Wollongong Golf Club:
Historical Timeline
1897
1897 - 1899
Club President H. MacCabe
1897
Original Wollongong Links layout
1897 - 1900
Club Board Winners
1898
Australian Golf Club
1900
Club Captain
C. A. White
1901
Club President
C. W Prott
Club Captain
W. Layton
1903
Club Captain
C. W Prott
1904 - 1907
1905
Club Board Winners
Club President
M. J Little
1906
1906
D. G. Soutar's Set of Clubs
1907 - 1911
Club Board Winners
Club President
W. V Brown
1908 - 1910
1909
Wollongong Links Layout
1901
Club President H.D. McLelland
1901 - 1904
Club Board Winners
Club President
S. H Weedon & C. A White
Club Captain
C. W Prott & W. Layton
1902
Club President
J. May
1904
Club President
C. W Prott & M. J Little
1905
1906
Club Board Winners
1906
Members and caddies
Club President
M. J Little & W. V Brown
1907
Club Captain
S. J Hobson
1908 - 1912
1910
Club President
W. L Kirkwood
1911 - 1914
1911
Play on Wollongong Links
1913
Club Board Winners
Life Members
H. D. McLelland
1914
1915 - 1920
Club Board Winners
1916 - 1929
Club President - H Cox
1916
Wollongong Golf Club Layout
1912
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
W. V Brown
1913 - 1915
1914
Club Board Winners
Club President
W. L Kirkwood & H. Cox
1915
Club Captain
V. Wilson
1916 - 1919
1918
Clubhouse and Pro Shop
1920
1920
Wollongong Golf Club Layout
Club Captain
W. McDonald
1922
1922
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
J. F Davidson
1923 - 1924
1923
Club Board Winners
1923
Clubhouse
1925
Club Board Winners
1927
Club Board Winners
1928
Club Board Winners
1929
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
M. Gerrety
1920 - 1921
1921
Club Board Winners
Life Members
D. McK Barnet
1921
1923
Golf in Australia
1923
The Links
1924
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
W. McDonald
1925 - 1930
Ladies President
Miss. J Osborne
1925 - 1935
Ladies Captain
Miss. J Osborne
1925 - 1937
1926
Club Board Winners
1928
Alex Lowe
1928
Wollongong Golf Club Layout
1930
Club President
C. P Jackson
1930 - 1932
Club Captain
A. R Marshall
1931 - 1941
1933
Club Board Winners
1934
Club Board Winners
1935
Exhibition on the Links
1936
AIF Day at the Links
1938
Club Board Winners
1939
Club Board Winners
1930
Club Board Winners
1931
Club Board Winners
1932
Club Board Winners
Club President
W. B Kerr
1933 - 1941
1935
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. S Hoskins
1936 - 1937
WHC Flag Winners
1936
1936
Club Board Winners
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1937
1937
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. A L Caselberg
Ladies Captain
Mrs. Barrett
1938 - 1941
1940
1940
Anniversary Weekend
Life Members
A. J H White
1941
Club Captain
W. Brandon
Ladies Captain
Mrs. A
Harvey
Life Members
W. B Kerr
1942
1942 - 1945
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. A Harvey & Mrs R. Petney
1943
Ladies President
Mrs. R Vaughan
1945 - 1948
Club Captain
C. H McKenzie
1945 - 1947
Ladies Captain
Mrs. R Cox
1946
WHC Flag Winners
1946
1947
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
V. R Petney
1948 - 1949
WHC Flag Winners
1948
Life Members
R. D Goldie
1949
Ladies Captain
Mrs. S Kennedy
1949 - 1951
1949
Club Board Winners
1949
Bunker Play
1940
On the Tennis Courts
WHC Flag Winners
1940
1940
Club Board Winners
1941
Club Board Winners
Club President
R. D Goldie
1942 - 1948
Ladies President
Mrs. C Alexander
1942 - 1943
Club Captain
V. R Petney
1943 - 1944
Ladies President
Mrs. A Harvey & Mrs. R Vaughan
Ladies Captain
Mrs. R Petney & Mrs. J Skyes
1944
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Skyes
Life Members
N. Peek
1945
1946
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. D Connolly
1947
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1947
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Mathieson
1948
1948
Club Board Winners
1948
New Year's Eve Group
Ladies President
Mrs. A Harvey
1949 - 1950
Club President
J. G Edmondson
1949 - 1955
1949
Exhibition Match
WHC Flag Winners
1949
1950
Club Captain
G. W Phillips
