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Red Centre Golf

Locality: Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8952 6575

Address: 50 Cromwell Drive 0870 Alice Springs, NT, Australia

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25.01.2022 Sunrise on an unusual golf fitting day. CALLAWAY Rep Brett Thur made it to Alice but all his fitting gear went to Darwin We still managed to do iron fits with trackman and the latest CALLAWAY Big Bertha iron heads & shafts. Brett will be back in early March next year with ALL his gear for the members to try the latest from CALLAWAY

25.01.2022 A stunning Alice sunrise for Tuesday Police Golf. Alex Brennan won with 21 points from newby James Nolan on 20. Andrew Dunne returned to form with a fine 19 points to win the final ball from Bill Robertson on 18. No chocolates Matt, Adrian & Adam - sorry you boys just need to score more points next week

25.01.2022 RCT Champions League is back. After a year off due to COVID last year we have a new format with teams of 5, 3 best scores to count and maximum 2 rounds per player! Early teams to register include Mighty Helpful Mitre 10, Mitre 10 Hardware Men, CACTI 1 & 2. The teams comp starts Monday 14th June and goes for 6 weeks.

25.01.2022 Sunset on another great WAGS golf day. 80 players enjoyed a lovely 40 degree day in the Alice! Greg Neck won with 31 points from Roger Selleck & Leonard Komene. Barb Hopewell won NAGA with 10 points and Jake & Lindsay the lucky draw

25.01.2022 A magnificent day for Police Golf with a magic sunset. Alex Brennan won with nett 34 off +1. An ace on the 3rd with a nine iron certainly helped. Andrew Dunne was 1/2 a shot away with 34 1/2 from Trudy Robertson on 37 1/2. Well done Alex

24.01.2022 Week 9 of WAGS has been won by Pat Null (right) from Caroline Charles - both on 24 points. The man in the middle is the real winner - Aaron Turner won Naga and lucky card draw ( yes he drew his own card out !! )

24.01.2022 A cool and overcast day for the start of our My Golf clinics. 21 kids in our first clinic with 13 brand new golfers!! Nine regulars attended our advanced/older kids clinic with some nice putting skills on display. Full swing next week for both groups so hope it’s not too hot

24.01.2022 We have 2 Sunday specials you won’t believe Special One - Left hand package set of Wilson woods, irons, putter & stand bag. Also box of balls & glove valued at $1575 - SALE price $675! Special Two - Right hand Cobra package includes woods, irons, putter, bag, balls & glove. Valued at $1695 - SALE price $795! That’s a whopping $900 off both packages, great for new golfer or social golfer wanting to upgrade

24.01.2022 Martin Geraghty returned to form to win week 11 of Summer WAGS with 28 pts. Mike Hance was 2nd on 27 with Michael Kain 3rd also on 27. Lindsay Heaver won the lucky draw shirt whilst Lee Arnold took the Red Jacket with 10.

23.01.2022 The course is open and carts allowed after 30 mls of rain. All carts must avoid unsealed paths & drive where possible on the grassed edge of fairways. Walk to your ball with your club & sand bucket. The 10th & 11th greens are out of action with all back 9 players receiving points for those holes not played.

23.01.2022 The Pro Shop is still open - perishables need to go! Shoes, clothes, bags & clubs all on sale! But wait - there’s more . . . UNBELIEVABLE ball prices! SRIXON Distance $10 box, Q Star Tour $14, Z Star $20. Bridgestone E 6 $15, E 12 $18 & Tour B $30. Plus many more bargains . .

22.01.2022 Week 3 of Autumn WAGS has been won by John Leerson with 25 pts. Mark Wilton (Popeye) was 2nd on 22 withJunjit Nguyen winning NAGA on 8 pts. Justin & Rose won the Lucky Draw whilst Simmo won the LHC voucher.

22.01.2022 A sensational day in Alice Springs - cool, less flies than normal and the Golf Club a hive of activity. The first night of social bowls has a full rink as well as plenty of golfers practising on the night range. If you aren’t at the Golf Club on a Tuesday evening you probably need to be here!

