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Springwood Country Club - About Us

History 

On Friday 7 July 1905 a group of golf enthusiasts held a meeting in the Oriental Hotel Springwood for the purposes of forming a golf club. It is recorded in the Nepean Times on the 16th September 1905 that what was to become the Springwood Country Club began officially on 9th September 1905 although golf may have been played informally in the area since at least 1903.

The land for the original 9 holes was donated by the Mr JT Ellison from his property which was used as a fruit orchard.  At that time the golf course section extended from the bottom of the hill of to-day's 10th hole across to the back of the present 7th tee and thence down to the cemetery along the edge of the 7th fairway. There is one remaining pear tree (seen left) from Ellison's orchard which stands between the existing 1st tee and 9th green. A club building was constructed of saplings and stringy bark opposite the entrance to the present Endeavour Aged Care Home and from thereon the course was used spasmodically for many years.

When the Ellison family left the district, Ellison's land was purchased by Mr JT Wall (an ex-President of the Blue Mountains Shire) in December 1911 and the Walls' family home "Novar" eventually became the club-house. The top section of the land was also sold and became a dairy farm after which the herd used the bottom golf course as pasture. Consequently, for some time the golf greens were fenced.

When the dairy farm was sold the top section of the land was purchased by Mr David Stewart Dawson and in 1928 the property was transferred to "Bon Accord Investments". Dawson also owned a magnificent home called "Bon Accord" which stood opposite the entrance to the present course and after his death this was leased as a boarding house. Shortly afterwards one of the lessees of the boarding house had some disagreement with Wall and as a result the lessee constructed another 9 hole golf course on the top section land for boarding house guests. This was officially opened on 23 February 1933 by the Right Honourable Earl Beauchamp. Tragically, however, early one morning the "Bon Accord" boarding house burned to the ground.

In 1938 the Blue Mountains Shire Council acquired the "Bon Accord" land and owing to the efforts of Mr Bert Honeysett who was a councillor and well known local identity, the land was resumed to be used as a public golf course. Both adjacent top and bottom 9 hole courses were gazetted as golf links in July 1939. 

During the war the bottom old course was re-designed and 9 new tees and greens were laid and a Trust formed to manage the Links. The new bottom course was opened on Sunday 20th April 1941 with half the proceeds of the day going to the AIF Welfare Committee. Later that year the fees were fixed at one pound eleven and six pence for members and one pound and a shilling for associates and juniors. After the war the Trust was dissolved and Springwood Golf Links was formed to carry on its responsibilities. A separate club was also formed to organize the competition section.  

Blue Mountains City Council then purchased the land from the Dawson Estate which included the Dawson home "Novar" and so the 2 links could be amalgamated and an 18 hole course established. Nine new holes were designed for the top end by Mr Arthur East and completed in 1949 with the agreement that Council would build a new club-house. In the meantime "Novar" was used for club-house activities. 

In 1956 a new company called Springwood Country Club Limited was formed and in 1957 the club moved to its present site being officially opened by Alderman AFC Murphy in March 1958.

In 1976 a young golfer called Greg Norman known by his mates as "bomber" competed in the Springwood Pro-Am making a big impression both on the course and in the club-house. Arriving in the district with little money on an uncertain road, he was boarded with one of the local members for the 2 days of the tournament. As with the Springwood Country Club, the rest is history.

(Collated from papers written by EH (Ted) Bennett and Barbara Higginson available in the Springwood Public Library).

To-day

To-day Springwood is a thriving club and centre for the complete cross section of ages of the local community and has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Visitors are always made welcome and there is always some form of entertainment available at the club-house. The club's present mission is improving the course and a program of fairway watering was begun in 1999 with 6 holes now watered (1,9,10,16,17 and 18). 
A small army of volunteers also assist green keeping staff in a program of course clearing and maintenance every Monday. The club is supported and sponsored by several local businesses which supplement prizes for all competitions. 

Location

Springwood Country Club is situated just off the Great Western Highway one hour out of Sydney. It is about 1 km from the town centre along the Hawkesbury Road towards Winmalee. There is also an excellent train service to the Blue Mountains from Sydney and taxis at the station. Ample accommodation and restaurants are available in the vicinity. 

Special Events

The Pro's Knockout 
This event is sponsored by the Club Professional with the 16 best scores from each grade qualifying. Players will then be matched against each other until a winner is determined over the following weeks.

Bill Hurley Shield
This trophy is donated by the Hurley family in memory of past member Bill Hurley, the founder of Hurley's Butchery of Springwood which have been club sponsors for many years. The shield is an 18 hole net stroke event normally held in conjunction with a monthly medal round.

Ted Bennett Memorial Shield
This is a perpetual trophy contested during a stroke round of the Springwood Open in memory of one of the early members of the club  - Ted Bennett.  It is played with a team of four from the same club. The aggregate of the 3 best net scores are counted. Each member of the team receives a trophy however the shield remains with the club. 

Results - Week Ending 17/01/2010

We had some fantastic individual score this week commencing with Chris Arundels 45pts on Tuesday, Jeff Humes 42pts on Thursday and Don Dunns 43pts C/B on Saturday, congratulations to all the other winners for the week. The 2010 pennants season kicked of on Sunday with Springwood winning 3 and forfeiting one out of the 4 categories. Please note the Aged Championships commence Saturday 30^th January and is contested over 2 rounds.

Tuesday 12^th January. Medley Single Stableford. CCR (66) 39 pts. Winner: C Arundel (6) 45pts. Runner up. J Manning (14) 43pts C/B. Vouchers to 37pts. NTP 18^th Joes Pro Shop, J Cabban.

Thursday 14^th January. Singles + 2BBB Agg. CCR (68) 37pts. 2BBB winners: P Tennant (15) D Wilson (12) 74pts.  Individual: J Hume (5) 42pts, Runner-up, N Flatters (12) 40pts Scratch: J Hume 37pts. NTP’S: 8^th, Emu Plains Mowers, M Dyer 120cm; 12^th, Winmalee Quality Meats, J Hume 202cm; 13^th Bill Luhrs Auto Electrical, P French 480cms; 17^th, Jerecam Telecommunications, J Hume (draw) 18^th, Springwood Taxis, T Busch 880cm. Balls to 36pts C/B. Chooks to 69pts C/B. Warm welcome to visitors from: Russell Vale & Riverside Oaks.

Saturday 16^th January Single Stableford. CCR (67) 38pts. A Grade Winner, D Westaway (10) 41pts. B Grade Winner, D Dunn (17) 43pts C/B. C Grade Winner, W Jenkins (25) 44pts. Scratch, N Gibson 36pts. NTP’s: 2^nd, Faulconbridge Newsagency, N Bles 30cm; 3^rd, Joes Pro Shop, K Kreiss 144cm; 8^th, Emu Plains Mowers, M O’Neil 149cm; 12^th, Winmalee Quality Meats, R Kew 178cm; 13^th, Springwood Taxis, B Blakemore 500cm; 16^th, Aussie Made Software, S Gittens 105cm; 17^th, Beelgara Wines, Arty 200cm & 18^th, Josh’s Bistro, T Rock 68cm.  Balls to 71 C/B. Warm welcome to visitors from Glenmore & Wentworth Falls.