1950 - 1951
Ladies President
Mrs. R Vaughan
1951 - 1954
1951
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
F. J Woods
1952 - 1953
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1952
1953
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
J. E McGovern
Life Members
A. D Robinson
1954
Ladies President
Mrs. A Robinson
Ladies Captain
Miss. K O’Donnell
1955 - 1956
1955
Club Board Winners
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1955
Club Captain
E. J Whittaker
1956 - 1961
Ladies Captain
Mrs. B MacDonald
1957 - 1958
Ladies President
Mrs W Bright
1957
1957
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. G Neich
1958
1958
White Horse Cup Team
Club President
A. D Robinson
1959 - 1962
WHC Flag Winners
1959
1950
Club Board Winners
1950
Bobby Locke and Bernie Guerin
Life Members
M. F Wiseman
1951
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1951
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Skyes
Life Members
J. G Edmondson
1952
1952
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Mathieson
1953 - 1954
1954
Club Board Winners
1954
Coaching Clinic
Club Captain
J. E McGovern & E. J Whittaker
Life Members
T. B McInerny & A. R Marshall
1955
Club President
F. J O’Donnell
1956 - 1958
1956
Club Board Winners
WHC Flag Winners
1957
WHC Flag Winners
1958
1958
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Mathieson
1959 - 1960
1959
Club Board Winners
1960
Life Members
F. J O’Donnell
1960
1960
The Wills Classic Team
1961
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Robson
1961 - 1962
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1961
Ladies President
Mrs. J E Williams
1962
1962
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
R. J Albert
1962 - 1965
Ladies President
Mrs. J Shaw
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Shaw
Life Members
V. H Guthrie
1963
1963
View from East of 1st Green
1963
The Clubhouse
Womens Course Record
74 – Norma Guerin
1964
1964
Club Board Winners
Club President
E. J Whittaker & R. J Albert
Life Members
E. J Whittaker
1965
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
WHC Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1965
Ladies Captain
Mrs. H Munday
1966
1966
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. H Cooper
1967 - 1969
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1967
Club President
R. J Albert & W. J Jamieson
Club Captain
S. J Watt & J McAllister
1968
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
WHC Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
1968
Womens Course Record
New Layout
74 – J.R Higgins
1968
1969
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. W Bright
1960 - 1961
Womens Course Record
72 – Norma Guerin
1960
1960
Club Board Winners
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1960
1961
The Nepean - Illawarra Pennant
Womens Course Record
New Layout
76 – Norma Guerin
1962
1962
The Links
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
1962
Club President
E. J Whittaker
1963 - 1964
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
1963
1963
Club Board Winners
1963
'Tinny' Shot
Ladies President
Mrs. J E Williams
Ladies Captain
Mrs. E McMahon
1964
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
1964
1965
Wollongong's Winning White Horse Cup Team
1965
Club Board Winners
Club President
R. J Albert
Club Captain
S. J Watt
Ladies President
Mrs. A Robinson
1966 - 1967
Womens Course Record
New Layout
76 – Gayle Robson
1966
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
WHC Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1966
1967
Club Board Winners
1967
Major Social Events
Womens Course Record
70 – Gayle Robson
1967
Ladies President
Mrs. R Brown
1968 - 1970
1968
Club Board Winners
Club President
W. J Jamieson
Club Captain
J McAllister
1969 - 1970
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1969
1970
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Allen
1970 - 1972
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
Womens Pennant 1 Cup Winners
