf Club is a picturesque twelve hole golf course situated adjacent to Lake Dyer located on Gatton-Laidley Road, Laidley Heights, Shire of Laidley, Queensland, Australia. Officially opened in 1951 as a nine-hole course, it was extended to twelve holes during 2005. The golf course is 6074 metres in length. [1]

Shire of Laidley Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Shire of Laidley was a local government area located in the Lockyer Valley region between the cities of Toowoomba and Ipswich, and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 700.6 square kilometres (270.5 sq mi), and existed from 1888 until its merger with the Shire of Gatton to form the Lockyer Valley Region on 15 March 2008.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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History

At a meeting held on 3 December 1928, [2] it was decided to form a golf club to be known as the Laidley Golf Club. The Club held its Opening Day on Sunday 9 December 1928 [3] on fourteen holes prepared at the Show Grounds. The best round of the day being 94. In April 1930 they had enough money to purchase sand and Dr Sweeney, the President, used reaping hook and lawn mower on the course and R E Allen & R A Ditton levelled the greens and spread sand. At the Annual Meeting held in March 1931, [4] Mr. Watkins was congratulated on being the Club's first Club Champion and the holder of the course record of 72 for eighteen holes. The 1931 season was played on much improved links, but it was becoming increasingly evident that this ground was not suited for a golf course because of its limited area – about nine acres. In November 1931 [5] it was decided to abandon the showgrounds and establish new links on the Recreation Reserve which was about forty acres in area, not more than 200 yards from the business area of the main street. The work of laying out the new links proceeded and full use was made of a gully which ran right through the reserve, providing a natural hazard for six holes. As the ground was perfectly level, the new links were a great improvement. Opening Day [6] for these new links was held on Saturday 16 April 1932. In 1934 the first Associates Championship [7] was won by Mrs. M.G. Watkin. In August 1935, R A Ditton, [8] of Laidley, scooped the pool of golf events at Royal Queensland, winning the Country championship with a total of 168, the Royal Queensland Cup with an aggregate of 142, and tying in a Country Week handicap. He won by four shots over D. Von Nida. In 1938 it was decided to hold the Club's first Open Day [9] on 23 October- this Open Day was to become an Annual Event.

The Royal Queensland Golf Club is a golf club and course at the end of Curtin West Avenue, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Located beside the Brisbane River is a 10-minute drive from the Brisbane CBD. It has hosted the Australian Open three times: in 1947, 1966, and 1973.

From 1941 to 1946 the club was suspended, due to World War II. In March 1946 the club was reformed, but was short-lived. At a meeting in September 1948, it was decided to revive the game on new links at a new site, [10] the old course now being no longer suitable. On 9 November 1948 the first step towards providing a golf course between Laidley and Forest Hill [11] was taken, by putting down a deposit of £5 on land owned by Mr. Maurice Dayman, one mile from Laidley (now in the suburb of Laidley Heights). The sale of the land was finalised on 28 March 1949, and the site of the proposed new golf club at Laidley was stated to be the best seen for some time, [12] by the golf architect (Mr. T. Southcombe) and the chairman of the Queensland Golf Council (Mr. D. Duncan). Both men were enthusiastic about the site's undulating terrain, soil, elevation and the scenic aspect of Dyer's Lake from the clubhouse. On Sunday 15 April 1951 the new course (and current site) was officially opened by the president of the Queensland Golf Council, Mr. W.G. Duncan, as he drove a ball down the first fairway of Laidley's new nine-hole golf course.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Meeting to form Club". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (4 December 1928, Page 9). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Laidley Golf Club". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (12 December 1928, Page 4). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Successful First Year". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (9 March 1931, Page 2). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Laidley Golf Club Links to be Transferred". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (24 November 1931, Page 10). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Opening Day" (Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) 9 April 1932, Page 10). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "First Associates Champion". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (22 June 1934, Page 4). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Year of Creditable Play". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (6 March 1936, Page 12). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Laidley's Big Day". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (25 October 1938, Page 10). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Laidley Golf Club has Land for Links". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (18 November 1948, Page 4). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Laidley Golf Club Reforms". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (25 November 1948, Page 6). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Site Pleases Visitors". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 – 1954) (12 March 1949, Page 3). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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