Not Just a Golf Club ...

Regular competitions are held for members and players with an official handicap. Read More.

You don't have to be a member to enjoy a round of social golf, times available every day. Read More.

Our Golf

The award winning Mackay Golf Club, located in  Mackay, North Queensland has been described as the Jewel of the North. 

Not only offering a superb golfing experience, the clubhouse facilities are open to the public whether golfing or not.

Our Golf Course

An easy walking 18 holes, the course provides a challenging but very playable game for players of all standards. Read More.

Click here to Take a Picture Tour of the Course.

Our Clubhouse

The clubhouse facilities are open to the public for refreshments, with snacks most days.  The public bar & lounge has Sports TV and pokies for your entertainment.  Read More.

We specialise in making your wedding day or celebration party a time to remember. Read More.
 

Bistro Dining

Try a new experience - our chef serves delicious Bistro meals every Friday evening from 6:30 pm. Read More.

Our City

Mackay, the gateway to the beautiful Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef is located between Rockhampton and Townsville, less than 1000 km or 10 hour's drive north of the state's capital, Brisbane. Read More.

The Mackay Golf Club was founded in 1925 with the initial course being situated on the town common - now the Mackay Airport. The club moved to its present site in 1928. Read More.

The Mackay Golf Club, located in the tropical seaside city of Mackay on Queensland's central coast, has been described as the Jewel of the North.

In recent years, the Club has won several awards for the quality of the course and for the standard of the tournaments held. In particular, the course was voted No.1 Country Course in Queensland in 1999 and the City of Mackay Open was voted the best country tournament (from the circuit of over 90 clubs) at the Queensland Golf Industry awards for 4 of the last 5 years.

An easy walking 18 hole, par 71, 5,777 metre course, it provides a challenging game for the low handicapper and an exciting but very playable game for the hacker. The tree-lined rich Greenleas Park and Blue Couch fairways place a premium on accurate driving, but the penalty for an errant shot is not too punishing. The beautiful Bermuda 328 greens, well protected by bunkers can be challenging, but run fair and true.

Two large dams provide the water for irrigation, retaining the oasis appearance through all but the driest weather. These dams and a number of smaller water-holes flank some of the fairways, adding to the beauty (and collecting the odd golf ball) but their penalty can be easily avoided by careful course management.

Extensive tree planting in the early days has produced a variety of mature trees lining the fairways. Many of the blue couch fairways have been re-planted with Greenleas Park, and underground irrigation installed. All the greens have been rebuilt and planted with Bermuda 328. Mackay is noted for it's many months of fine balmy weather, offering excellent playing conditions to members and visitors for most of the year.

Don't just take our word for it - take a Photo Tour of the course now, and come out and enjoy a round or two - either in one of our regular competitions or play a social round with friends - check with the Pro Shop (Ph 4942 1362) for a suitable time. The course is located on Bucasia Road, North Mackay, off the highway leading to the beach-side suburbs of Eimeo, Bucasia and Blacks Beach - Click Here for directions.

But be warned - once bitten, you won't be able to resist becoming a member.

 Cyclone Ului - 21 March 2010

On the night of 21 March 2010, Cyclone Ului crossed the coast near Proserpine. Mackay received some very strong winds from the cyclone for several hours until it weakened into a rain depression.

The wind and rain put the Golf Course out of commission for several weeks. You can read more and see some photographs of the damage caused by clicking here - Read More >>.  

Mackay, the gateway to the beautiful Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef is located between Rockhampton and Townsville, less than 1000 km or 10 hour's drive north of the state's capital, Brisbane.

Boasting beautiful beaches, extensive rain forests, relaxed and sophisticated entertainment and dining, and eight golf courses within an hours drive, Mackay is a holiday destination not to be missed. Mackay is noted for it's many months of fine balmy weather, offering excellent golfing and sight-seeing conditions for most of the year.

For more information on the attractions and what to do around Mackay, visit the Mackay Tourism Web Site - Click Here.