1970
Ladies President
Mrs. J Howe
Club Captain
R. J McEwan
1971 - 1973
WHC Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
Womens Pennant 2 Cup Winners
1971
1972
Club Board Winners
Club President
L. Mackey & R. J Dyball
1973
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1973
Womens Course Record
74 – J R Higgins
1973
Club President
R. J Dyball & R. J McEwan
Club President
R. J McEwan & P. Lohse
1974
1974
Cyclone Damage
Club Captain
P. Lohse & J. M Murphy
1975
Womens Course Record
72 – Gayle Gannon
1975
1975
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. P Dyball
1976 - 1978
1976
1977
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
J. M Murphy & J Greenow
1978
1978
Club Board Winners
1978
NSW Team
1978
1979
Club Board Winners
Womens Course Record
New Layout
77 – Eileen McMahon
1970
1970
Club Board Winners
Club President
L. Mackey
1971 - 1972
Womens Course Record
75 – R Procter
1971
1971
Club Board Winners
Life Members
R. E Lindsay
1972
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1972
Ladies Captain
Mrs. E Humphrey
1973 - 1975
1973
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. G Aitcheson
1974 - 1976
1974
Club Board Winners
WHC Flag Winners
1974
Club President
R. J McEwan
1975 - 1982
1975
Club Captain
J. M Murphy
1976 - 1977
1976
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. F Bartrop
1977 - 1979
1977
Mollymook
1977
1978
Illawarra Open Golf Tournament
Club Captain
J. Greenow
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Thompson
1979 - 1981
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
1979
1980
Life Members
R. J McEwan
1980
1980
Club Board Winners
1980
Southern Paddock Reorganisation
1981
Country Week
1981
Ladies Captain
Mrs. B MacKey
1982 - 1984
1982
Ladies President
Mrs. D Johnstone
1983 - 1985
1983
Club Board Winners
1983
Eric Apperly Team
1983
Pennants Team
1983
Club Captain
R. J McEwan
1984 - 1985
Womens Course Record
73 – Louise Mullard
1984
1984
Coaching Clinic
1984
Wollongong Golf Club Local Rules and Score Card
1985
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. P Sheil
Club Captain
R. J McEwan & R. Rogers
Life Members
J. M Murphy
1986
1986
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
R. Rogers
1987
1987
Club Board Winners
1988
Club Board Winners
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
1988
Ladies President
Mrs. P Ellis
Ladies Captain
Mrs. P Mitchell
1989 - 1991
1989
Club Board Winners
1989
Apprentice of the Year
Eric Apperly Shield Flag Winners
1989
Ladies President
Mrs. S Beazley
1980 - 1982
1980
Sandy Cameron Shield Victory
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
Junior Flag Winners
1980
1981
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
J. Greenow & L. Whalley
1982
1982
Club Board Winners
Club President
R. J McEwan & B. E Engel
Club Captain
L. Whalley & R. J McEwan
1983
Womens Course Record
New Layout
76 – Lyn DeClouett
74 – Kay Guerin
1983
1983
Looking to the Future
Club President
B. E Engel
1984 - 1987
1984
State Champion of Champions
1984
Club Board Winners
1984
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Jones & Mrs. P Sheil
1985
1985
Ladies Captain
Mrs. L Todman
1986 - 1988
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
B Pennant Flag Winners
C Pennant Flag Winners
WHC Flag Winners
Eric Apperly Shield Flag Winners
1986
1986
Rain and Hail Damage
Ladies President
Mrs. M Gray
1987 - 1988
Womens Silver Cup Winners
1987
Club President
B. E Engel & N. J McKay
Club Captain
R. Rogers & R. J McEwan
1988
1988
Plaque Unveiling
Club Captain
R. J McEwan & P. Lohse
1989
Club President
N. J McKay
1989 - 1990
1989
4th Fairway Drainage Scheme
1990
1990
Secretary-Manager Len Ratcliffe
Club President
N. J McKay & B. J Kelly
1991
1991
Club Board Winners
Club President
B. J Kelly
1992 - 1996
1992
Napean - Illawarra Grade Pennant
1993
John Hufton
Womens Course Record
70 – Lynne Townsend
1993
1994
Links Open Youth Classic
1994
Club Board Winners
1995
The McIntosh Family
1996
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