22.01.2022 Hard at work supervising the lake being re-filled

21.01.2022 Regional Final at Mount Compass - a 7 under 65 for nett 56.7 and 9th place. A huge improvement on our last effort here 2 years ago. A big thank you to scorer Don for putting up with us. There were several shouts for drives not getting past the Red Markers but no names Steve Jentsch (3rd) & BJ ( extremely short on the 12th ). Also, due to 3 drives per player pressure Mick had to hit off on his own on the 18th - talk about nervous team mates

21.01.2022 Woohoo rain - all 30 drops!!

21.01.2022 Our New Canadian Foursomes is a great family competition. Whether it be husband & wife, father/daughter or father/son we have a big field of 72 players. Early leaders are Jarrod Wapper/Jai Pumphrey on 66.25 from Doug McClure/Shaun Brown on 67. Russ Schneiter/JD Kohl .25 of a shot behind in 3rd place.

20.01.2022 Finally some rain - 28 mls so far and counting. Several firsts at the golf club today - the Club Professional giving a lesson in the rain Lochie from West Wyalong NSW braved the rain to work on his chipping & full swing. More unbelievable or true team players (depending on your perspective) is Home Hardware RCT players Mick Betteridge, Steve Jentsch and Sean Geiger WALKING 9 holes! Hopefully they make it back

19.01.2022 Joe Bodnar finally produced the form to win WAGS with 29 points from Mark Wilton on 28. Todd Howell & Brian Pepper won NTP’s whilst Leanne Hampel won NAGA on 10 Mandy van den Berg & Mike Hance won the lucky draw.

19.01.2022 Top gun update : Leanne/Trudy/Craig all out on the 7th - 9th. Dane Groza lost 2 left on the 10th to be eliminated and win the first voucher David Falkenberg was eliminated in a putt off on 11. That leaves 8 players to tee off the 12th with voucher prizes increasing each hole

19.01.2022 First round of Winter WAGS and it is stinking hot and windy David Falkenberg fired 39 off the stick for 23 points to win by two from Rich Brigham. Richard Worrall won NAGA whilst Marian & Sathit won the Lucky Draw.

18.01.2022 The Alice Springs teams finished 6th & 9th in the Regional final of the Volkswagen Scramble at Westlakes Adelaide. Tony Brown, Merv Sweeney, Bianca & Tyson Gordon were joined by PGA Pro Chris Crocker. Team Gordon shot 8 under 62 for a nett 56.5. Team One (Alex Brennan, Nicholas Hill, Leigh & Jayla Shacklady PGA Pro Steve Tieck) also shot 8 under 62 for a nett 56.8. The Westlakes course provided a stern test with swirling winds and tricky, sloping greens. Clare GC team won wi...th a nett 52.7 to progress to the National Final. A big thank you to team One sponsor Nick & Sheila Hill from the Gem Cave - we won the best dressed Alice team award See more

17.01.2022 What a week at the Alice Springs Golf Club. The Garrett boys visiting from Canberra, Manly legend Cliff Lyons in town for the Legends match and the Northern GC boys visiting for a 9 day golfing marathon. Peter Wilson did a great job organising the boys from Northern including the inaugural John West trophy won by Peter with an average of 35.33points!

17.01.2022 A record Wednesday golf day in Alice Springs - 97 golfers enjoyed a challenging day on the course Heath Jolly won by 2 with 24 points - sensational effort Heath! President Steve & ex-president Steve were 2nd & 3rd with 22 on a c/b. Pam Brown won NAGA whilst Doug Fraser & Joe Bodnar won the Lucky Draw.

17.01.2022 The first day of our NT biggest junior golf clinic with 26 kids - proudly sponsored by Imparja television. Greatly appreciate the support of Al Feehan and assistance of Amy Willshire with the TV add. A huge thank you to assistant Trudy Robertson & helper Jeff Robinson. After a cold start and a thorough warm up the kids worked on putting, then half & full swing. It was great to see 15 new kids attend their first clinic at Alice Springs Golf Club!

16.01.2022 After nearly 50 mls the clouds have started to clear and Wednesday golf is on! There aren’t too many puddles and no carts are allowed. A very unusual March day in Alice with 18 degrees, a little humidity and ten zillion flies!!

