Tarnagulla & District Golf Club Inc.

Tarnagulla & District Golf Club Inc. A community-run 9 hole golf course with sand-scrape greens surrounded by the bush. Keep an eye out for kangaroos forming a natural hazard on holes 5 through 8.

Located at the "Heart of The Golden Triangle" in Central Victoria's goldfields��� Nine-holes in a natural bush setting with sandscrape 'greens' and wildlife-filled state forest and towering eucalypts housing flocks of cockatoos and galahs. Tarnagulla & District Gold Club normally offically opens from Easter until late Spring, depending on conditions. Come and play a round or two in the relaxed and peaceful settings, and please make a small donation or purchase a membership to help the continuing operation of the club. Tarnagulla's golf club has been community and family-run since it was founded in 1917 on the outskirts of the Victorian goldfields township of Tarnagulla. The club officially became incorporated in 1922 and held regular weekly competition and club championships until recent years. The extended Scholes family are to be thanked for running and maintaining the club for many years. In 2016 the board changed and the current title-holders are:

President: Liam Radich
Vice President: Sean Radich
Treasurer: Jan Sharman
Secretary: Mary Radich

Dear Members, families and friends,What a cracking day greeted players for our Ambrose Pairs event at Tarnagulla Golf Cl...
13/07/2026

Dear Members, families and friends,
What a cracking day greeted players for our Ambrose Pairs event at Tarnagulla Golf Club, with a brisk fresh morning, birds singing, and golf balls were disappearing into the bush with remarkable consistency.
The beauty of Ambrose golf is that everyone gets to hit the “best shot”—or, in some teams, spend five minutes deciding which one was the least disastrous.

Teamwork was the order of the day, with some partnerships working like a well-oiled machine, while others resembled a team trying to assemble flat-pack furniture.

The fairways saw plenty of booming drives, delicate chips, miracle recoveries and putts that somehow defied the laws of physics by circling the hole two times before staying out.

The local kangaroos watched on with amusement, no doubt wondering why humans voluntarily chase a little white ball around for several hours.

There were some impressive scores posted, proving that two golfers really can be better than one—especially when one of them actually knows where the ball went. Everyone played well and all team scores were between 30 - 35 for the nine holes! The winners played superbly, making the game look far easier than it really is. The runners-up also had a fantastic day and are already claiming they left “at least six shots out there”… most of them in the scrub.

Special mention goes to those who generously donated golf balls to the Tarnagulla wildlife reserve, ensuring future generations of golfers will have something to find while looking for their own.

As always, the best part of the day wasn’t just the golf—it was the laughs, the friendly banter, the occasional creative interpretation of the rules, and the wonderful company back at the clubhouse over a well-earned cuppa and something delicious to eat ( Thank you Jan and mates).

Thank you to everyone who played, volunteered, prepared the course and helped make another Tarnagulla Golf Club event such an enjoyable success. If laughter really is the best medicine, everyone went home healthier than when they arrived!

WINNING DUO:

Peter Sanderson & Dave Shay

RUNNERS -UP:

Jeremy Cassar and his Dad, Jason Cassar.

LONGEST DRIVE:

Jeremy Cassar ( 274 metres and "straight as a die")

NEAREST THE PIN: Warwick Stagg

A resounding ovation was given to LEIGH COX who designed and installed new great signage for each hole. Bravo Leigh.

NEXT EVENT: A DOUBLE EVENT:

Saturday 8th August 2026 18 hole Members' Championship

Tee-off between 9.00 am and 9.30 am.

AND

Social ( 9 hole) Fun Event

(Open to all)

Tee-off between 10.00 am and 10.30 am.

All scorecards to be in by 1.30 pm.

Entry is $15 or free to Club Members.

Please register at:

[email protected],

On 0481 008 006,

Or upon arrival.

This will be fun and it's great to see friends, members and families.

Ambrose Pairs - Saturday 11th of July 2026Nine hole EventLess than a week to go.
05/07/2026

Ambrose Pairs - Saturday 11th of July 2026
Nine hole Event

Less than a week to go.

King's Kangaroo Caddy Saturday 6th of June 2026Tee Off 9:30amEntry $15 or free for TGC MembersPrizes & RafflesThis is an...
27/04/2026

King's Kangaroo Caddy Saturday 6th of June 2026
Tee Off 9:30am
Entry $15 or free for TGC Members
Prizes & Raffles

This is an innovative event where you are allowed a few mulligans* to help conquer the course. The worse handicap you have the more mulligans* that you are allowed.

*A mulligan is an informal, "do-over" shot in golf, allowing a player to replay a stroke without penalty, typically after a poor opening drive

10/04/2026

A big Hello and thank you to all the marvellous golfers, friends and families who made the Easter Cup a " Full House" and such a fun event!

( I wasn't really trying to break the World record for the longest sentence. I was just so pleased for all who came Easter Saturday morning. )

Tarnagulla turned on a beautiful sunny day for us all and the Course looked amazing with green grass transforming the fairways into a golfers' carpet.

Once all teams were sorted, we spread out all over the course with much excitement. The Ambrose format is such a fun one. We all had so many opportunities to "star" in our trio - now and then - and amongst the warbling from magpies ( watching our efforts) we could hear clapping, cheering and laughter ringing out from each corner of the Course. Such a great atmosphere!

One group of six from the Recreation Reserve had a large group of family members walk the course with them as they played. Excellent! Community in action!

Dave Shay ,Peter Ravenhall and Peter Van de Valk had prepared the Course beautifully -and I must say I did a one putt on the first hole - which both surprised me and was testament to the well-prepared sands!

