{"id":1930,"date":"2020-07-21T14:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T04:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/?page_id=1930"},"modified":"2023-01-10T11:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:49:05","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating 100 Years of the Club\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MvwlThaj_W8\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"primary-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Lonsdale-Links-ONLINE-PDF-compressed-min.pdf\">VIEW OUR HISTORY BOOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>History Book References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Concept-proposal-for-the-redevelopment-of-Lonsdale-Golf-Course-March-2002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concept proposal for the redevelopment of Lonsdale Golf Course<\/a>&#8216;, March 2002<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Barry Eastoe, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Barry-Eastoe-An-Historical-Summary-of-the-Development-of-the-Club.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Historical Summary of the Development of the Club<\/a>&#8216;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Phil Graham, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Don-Hanley-History-05-2019-002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of the Lonsdale Golf Club, 1988<\/a>&#8216;, updated to 2017 by Don Hanley<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interview-with-Dave-Edwards-Smith-Leo-McDonald-Lorel-Larcombe-By-Georgie-Clegg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nterview with Dave Edwards-Smith, Leo McDonald and Lorel Larcombe by Georgie Clegg<\/a>, 24 November 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lorel Larcombe, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Lorel-Larcombe-Notes-on-the-background-to-the-redevelopment-April-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes on the background to the redevelopment<\/a>&#8216;, April 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cathy Marston, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cathy-Marston-Flora-and-Fauna-c-2004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flora and Fauna<\/a>&#8216; c. 2004<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cathy Marston, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cathy-Marston-Lonsdale-Golf-Club-Womens-Golf-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lonsdale Golf Club: Women&#8217;s Golf<\/a>&#8216;, 2010<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ross McKenzie, &#8216;T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ross-McKenzie-The-Redevelopment-2002-\u2013-22-April-2022.pdf\">he Redevelopment, 2002-2<\/a>&#8216;, April 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank Phillips, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonsdalelinks.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LGC-Redevelopment-Program-2002-2020-Frank-Phillips.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lonsdale Golf Club redevelopment 2000-2020: the creation of Lonsdale Links<\/a>&#8216;, January 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The Beginning<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1921, a group of Point Lonsdale residents, under the leadership of Mr.\u00a0A.M.Nicholas\u00a0of Aspro fame, together with some holiday home owners got together and decided to buy some land and establish golf links at Point Lonsdale.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">43<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0acres,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lot 7 was purchased for \u20a41000 from Mr.\u00a0R.Thomson.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This land extended from Fellows road (then Boundary Road) north to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lake Victoria with the southwest boundary approximately opposite Kirk road. This land was some distance from the settled areas of Point Lonsdale.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From the beginning, these enthusiastic golfers and friends wanted a traditional course with good conditions and grass greens; for it was to be not only suitable for their use but to be a tourist attraction as well, encouraging golfers to come to the area.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then it was down to hard physical work. Almost all this was done with volunteer\u00a0labour\u00a0by these people and their friends and families. A\u00a0nine hole course was marked out and the task of clearing and levelling the land began.\u00a0\u00a0 With dogged determination and much blood sweat and perhaps tears, this staunch group of towns people and holiday homeowners from very diversified backgrounds set out with one purpose &#8211; to make themselves a prestigious golf course with quality playing facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some horse drawn implements were used along with enthusiastic would-be golfers. Grass was sown on the greens but was slow to grow so it was decided to make sand scrapes near each green to be used until the grass was suitably strong and ready.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After about eighteen months of toiling the Opening Day was held on Saturday, November 18th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a01922. Mr. A. M. Nicholas, the inaugural President, drove the first ball off the first tee and declared the \u201cPoint Lonsdale Golf Links\u201d officially open.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Almost 100 years later, the Club now known as Lonsdale Links (Lonsdale Golf Club Inc.) has undergone a complete course and Clubhouse redevelopment, subdividing and selling land, as well as purchasing neighbouring farmland to extend onto. 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