16.01.2022 Week 3 of Summer WAGS produced a new winner with Jack Orpin scoring 26 pts to win by 3 from Matt Micone & Todd Howell on 23. Richard Worrall won NAGA with Andrew & Jo lucky draw winners.

15.01.2022 Here's a chance to brighten up your golf wardrobe - all shirts are on sale! Our one day shirt stock reduction sale is in full swing. Buy a shirt and get a second one FREE! We stock Greg Norman, Under Armour, Sporte, Nike, Puma & Calvin Klein for the gentlemen. For the lady golfer we stock Jamie Saddock, Nivo, Greg Norman, Sporte, Puma & Nike.

15.01.2022 Blitz Golf Alice Springs style - heat, wind, dust and some great golf!!! 35 golfers braved the conditions with Kate Buckland, JD Kohl, Steve Yates & Jake Hughes making it through to the last 4. Jake birdied the 9th from the stands to win an airfare & accommodation to the Blitz final at Glenelg. GM Jai Pumphrey & staff provided a great atmosphere with viewing stands, BBQ & re - hydration station to look after spectators. A big thank you to Simon Zybek from BLITZ Golf for help in running the day. The golfers had a ball

14.01.2022 Red Centre Teams summer edition has started with TGU & Parr Phection defending their titles in Div’s 1 & 2. In Div 1 TGU, At Large, Designated Drivers & Home Hardware all started with wins. Div 2 saw defenders Parr Phection off to a strong start, whilst 2 Putt Shakur, Bushwackers & Dude, Where’s My Par? all recorded wins. Fay Saint (Bushwackers) won the $70 voucher for best individual score with a brilliant 24 points!

13.01.2022 We are OPEN again The course has been re - opened from 12pm today with over 40 golfers playing for the first time in a month. Great to see every one following the social distancing requirements including only two players on the tee at any one time. Once the first two have teed off and left the tee the second two players can tee off. Steve Peso & Troy Duncan about to hit the range! Enjoy our wonderful golf course everyone

13.01.2022 A huge field for the 9th round of Summer WAGS (and only 27 degrees). Junjit Nguyen won with 26 pts from James Hull on 25 and Sandra Clyne in 3rd with 24 c/b. The full list of results is now available on the ASGC website.

13.01.2022 Our Easter sale starts 10am today and concludes Monday evening. AFL/NRL bags $129, one colour ASGC logo shirts $29-95, white President Cup caps/Nike caps $5. Nike/Niblick shoes (7.5 to 9.5,11 sizes) $35, ladies Bionic gloves $12, men’s Mizuno Elite/FJ Tropicool all $10. SRIXON distance balls $10 box, Q Star Tour $14 box, TM Project a (white & yellow) $20 box, Volvik Vivid/Vivid soft $24 box, Lite $16, singles $2-50 each. Get in quick for some amazing deals

12.01.2022 First WAGS game since 1st April. 66 golfers enjoyed a really nice autumn days golf in Alice with Jo George winning on 24 pts from Jake Butler 23. Reed Jones playing his first wags was 10th with 20 on a c/b. Tony Whitelum & Marty Geraghty won the Lucky Draw.

12.01.2022 Lindsay Carey won week 2 of WAGS with 23 pts from Gary Schmull on 21. Nick Hill won the Lucky Card draw and the LHC voucher draw. Richard Worrall was 7th whilst Jake Butler won NAGA with 9 points. Kevin King, Lindsay Carey & Yours Truly won the 100 club draw with the last number chosen last Wednesday.

12.01.2022 Stunning winter sunrise in the Alice! New financial year specials include Adidas shoes and beanies at half price

12.01.2022 More new stock has arrived since re opening. The Taylor Made SIM & SIM Max feature extra forgiveness through the Asymmetric Sole & Inertia Generator. On line prices range from $663 to $899. We have the MAX at a low $579 and the SIM at $629!

11.01.2022 Despite 50 mill of rain 38 hardy golfers ventured out this afternoon. Todd Howell won with 22 pts from Richard Worrall on 21. Mike Hance won NAGA whilst James & Trudy won the Lucky Draw.

11.01.2022 THE day is here!! Not Election Day . . . Club Championship finals. Julia v Monica C grade ladies, Teresa v Caroline & Kerry v Kate A grade. Alf v Chris men’s C grade, Henry v Max & Jake v Kerryn. 18 hole update Henry/Max all share & Kate/Kerry all square.