Jan Sharman and Mick Radich prepared a delicious morning tea and Thankyou also to such kind people who donated Raffle prizes.

Sixty golfers played Ambrose and over eighty in number enjoyed the great Morning Tea, awarding of prizes and all the Raffle draws. What fun!

I do wish that we could bottle the atmosphere in the Club House. We all had broad smiles and the Clubhouse was a cacophony of talking and laughing.
Thank you everyone. What a marvellous group you all are. There's such a positive synergy there.

WINNERS:
Tahnee Dowsett Radich (26 weeks pregnant), Hannah Tormey and Rowan McNamee.

RUNNERS UP:
Dave Shay, Jill Sharp and Peter Sanderson.

NEAREST THE PIN:
Peter Ravenhall

LONGEST DRIVE:
Rowan McNamee

Please come again next year and bring family and friends. You all made the Easter Cup such a successful fun event.

Now, our next event is the PAR THREE PAR TEE on Saturday morning 2nd MAY. Free to members
(Membership is $50 or $80 ) and juniors or $15 for non members.
There's a Raffle too and a lovely morning tea.

Register at [email protected], on 0481 008 006, or in person.

Thankyou to president Liam Radich for the fabulous flyers he creates for each event.

Best wishes,
Mary McNamee
Club Secretary

The Par Three Par-Tee, Saturday 2nd of May 2026. A great event to work on you chipping, putting and short game. We hope ...
25/03/2026

The Par Three Par-Tee, Saturday 2nd of May 2026.

A great event to work on you chipping, putting and short game. We hope to see you there.

The Easter Cup Saturday 4th of April 2026Golf's greatest community run Three Ball Ambrose - 9 Hole Event. Well we like t...
16/03/2026

The Easter Cup Saturday 4th of April 2026

Golf's greatest community run Three Ball Ambrose - 9 Hole Event. Well we like to think it is.

See you there.

Working Bee and Greenskeeper Games 2026 Saturday 21st March, 2026Join us for some maintenance, or a Modified 7 Hole Comp...
16/03/2026

Working Bee and Greenskeeper Games 2026
Saturday 21st March, 2026

Join us for some maintenance, or a Modified 7 Hole Competition, or both.

See you there.

Come and join in 2026. We have some fun events planned. We hope to see you there.
16/03/2026

Come and join in 2026. We have some fun events planned. We hope to see you there.

Which three clubs will you be choosing for our final event of 2025?Saturday 20th of September 2025 - Singles Event - Nin...
16/09/2025

Which three clubs will you be choosing for our final event of 2025?

Saturday 20th of September 2025 - Singles Event - Nine Holes

Tee off between 9:30am-10am. Prizes and raffles.

Hello to Members, Families, Supporters & Friends, On Saturday, Tarnagulla turned on a beautiful day and, contrary to wea...
18/08/2025

Hello to Members, Families, Supporters & Friends,

On Saturday, Tarnagulla turned on a beautiful day and, contrary to weather forecasts, not a drop of rain was to be seen. The sun shone across the immaculately manicured lush fairways and sand scrapes. It is such a pleasure to play golf on!

The clubhouse was abuzz as two champions were to be crowned in the eighteen-hole event, as well as the social nine-hole competition. The championship players teed off keenly at 9.00am, whilst the social players scampered out at a more leisurely 10:30am. This ensured that the serious golfers, and the less than serious social players, could finish their rounds at a similar time to enjoy the lovely food on offer at the clubhouse.

Whilst it was the club championship, there was camaraderie and a jovial reverence between all players. Yahoos, claps and supportive jeers could be heard across the course.

After the rounds had been completed, there was a vibrant atmosphere in the club as players shared their high and lowlights from their rounds over fresh cakes. This was followed by a brilliant raffle with multiple winners. Then it was time to present the awards.

Being a volunteer run club and our championship event, awards were given to highlight the years of work by some of our key volunteers. An award was given to Peter Ravenhall for his tireless work maintaining the golf course, whether it be mowing, clearing, chopping or scraping. Peter has helped curate our gorgeous bush golf course.

Jan Sharman was given an award for her work, who apart from providing some of the best baked treats in the Shire for our golfers, has been the club’s Treasurer since 2017. She has been vital to the club’s governance and direction over the last few years.

Then, Dave Shay was given an award and advised he has been elevated to a Life Member. Dave has been involved with the club for over the last 48 years. Initially as a young child whacking golf balls as he followed his keen golfer parents, to becoming Junior Club Champ, representing the club in pennant, helping to maintain the course, providing free golf lessons to our members, head handicapper and being an absolute pillar of the club.

Whilst we highlighted the work of some of our superstar volunteers, we must acknowledge the work of our many volunteers. Your work and contributions have helped create our vibrant and thriving golf club.

As for the golf, Phil Lloyd won the Social Nines competition, followed by Liam Radich in second place.

The Nearest to the Pin was won by Jill Sharp and the Longest Drive was taken out by Gary Flewker Barker. Both showed incredible skill to take out their respective awards.

The Women’s Club Champion is Jill Sharp, whose newly acquired local knowledge of the course has seen her excel and dominate the fairways. In second was Jenny Honeyman, whose enthusiasm for golf is showing in her ever-improving results.

The Men’s Club Champion is Peter Sanderson. Despite saying he got some lucky bounces and breaks, his gross score of 72 suggests otherwise. In second place was Garry Harwood narrowly beating out Dave Shay.

Thank you to all players, contributors and club volunteers.

Our next event is the Three Club Monty on the 20th of September. We hope to see you there.

Address

1 Gladstone Street
Tarnagulla, VIC
3551

Telephone

+61481008006

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