SANDY GALLOP GOLF COURSE, IPSWICH.
QUEENSLAND
Sandy Gallop Golf Club is located in 100 Lobb St, Churchill, QLD 4305
We
headed off early and waved passed everyone waiting for the bus at the leagues club.
Our stop before golf was Café 63 at Winston Glades.
The busy café is popular
with western Ipswich diners for its ambience and excellent service. Situated on
the outside of a shopping centre, you can either dine inside in air
conditioning booths or table seating or outside on the veranda lined by flower
beds in bloom. Flowers are for sale at the front door of the café as well,
giving a celebratory tone. Open from early morning until late afternoon on
weekdays and 9pm on weekends, the café’s seasonal menu covers all bases and is
well-priced. Famous for their all-day classic breakfast dishes, lunch and
dinner branch out into salads, burgers, sandwiches and wraps, with mains
including pork belly, steak and salad and slow-cooked lamb shoulder with beer
battered fries. We ordered a couple of breakfast burgers and coffee, then
headed onto Sandy Gallop Golf Course.
Sandy
Gallop is a golf course rich with history opening in 1919, an interesting and
undulating natural bushland layout. We missed this game last year, preferring
to go camping at Burrum Heads.
The
course itself has recently undergone some major improvements making it now more
user friendly and enjoyable to play. The 5100m, par 70 course is traversed by
Deebing Creek and offers a good test of golfing skill.
Records
indicate Sandy Gallop was the scene of Greg Norman’s first professional victory
– the 1976 Coal City Pro-am. The honour board for this event also includes such
names as Peter & Jeff Senior and Ian Baker-Finch.
The
club is renowned for its friendly atmosphere hence being commonly known as
"The Friendly Club". It showed I haven’t picked up a club for 6
weeks, not hitting a decent shot all day. Kim came along and took some great
photos. I had one selfie to ten golf photos.
Playing
in a team helps individuals to develop many of the social skills they will need
for life. It teaches people to cooperate, to be less selfish, and to listen to
other people.
It also
gives everyone a sense of belonging. It helps them make new friends and builds
their social circle outside home and work.
Arana
Hills Social Golf Club is a great social club to belong to.
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