Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Monday, 12 April 2021
Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
New Par 5 and gender-free tees in play at Maleny Golf Club Maleny Golf Club’s growing membership is about to celebrate the rst anniversary since all 18 holes were opened for play last year, with the extension of the Par 4 Ninth into a Par 5 and construction of a spacious new practice green as added bonuses. Members will be attending a BBQ on the deck to celebrate following a competition round at 12:30pm on Tuesday 13 April. The club has also maintained its innovative ways by ditching red, white and blue as tee colours, thereby eliminating traditional gender-centric sterotypes.
Causing quite a stir on social media, their Face Book page has never been so busy since the news about their genderneutral tees broke. The club consistently strives to be innovative and inclusive, with golf stereotypes being challenged, resulting in more players being drawn to the game. Several clubs around Australia have also rebranded their tees like this, allowing players of all ages to play off a more skill and age-appropriate length, and without facing the stigma
of playing 'from the ladies tee', with good results. Club professional Wayne Perske said Farm (green), Obi (stone) and Mountain (black) had replaced old Ladies, Men’s and Championship tees – the aim being to enhance exibility and further encourage enjoyment of the course by all players, regardless of their gender or ability. "To further encourage enjoyment at Maleny Golf Club we have introduced gender neutral tees” said Wayne. "This means players can choose which tees they play from without the stigma of being boxed into gender roles. They can then play from tees that are more suited to their ability or to challenge themselves by trying a longer layout. Our course ratings re ect the dif culty for both men and women and in future golfers will be able to play competition golf in mixed competitions from the tee block of their choice,” Wayne explained. “This could result in a more enjoyable round, with better scores and maybe even fewer lost balls.” Come and try their new Farm, Obi and Mountain tees for yourself! To book a game, visit their website at: http://www.malenygolfclub.com.au/ https://malenysportandrec.org.au/
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Maleny District Sport and Recreation Club Inc