McLeod Country Golf Club
 McLeod Golf Course 18th hole | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Queensland | |
| Coordinates | 27°33′03″S 152°55′26″E / 27.5509°S 152.924°E |
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Established | 1968 |
| Type | Semi-private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Greens | Tifdwarf 328 Bermuda |
| Fairways | Common couch |
| Website | http://www.mcleodgolf.com.au |
| Championship Course | |
| Designed by | Dr Clive Boyce OBE and Mr David Burrup |
| Par | Members 74 (black tees): Fellows 71 (blue tees)[1] |
| Length | Members – 5487 metres; Fellow Members – 5880 metres |
| Course rating | Members – 74: Fellow Members – 71; |
| Slope rating | Black and Blue Markers – 132: Red and WhiteMarkers – 131: |
| Course record | Black Markers – Liv Cheng, Sarah Kemp – 70 – 2015: Red Markers – Amy Yang – 67 – 2005: Blue Markers – Cameron Thomsett - 64 - 19.05.2003 David Louys-Moroney – 64 – 2013 |
McLeod Country Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course located in Mount Ommaney, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
It was the first golf club in Australia to give women members equal rights to men, and is one of few golf clubs in the world managed entirely by female members.[3][4]
History
[edit]The idea of a golf club where women would have equal rights as the men had been mooted since around 1963. Some years later, it was made known to Hilda Reid and Kathleen Atherton, who were members at Ashgrove Golf Club,[4] that Centenary Estates were offering land for the development of a golf course. They subsequently met with Mr Peter Lightfoot, general manager of Centenary Estates. On 20 September 1968, Atherton signed an agreement on behalf of McLeod Country Golf Club to purchase the land for the price of $1; the sale was agreed on the provision that the buyers built the golf course.[3] That one dollar note is now displayed in the foyer of the clubhouse. The initial nine-hole course was completed in 1972.[5]
The name McLeod was used to honour Miss Gertrude McLeod, who had devoted her life to promoting women's golf in Queensland.[6] She was president of the Queensland Ladies Golf Union for 30 years and president of the Australian Ladies Golf Union for five years.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Queensland". Australian State Course Ratings. Golf Australia. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "McLeod Country Club". iseekgolf.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Webeck, Tony (30 November 2016). "No Hidden A-Gender". Australian Golf Digest. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b Newbury, David (20 December 2014). "Club of the Month: McLeod Country Golf Club". Inside Golf. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Douglas Estwick (24 September 2014). "McLeod Country Golf Club a haven for Hilda Reid and fellow women golfers". Brisbane South News. Quest Community Newspapers. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Kowald, Margaret, "Cultural Advice", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ "About McLeod". McLeod Country Golf Club. Retrieved 8 July 2021.