Players and Performances


All clubs have their outstanding players.  Listed here are some who have made their mark in Victorian golf, with their main performances outside the club.

Player/s Performance Year
Bill Kuhnell Victorian Boys’ Championship 1955
Bill Kuhnell Victorian Boys’ Championship 1956
Alan Lehner Victorian Amateur Championship 1982
David Briggs Victorian Amateur Championship 1984
David Briggs Member of Victorian Senior Interstate team 1984
Cameron Howell Victorian Junior Ivo Whitton Championship 1986
Cameron Howell Member of Victorian Junior Interstate team  1986
Cameron Howell Victorian Junior Ivo Whitton Championship 1987
Cameron Howell Member of Victorian Junior Interstate team 1987
Cameron Howell Victorian Champion of Champions 1986
Euan Walters Victorian Boys’ Championship 1987
David Diaz Victorian Junior Championship 1988
Jim Dempsey & Garry Mansfield Australasian Amateur Foursomes Shield 1988
Darren Carroll & Euan Walters Victorian Foursomes Championship 1990
Stephen Cropley Member of Australian Champion Victorian Junior Interstate team 1991
Grant Gibson Member of Australian Champion Victorian Junior Interstate team 1996
Alan Lehner World Masters Games Champion 2002
Mi Sun Cho and Clare Choi Australian Women’s Foursomes Championship 2003
Mi Sun Cho Victorian Women’s Amateur Championship 2003
Clare Choi Victorian Women’s Junior Championship 2005
Toby Wilcox Master of the Amateurs Champion 2008
Brad McLellan PGA 4 Nations Cup Champions – AUS 2023

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The club has had success in the Victorian Golf League (VGL), Victorian Golf Association (VGA), Women’s Golf Victoria (WGV, previously the Victorian Ladies’ Golf Union, VLGU) and Yarra Valley Courses Senior (YVC) pennant competitions. (Latrobe G C became a member club of the VGA in 1952, and the Associates joined the VLGU in 1953). Moreover, some significant events have been held at the course, indicating its growing recognition as one of championship standard and as an excellent test for golfers. Following are some significant achievements and events.

Achievement Year
VGL C Grade Women’s Pennant 1950
VGL C Grade Women’s Pennant 1952
VGA Division 2 Junior Pennant 1962
VLGU Women’s Sub-Division 3 Pennant 1963
VLGU Women’s Division 1, Section B Pennant 1966
VLGU Women’s Division 2, Section D Pennant 1966
Women’s Section A 1968
VGA Division 4 Men’s Pennant 1969
Women’s Section B 1969
VGA Division 4 Minor Pennant 1962
Colt Division 4 1974
VGA Division 4, Section 2 Men’s Pennant 1977
VGA Division 3 Men’s Pennant 1978
VGA Division 2 Men’s Pennant 1983
VGA Division 3 Minor Pennant 1983
VLGU Women’s Section 8 Pennant 1985
VGA Division 2 Minor Pennant 1985
VLGU Women’s Section 4 Pennant 1988
VGA Division 1 Minor Pennant 1988
VGA Division 1 Minor Pennant 1989
VGA Division 4 Men’s Pennant 1997
Women’s Section 5 2003
Women’s Section 4 2004
Women’s Section 8 2004
VGA Division 2 Colts Pennant 2005
VGA Division 4 Men’s Pennant 2007
Women’s Section 7 2007
GV Division 3 Men’s Pennant 2012
Colts Division 4 2015
Women’s Division 4 2015
Women’s Division 4 2019
Men’s Division 2 2019
Juniors Region 4 2020

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Event Year
Victorian PGA Championship 1958
Victorian PGA Championship 1964
Governor La Trobe Centenary Tournament 1975
Australian Open Golf Championship Regional Qualifying 1998
Australian Junior Interstate Teams Championship 1999
WPGA Melbourne International 2022
WPGA Melbourne International 2023
WPGA Melbourne International 2024

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