About Us

In the Beginning

From early beginnings at the Innisfail Golf Club, there were strong contingents of Men & Lady golfers who would compete for prizes each week, play in pennants teams, travel to Cairns to play & enjoy the social atmosphere of the Club.

Strong Committee’s would see the construction of club house & facilities around the course for our members & community.

Presentation Nights

The Innisfail Golf Club presentations night were the talk of the town! Great nights had by all who attended & enjoyed the spirit of the events held during the year. Many  member have stories to tell from these great nights!

These events run by the committee’s & volunteers of the year brought together the golfing members to reminisce over the golfing challenges over the course of the year.

The Mark Wargent Cup

The 4 Ball Better Ball event in the early years was established between the Innisfail Golf Club & the Cairns Golf Club as a trophy event for men & ladies to compete in a match play format. The event was established by John Logan & Warren Anderson in 1980.

Mark Wargent was the co-ordinator in Cairns until his passing & the event was changed to the Mark Wargent Cup in the late 1980’s. A great day where the Cairns Club would travel to Innisfail & vice versa each year to compete for bragging rights!

36 players from each team would compete in match play to determine the winning club & hold the trophy until the next meeting.

Tropical Cyclone Larry

Living in the tropics has it’s challenge’s. Tropical Cyclone Larry was Category 5 & hit hardest in our region. TC Winifred & Yasi also hit our region but not as hard as Larry.

TC Larry changed a lot of the layout of our course. Hundred’s of Kauri Pines & gum tree’s were broken or uprooted, leaving the course scattered with tree limbs & debris.

The efforts from our volunteers & community organisations got the course back to a playable condition in 2 – 3 weeks, but the clean up from TC Larry lasted 6 months with the help of the Council.