About Us
Golf NSW is the peak representative body for the sport in New South Wales.
Our role is to encourage participation, fellowship, fair play, and the well-being of our member clubs and districts.
Golf NSW manages fields as diverse as the Rules of Golf, Amateur Status, course ratings, handicapping, high performance, development, participation, competitions including inter-club, district, interstate tournaments, Men’s, Women’s State Amateur and Open Championships.
Golf NSW also offers guidance to affiliated golf clubs and District Associations on various legal, financial, industrial, political and administrative issues as required to ensure that the wellbeing of the sport is maintained.
PATRON
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, Governor of New South Wales..
PATRON MEMBER CLUBS
Royal Sydney Golf Club and The Australian Golf Club
GOLF NSW BOARD
Chairman: Mr Peter Mitchell
Deputy Chair: Ms Meralyn Fage
Chair of Finance: Ms Gemma Dooley
DIRECTORS
Ms Lyn Cooper
Ms Gemma Dooley
Ms Meralyn Fage
Mr Frank Gal
Mr Grant Harding
Ms Sally Kirkright
Mr Michael Medway
Mr Peter Mitchell
Mr Les Wallace
GOLF NSW COMMITTEES 2018/19 | ||
Finance | Governance & Planning | Golf |
Ms Gemma Dooley (Chair) Remuneration CommitteeMs Sally Kirkright | Mr Les Wallace (Chair) Ms Lyn Cooper Ms Sally Kirkright Ms Meralyn Fage | Mr Michael Medway (Chair) Mr Grant Harding Mr Frank Gal Mr Chris Allen Ms Julie Preskett Mr Peter Mitchell Ms Lyn Cooper Mr Dale Hughes |
GA Council Delegates | JNJG Board Representatives | NSW Golf Foundation Representatives |
Ms Gemma Dooley | Mr Michael Medway Mr Peter Mitchell Mr Stuart Fraser | Mr Peter Mitchell Mr Les Wallace Ms Meralyn Fage Ms Lyn Cooper Mr Grant Harding |
LIFE MEMBERS | HONORARY MEMBERS |
| Mr Chris Allen Mr Brian Barnes Mr John Buckley Mr Ian Chomley Mr Lionel Clark* Mr Stuart Cox Mrs Sue Fabian Mr Ian Fraser Mr Anthony Gresham OAM Mr John Higson Mr Eric Kime Mr Alex Mercer Mr Bruce Nairn OAM Mr Kevin Owens Mr Geoffrey Simmons Mr Ray Vize Mr John Waanders | Ms Marjorie Askew Mrs Leonie Busch Mrs Frances Crampton AM Mrs Lilith Golan Mrs Carol Humphreys Mr Herb James Mr Gary Linford Mrs Helen Lowe Mrs Helen Mayman Mrs Mim McCutcheon Mrs Didy McLaurin Mrs Joan O’Connell Mrs Sue Ross Mrs Mollie Sutherland Mrs Barbara Uttley Ms Jeannie Walker |
* Deceased
| ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||
| Peter Budden Gerry Bush Matt Green Peter Ipkandanz Brian Ollerton Raj Narayan | Elsie Pathmanathan Julie Preskett Tegan Purcell Valerie Smith Peter Summers Kerrie O’Connell | Peter Wildblood |
Districts
| MEN’S COUNTRY DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATIONS – ZONE D | WOMEN’S COUNTRY DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATIONS – ZONE E |
| ACT Monaro DGA Blue Mountains DGA Central Coast DGA Central North DGA Central Western DGA Far South Coast DGA Hunter River DGA** Golf Illawarra Lachlan Valley DGA Lower North Coast DGA Mid North Coast DGA Murray District DGA Newcastle DGA New England DGA Northern Rivers DGA North West DGA Riverina DGA South West DGA Western DGA Western Riverina DGA ** Includes Female Members | Blue Mountains DLGA Central Coast Women’s GA Central Southern GA Far South Coast & Tablelands GA New England DGA Newcastle Hunter DLGA North & North West DLGA Riverina LGA South West LGA Western DLGA Women’s Golf Central North Coast Women’s Golf Illawarra Women’s Golf Northern Rivers |
OFFSHORE CLUBS
- Lord Howe Island Golf Club – http://lordhowegolf.com.au/
- Norfolk Island Golf Club – http://www.norfolkislandgolf.com/
METROPOLITAN ZONES
- Zone A – Represents northern metropolitan clubs
- Zone B – Represents southern metropolitan clubs
- Zone C – Represents western metropolitan clubs
