Away from the high-profile courses of the major cities are our regional courses, and these, in many ways, provide a backbone for golf in this country. Take a quick glance through the profiles of many of our best golfers of the last 50 years in Australia and you will notice a large percentage started out as kids in regional centres: Karrie Webb, Peter O'Malley, Marcus Fraser, Marc Leishman and, of course, Wagga Wagga's own Steve Elkington.

The course was first laid out by the well-known professional Dan Souter, the 1905 Australian Open champion, who would also be known for designing the course at Kingston Heath a few years prior. Laid out on the banks of Lake Albert and featuring beautiful stands of established river red gums, Wagga Wagga makes for a very pleasant place to play and, like so many clubs post-COVID, is thriving on a renewed interest in the game.