Golf club submits plans for expansion – Sunshine Coast News

Plans to reconfigure and expand the facilities at a renowned golf course have been lodged, as the club looks to “refine and optimise” its offerings. Maroochy River Golf Club is planning to add a nine-hole par-three course with lighting, and a “mid-length” nine-hole “executive course”, as well as expanding its car park and maintenance facilities. The proposal was submitted by Project Urban on behalf of Horton Park Golf Club Maroochydore Inc late last month, and follows a vote on the plan by members last May. “This minor change application is lodged in response to the club’s desire to refine and optimise its outdoor sport and recreational offer in order to support the club’s infrastructure, membership growth and financial sustainability,” a letter by Project Urban supporting the application says. The plan includes changing a previously approved 18-hole pitch-and-putt course to a more compact nine-hole par-three course, complete with lighting to allow for evening play. Currently vacant land earmarked for a third nine holes of the full course would instead become the new nine-hole executive course, designed to appeal to time-poor golfers and complement the existing championship layout. Related story: The club that rebuilt to become the state’s best Extra car parking
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