The Mackay Golf Course is located on Bucasia Road, North Mackay, off the highway leading to the beach-side suburbs of Eimeo, Bucasia and Blacks Beach - Click Here for directions.

The Mackay Golf Club was founded in June 1925 with the initial nine-hole course being situated on the town common, which is now the Mackay Airport. Far from the manicured courses of today, the going was rugged for the early golfers.  The nine sand greens had wire fences erected around them to keep the grazing cattle off.  As well as livestock, players had to contend with rubbish dumps, wide open storm-water drains and un-mown deep rough.

The first clubhouse was built on the common for a cost of $452, and opened by the Mayor Mr George Milton in March 1926.

The club moved to its present site in 1928 after leasing 122 acres of grazing land from Mr George Shinn, sufficient land for a nine-hole golf course. The club house was moved from the common to its current site and in 1930, the club came of age when the first Club Professional, Horrie Sloan, was appointed.  During these early years, a huge effort was put in by bands of volunteers plowing, harrowing and levelling the fairways and planting couch runners. From all reports, playing was also a real challenge, errant balls usually un-findable in the tiger rough, even if you were prepared to brave the snakes.

One of the earliest perpetual trophies to be played for was the A.I.F. Cup, presented by Mrs Dorothy Croker in 1932.  For many years, this cup has become known as the "Diggers' Cup" and is played for annually by ex-servicemen on "Diggers' Day".  The winner can retain the cup for display at home until the following year's event. 

In 1933, a tree-planting committee was formed, and the extensive tree planting in those early days has resulted in the impressive tree-lined fairways that you see today, which place a premium on playing straight shots.

Just prior to the Second World War, a 43 acre area west of the course was purchased to allow the construction of another nine holes, but construction was put on hold until after the war. This land was leased to Mr George Farquhar for cane growing during the war. In 1947, the second nine holes were laid out on this land and the dream of an 18 hole course was finally realised.  All the while, a steady band of workers kept up the momentum of clearing the heavy rough and improving the course to make play more enjoyable for experienced and novice golfers alike.

In 1949, professional Horrie Sloan resigned and Victorian Bren Alman was appointed in his place, to remain as our Professional until retirement in 1987.  He was followed by Barry Vassella, then Darren Rodgers, and the current Professional, Jeffrey Reid who learnt his golf under Barry's tutelage.

In 1950, South African golfer Bobby Locke, winner of four British Opens and at the time rated as the World's best golfer, played an exhibition match with Bren Alman and members Albert Krause and Lex Hodges. Locke shot a 67 off the stick.

This exhibition match triggered the club's hosting of the Queensland Close Championship in 1951, won by Pacific professional Ken Jones, and provided the impetus for the now annual Pro-Am tournament as part of the Queensland Professional Tour. Other great names in golf to visit the Club in these early days included Norman von Nida, Graham Marsh and David Graham.

Again in 1956, the club was chosen to host the Queensland Close Championship and the Central Queensland Amateur Championships for men and associates in a week-long golfing carnival. The 1956 Close was won by Ashgrove professional Jack Brown.

Although the clubhouse had undergone a number of renovations, it had remained substantially the same since the 1930s. In 1967, the present clubhouse was built to cater for the expanding membership which was expected to top 800 in the near future. The current Pro-shop was added in 1984.

In 1985, the club celebrated its 60 year diamond jubilee with a Jubilee Ball and dinner, which was attended by a number of members from the early years of the club and also descendants of founding members.  In the same year, the club adopted a new landmark constitution which recognised women as full members of the club, able to vote and hold committee positions.

Since those early days, many of the blue couch fairways have been re-planted with Greenleas Park, and the blue couch greens have all been rebuilt and planted with Bermuda 328.

To provide water for irrigation, two dams were built, the first in 1981 and the lower dam in 1999 in conjunction with the new irrigation system and pump-house.  Over the last 8 years, underground irrigation sprinklers have been installed along all fairways, so that all greens, tees and fairways are now automatically watered as needed.