P. Hogben
Life Members
F McInerney & L. P A Payne
1997
1997
Ladies Committee Centenary Year
1997
Time Capsule
Ladies President
Mrs. J Marvell
1998 - 1999
1998
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Jones
Life Members
A. D Thompson
1999
Club Captain
P. Lohse
1990 - 1992
1990
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. J Hopper
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Kershaw
1992 - 1994
1992
Club Board Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1992
Club Captain
P. Lohse & W. Greentree
1993
1993
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
W. Greentree
1994 - 1996
Ladies President
Mrs. J Bennett
1995 - 1997
Ladies Captain
Mrs. B Waters
1995
1995
Club Board Winners
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
WHC Flag Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
1995
Ladies Captain
Mrs. B Waters & Mrs I Cherrington
1996
WHC Flag Winners
1996
Club President
H. Evans
Ladies Captain
Mrs. I Cherrington
1997 - 1998
1997
Club Board Winners
1997
1997
Wollongong Golf Club Centenary
Centenary Dinner
1997
Club Captain
W. Greentree
1998 - 2000
Club President
P. Hogben
1999 - 2006
1999
Club Board Winners
2000
Ladies President
Mrs. H Chaffe
Ladies Captain
Mrs. D Zander
2000
Ladies Captain
Mrs. L Smart
2001 - 2002
2001
Club Board Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
2002
2003
Club Board Winners
Life Members
G. Jones
2004
2005
Club Board Winners
Womens Grade Cup Winners
2006
2006
New Holes
Club President
G. Jones
2007 - 2010
2007
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. M Jack
2008 - 2009
2009
Club Board Winners
2000
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. B Tobin
Club Captain
N. Henson
2001 - 2004
2002
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. S Condon
2003 - 2004
2004
Club Board Winners
Ladies President
Mrs. L Townsend
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Hollis
Club Captain
R. Griffiths
2005 - 2007
2005
New Clubhouse Construction
Life Members
H. Evans & P. Hogben
2006
2006
Club Board Winners
Life Members
W. Noble
2007
Ladies Captain
Mrs. R McCall
Life Members
Mrs. L A Townsend
2008
Club Captain
N. Masters
2008 - 2012
2008
Club Board Winners
Ladies Captain
Mrs. J Hayes
2009 - 2010
2010
Ladies President
Mrs. J Newell
2010 - 2015
2010
Ladies Captain
Mrs. R Howe
2011 - 2012
Club President
A. Giddings
2011 - present
2012
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
R. Stevenson
2013 - 2017
2013
Club Board Winners
Illawarra pennant Flag Winners
2014
New Holes
New course holes were opened in 2014
These included holes 1, 7 and 17
2014
Womens Course Record
67 – Karis Davidson
2015
Ladies President
Mrs. J Cocks
2016 - 2018
2016
17th Hole Rebuild
C Pennant Flag Winners
2016
120 Year Anniversary
2017
2017
Club Board Winners
2018
Club Board Winners
2018
Master Pennant Flag
2019
Club Board Winners
2010
NSW PGA Championship
2010
Club Board Winners
Life Members
R. Stevenson
2011
2011
Club Board Winners
Illawarra Pennant Flag Winners
2012
Ladies Captain
Mrs. M Reid
2013 - 2018
2014
Club Board Winners
2015
Club Board Winners
2016
Club Board Winners
Club Captain
M. Finlay
2018 - present
2018
Ceremony Lawn
Enourage Shield Flag Winners
2018
2018
Junior Pennants Team
2019
Club Renovation
Ladies President
Mrs. J McGovern
Ladies Captain
Mrs. C Bell
2019 - 2021
2020
2020
COVID Pandemic
2020
Club Amalgamation
City Diggers Life Members
John Boyd
David Parr
2020
2020
Club Board Winners
2021
50 Year Membership
Womens President
Mrs. F James
Womens Captain
Mrs. J Hayes
2022
2022
Masters Flag Winners
2022
Legacy
2022
Irrigation Work Completed
2022
Womens Champion
2022
Womens Course Record
2023
Illawarra Pennants Winners
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
Life Members
Mr. A. Giddings
2023
2020
RFS Fundraiser
2020
Irrigation Works
2021
WGC Board
2021
Life Members
2021
2021
Club Board Winners
2022
Captain's Shout
2022
Pennants Teams
2022
50 Year Membership
2022
ANZAC Day
2022
125 Year Anniversary