A Brief History
Pittwater Golf Club was founded by a group of locals in 1950, with the course location decided upon early in 1951, on land generously made available on lease by the Reynolds family, a prominent local farming family. The course was layed out in its original state in the first half of 1951, with the first unofficial competition being played on June 6, 1951. From April 18, 1953, the official opening day of Pittwater Golf Club, the club has growed at a steady pace, and in recent years has expanded to over 400 members.
The course has been altered significantly over this time, to become one of the best 9-hole course in Southern Tasmania, with notable improvements being the procurement of both fresh and recycled water through the Penna Valley Irrigation Scheme which waters out tees, greens and fairways year round to provide excellent playing conditions, The construction of 7 alternate tee boxes to create new angles for the back 9-holes, and the construction of the 15th teebox from reclaimed land in the Orielton Lagoon, which can be credited to the late Bill Reynolds who constructed the tee by hand over a number of years.
The club has numerous state/southern country pennant titles, our members have held a number of local trophies including the RHL Roberts Memorial Trophy (men’s foursomes), wins in the mixed and women’s foursomes, and within our club, tournaments including the Reynolds Trophy handicap matchplay event, Men’s and Women’s Club Championships, Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Foursomes championships, and other events such as the Patron’s Trophy and Show Day Pennant Fundraiser prove to be hotly contested year after year.
In 1999, former Club Treasurer Kevin Connor compiled a book entitled ‘Pittwater Golf Club Inc. The first 50 years: 1950 – 2000’, which gives an in-depth account of Pittwater’s first 50 years of existence. The following dot points are a summarisation of major events in the history of the Club:
Committee (2026)
| Patron | Reynolds Family |
| President | Denis Wright |
| Senior Vice President | John Brockman |
| Vice President | Nina Bingham |
| Captain | Zane Brockman |
| Vice Captain | Ryan Webb |
| Hon. Secretary | Gill Downey |
| Hon. Treasurer | Matthew Whelan |
| Committee | Valerie Reid |
| Scott Bryan | |
| Jo Webb | |
| Bruce Cooling |
Reciprocal Rights
Pittwater Golf Club members have reciprocal golf club rights with the following clubs:
- Exeter Golf Club, near Launceston
- Thirlstane Golf Club, near Devonport
- Wynyard Golf Club, Wynyard
- Port Sorell Golf Club, near Devonport
Reviews
Click here for a blog post and review from the Nomadic Aussie Golfer.
“Overall, this is a very good golfing experience. It gets a tick for interesting layout, tick for condition, tick for aesthetic and 1/2 tick for the challenge component. Don’t miss this one when staying around the Richmond area”
From Google reviews:
“Great 9 hole course always in good condition”
“Arguably the best course in Hobart if you like to stay away from the premium ‘members only’ style courses. Good length course with the occasional short challenge. Grounds are always in perfect condition from watering to mowing. Green fees great price for the course offering”
“Very nice and good maintained, easy to walk”
“This is a very well run & kept country golf course. It is a credit to the membership & committee”
“Great little nine holes… couple of tricky holes but all in all a good little course”
“One of the best 9 hole golf courses in the state. Course condition is always immaculate and the greens are mint. Very reasonably priced anual membership.”
“This is a wonderful little course. Only 9 holes but still challenging, can be totally different to play day to day due to the wind. Always in great condition.”
“Extremely well maintained & friendly golf club”
