The first Kooringal Members were enthusiastic pioneers, many new to the game of golf.

Because of wartime shortages, they had no machines to work with, but brought their picks, shovels, hoes and handmowers to establish the first nine holes.

The Club was inaugurated at a Public Meeting at the Williamstown Town Hall on September 27, 1946, as the Williamstown Golf Club, changing its name to Kooringal in 1958, when Altona became a separate Municipality. By 1952 the full 18 holes were in play.

Kooringal’s first Clubhouse was a 50-year-old former canteen building purchased from the Naval Dockyards in Williamstown and relocated at the Course in 1947. Over a period of years many improvements and additions were made to the building, which served the Club well until it was replaced by a new state of the art Clubhouse in 1996.

The Course is challenging with the front nine having the most opportunities to build a good score. The back nine gets progressively harder and the whole Course rewards good thinking and strategy. The $1 Million Master Plan implemented by Craig Parry insists that golfers now need to think their away around the Course. Improvements to the Course are unique. The Course condition is generally excellent as we are located only 200 metres from the beach and are on a very sandy base.

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