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    MAROOCHY RIVER

    Oct 13, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY BRENDAN JAMES

    BLI BLI • QUEENSLAND

    Maroochy River Golf Club is one of the great success stories in recent Australian golfing history.

    A decade ago, the club’s future was uncertain. Today, it is one of Queensland’s most impressive golf hubs with a nationally-ranked golf course, mini golf course, first class practice facilities and an expansive clubhouse.

    The back story of this success dates back more than 50 years and the foundation of the Horton Park Golf Club, which was the green centrepiece of Maroochydore.

    By the late ‘90s, residential and commercial development of its surrounds had ‘landlocked’ the course in Maroochydore’s CBD. It became apparent to some within the club that pressure would soon be applied move from the city centre.

    Plans to relocate away from the centre of

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