11.01.2022 What a Saturday at Alice Springs Golf Club! Justin Copestick hit the perfect shot on the 5th with an 8 iron in the members stroke comp. 19 teams played in the Bushfire Appeal Golf Day at 3-30 with several teams vying for best dressed. Russ Schneiter, Barb Hopewell, Ethan Ochs & Peter Davies won with nett 27.875 from the 3 Browns and a Tee. Ray Brown, Tim & Rob Brown and Chris Tee had nett 29.125 ahead of Craig Reid’s team on 29.5. A huge thank you to Nick & Sheila Hill from the Gem Cave for their sponsorship and support of the Bushfire Appeal.

10.01.2022 BLITZ Golf is here again. Sunday 15th November will see the Alice Springs Golf Club run its 2nd Blitz Golf event. After a very successful event last year there are 32 spots in the revised format for ASGC members with a GA handicap. The winner will get a return airfare to Adelaide for the Final whilst all participants receive 2 balls. In addition all players who register early go in the draw to win 9 holes with Peter Senior. Download the APP and enter now

10.01.2022 Our Wednesday Super Special is a Wilson Staff package for a crazy $750. The deal includes bag, 3 woods, 7 irons, putter, box balls & glove that would normally be $1865! In addition, once we re-open the deal comes with a 15 minute lesson. If you play socially and want to upgrade this could be for you

10.01.2022 Day 2 junior clinic pics. Kids had a ball doing bunkers, putting and full swing (smashing drivers ). Imparja have kindly sponsored 10 kids for junior membership - congratulations to Lucinda, Imogen, Sonny, Ben, Hunter, Owen, Sam & the Knott boys ( Harrison, Anthony & Joshua ). Huge thank you to Trudy and Jeff. Thank you also to Calvin McAdams for a huge Wednesday

10.01.2022 Visitor Alex from Adelaide has just aced the 15th with a 4 hybrid. This is his second hole in one this year so we’ll done!!

09.01.2022 Our 7th visit to coach the kids at Arlparra. Andy Rae arranged 60 kids from Arlparra and surrounding areas to come and hit balls on the Oval Huge thank you to Golf Australia, Golf NT , Andy Rae, Dave & Linda Ross who all helped make it happen. 12 of these kids will be selected to attend the Paul Pearson Cup at Alice Springs in mid January

09.01.2022 What a day! A few drops, plenty of wind & dust followed by a thunder storm Desmond Bailey (22) won WAGS from Rowdy Rodrigues (21). Julia Pearce was the best of the afternoon players with 19 pts for third place. Sarah Schuster-Bailey won NAGA. Celia Otley, Jeremy Spoehr & Michael Kain were the lucky draw winners.

08.01.2022 The 4Ball championship finals were played yesterday in typical Alice Springs autumn weather! Rose & Junjit defeated Lynda & Mandy 3/2 whilst Simmo & Bill defeated Geoff & H 2/1. Well done to the winners and runners up on making the final and putting up with the flies

08.01.2022 Week 10 of WAGS saw 50 hardy golfers brave the rain Jeremy Spoehr won with 25pts on a c/b from Aaron Turner. Rich Brigham, Marian Delsar & James Hull won lucky draw prizes whilst Tanya Kirker won NAGA with 12 pts. New week is the final week of this season.

08.01.2022 Second Police comp since we re-opened. Alex Brennan easily won with with 21 pts from Andrew Dunne on 17. Adam and Matt - some more practice needed boys Some nice sunset pics with plenty of clouds around

08.01.2022 Last day for Kym StJohn at ASGC. After 34 years as a member Kym and family are off to Robe. Sunday golf mates Steve B, Al & Steve O’B have a farewell apron and print of Kym’s favourite tree - front left of the 14th tee. The print inscription branch by f. . . . . branch I will destroy you

07.01.2022 Week 5 of Autumn WAGS saw a huge field of 71 players enjoy great golf conditions. Russ Schneiter won lucky draw, Andrew NAGA and Baden Le Cornu first place on a c/b from Phil a Delsar with 24 pts. Richard Worrall leads POTY with 13 pts from 7 players on 10 pts and a further 5 players on 9 pts.

