Golf History

History of the Fisho’s Golf Club The Start It was around mid-1989 (you remember, back when the Club was run properly) and a coup was developing in the Gerroa area (nothing changes much, does it?).  A group of “sportspeople” (back then the term hadn’t even been invented) had decided that it was time to form a breakaway group in order that they could play golf once a month away from the Cronin Pub mob that they had been playing with till then. The exact reason for this decision is lost in the dim mists of history. Some have suggested that certain people were sick and tired of others claiming victory on match days by conveniently losing their card out of the back of the Ute and then “re-scoring” their card back at the Pub. But the generally accepted rationale for this momentous move was, basically, the agitators were too bloody lazy to get up and drive a few kilometres and then play 18 holes of golf during the crisp mornings of a Sunday. You see, in those days (as in fact happens now), the Pub would play at courses up and down the coast. As anyone who has been involved … Continue reading Golf History