07.01.2022 Week 17 of WAGS is completed with Doug Taylor winning with 33 points! Unlucky runners up were John Farren & Jake Butler also on 33. Brendan Chadwick won NAGA with 17. Ken & Russ the Lucky Draw winners. A picture from MT John’s showing a really green course years ago & Leonard Komene testing his new Ping G425’s.

07.01.2022 John Farren won WAGS with a brilliant 30 points from Leanne Leerson on 29. Aaron Turner won the Naga with 9 pts whilst Richard & Denise won the lucky draw. Final week next week with top ten prizes plus finger food.

07.01.2022 Can’t post a recent sea/beach pic but here’s a lovely Alice sunrise! Happy Monday and stay safe everyone

06.01.2022 A stunning Mt John’s sunrise greeted the final day of Summer Wags. Michael Kain won by 5 with 33 from Caroline Charles, Mitch Henkes & Popeye (Mark Wilton). Peter Lena won the Lucky Draw shirt & Natalie Tieck the RED jacket. The end of season Top Ten was keenly contested with Mitch Henkes winning on 255 from Sponsor Nick Hill 253. Dave Harris was 3rd, Jake Butler 4th & John Farren 5th. A big thank you to Calvin in the Pro Shop for all the IT work and Lindsay/Richard/Nick for doing cards each week. Next Wednesday starts a 12 week Dec/Jan/Feb season before we start Winter WAGS in late February 2021

06.01.2022 Alex Brennan has done it for the 2nd straight year! Top Gun winner defeating Jake Potter on the 18th. Henry Szczypiorski was 3rd with Phil Delsar 4th. Some cracking pictures of the wind and approaching storm! The players making it to the last nine in elimination order are : Dane Groza 10th, David Falkenberg 11th, Peka Wilson 12th, Wayne Eglinton 13th, Baden Le Cornu 14th, Mike Keating 15th, Phil Delsar 16th, Henry Szczypiorski 17th, Jake Potter 18th & Alex Brennan TOP GUN.

06.01.2022 First Wednesday golf for February & final Christmas/New Year WAGS with Peter Nugent winning with 28 pts from James Hull on 26. End of season POTY winner was Jeremy Spoehr from Peter Nugent with Lindsay Carey & Dave Harris in 3rd place. First round of Winter WAGS next week with the course in great condition after the recent downpour( at least 22 mls ). Marty won the Red Jacket with 14 pts & Sandra & Thit the Lucky Draw.

06.01.2022 Week 12 of WAGS done and dusted. Reed Jones cleaned up with 29 pts from Jo Hansen on 26. Pat Null, Sean Tahere & Aaron Turner pictured with their prizes. The full list of results is on the club website and in this post

06.01.2022 Despite the chaos we are open today and at this stage tomorrow. The pro shop will open at 6-30 with the course, driving range and practice facilities all open.

04.01.2022 A big weekend at the Alice Springs Golf Club with a Saturday Stableford event followed by BLITZ Golf 2 pm Sunday. There will be a drink & food station as well as a stand to watch the Chip-Off in case of ties after 6 holes. Bring the family down for a great afternoon’s entertainment The following Saturday evening we have American Bingo which is a blast! Lynda Galinat and her team do a great job so come along and be part of our Junior fundraiser

04.01.2022 The final week of autumn WAGS was won by Naa Toonaa with 30 pts from Col Penley & JD Kohl. The end of season top ten was won by Lindsay Heaver with Jake Butler 5th and Mitch Henkes 9th. New Club Manager Terry Brady is pictured with the winners. A very warm welcome to Terry and his family. We hope you enjoy Alice Springs and get the Alice Springs Golf Club rocking

04.01.2022 The PGA professionals and drone/IT guru Andy Vesco in action during the Paul Pearson Cup coaching camp. Plus a near perfect driver impact by Giorgia Stroud on the 18th day 1.

04.01.2022 With a decision from the CMO due Monday (keep your fingers crossed) we have some new specials in our Covid-19 stock reduction sale. SLX steel shaft umbrellas $12-50, Nike shoes $15 (sizes 8 to 9.5), Big Bertha towels $10, Optima balls $10 box, SRIXON Lady $14 box, Bridgestone tee/pencil pack 50 cents! Here’s a chance to stock up and be ready when NT golf courses re open

04.01.2022 I don’t post Pro Shop discussions/funnies very often but Dad gets nailed by 4 year old (who is ALWAYS touching stuff) this morning : Dad Aaron (Turner) : 9 holes and a cart please Steve. Steve : Where’s your other son? Aaron : He’s just puked in car park so no golf for him. James (4 years old) : Dad, are you buying that?... Aaron : No. James : Well don’t touch THAT!! See more

03.01.2022 What a day to hold the PING Demo day - 29 degrees with a light wind. Normally Feres brings the rain from Adelaide with him!! What an opportunity for our members to test the G425 range which performs unbelievably well. The quote of the day goes to an excited Phil Ballard (first picture - after smashing a 3 wood 230 on the fly) fu#%ken Wicked . . . I’ll have one of those

03.01.2022 The longest day is done for The Brown’s. 72 holes is an amazing effort by injured Ray & the kids. The Wilson’s are still out there - well done everyone

03.01.2022 Our new junior PlayNSWING is ready for use once NT courses re open. Designed for kids 3 to 10, PlayNSWING fast-tracks kids into golf & has a vibrant appearance. It helps kids achieve stability, width & rotation as well as helping fast-track kids into an active life of golf

02.01.2022 Great weather for Police Golf on Tuesday & a record field for WAGS today. Alex Brennan shot a par round on Tuesday for a nett 36.5 to beat Bill Robertson by a shot. Brett Sayer was 3rd with nett 41.5. A record field of 102 for WAGS today enjoyed slightly chilly conditions with Celia Otley beating Al De Salvio with 26 on a c/b. Nick Hill, Aaron Turner, Greg Neck and Phil Delsar all had 25 pts. John Farren won NAGA whilst Julia Pearce won the Lucky Draw. A very happy KB tested his new Ping irons out with some nice shots after a slow start

02.01.2022 A big thank you to the members of Alice Springs Golf Club & the wider A/S community for your support over the weekend. It is times like these that you appreciate living in Australia and in particular Alice Springs. The Red Centre Golf sale continues with some great Monday specials - Callaway Chrome Soft/Truvis $44-95 box or 2 for $69-95 ( check out the on line prices to confirm how good a deal this is). Jerky 25g 3 for $6, 250g $16!! Clicgear Rovic buggy down from $299 to $180, Peters Ice creams 1/2 price, chips 1/2 price & junior buggies only $34-50!

02.01.2022 Top Gun COVID 2020 version. It commenced with a putt off between Trudy,Jamie & Baden for the last two spots with Trudy & Baden progressing. 19 players then hit off the 1st with Russ, Cameron, Vance and coach Lena all eliminated in the first 5 holes. 9th hole pics and update in an hour or two

02.01.2022 With new stock just arriving we have some October specials you will not be able to say no to! Bushnell Tour V5 and V5 shift are a low $489 & $589 ( best online prices are $549 & $649 ). The new Callaway Big Bertha B21 driver, fairway and hybrid are here as well. You can test them and have a fitting with Brett Thur on Sunday 8th November. We have times available from 8-1 pm. Book in early to avoid disappointment!

02.01.2022 American Bingo is here again. Here’s your chance to have a great night at the golf club and support Lynda Galinat’s junior fundraiser! There are always plenty of prizes, great food and cold beer Make sure you book a table to ensure you don’t miss out

01.01.2022 Our Junior Golf Clinics for 2020 commence next Tuesday. The younger/new junior clinic is 4-00 to 4-45 and our advanced clinic is 5-00 to 5-45. This should be a great follow up to the Paul Pearson Cup coaching camp. The link to register is https://www.mygolf.org.au/programs/Alice Springs Golf Club

01.01.2022 Steve Brouwer won a wet week 14 of WAGS with 29 points. The new Ping G425 set worked a treat - well done Steve. Geoff Stewart and Dave Harris took 2nd & 3rd with 28 points. Dylan Hesse won NAGA whilst John & Rich won the Lucky Draw.