Lakeside Golf Club Camden has taken out the 2019 Metropolitan Club of the Year Award at last night’s NSW Golf Industry Awards.
This award comes at a time when the club is enjoying huge momentum, having recently also been awarded the 2019 Bride’s Choice Award for Golf Wedding Venue in the South West.
The Metropolitan Club of the Year Award recognises clubs that display excellence in all aspects relating to the management and operations of a golfing facility, including course management, financial management, clubhouse operations and contributions to the sport of golf as well as the local community.
“We are elated with this result and could not be prouder of our team,” sid Wests Group Macarthur CEO Tony Mathew.
Lakeside Golf Club Camden is a links style course offering a spectacular par 72, 18 hole course, driving range, pro shops, bistro, TAB, Keno and gaming facilities and function centre.
The club boasts more than 660 golfing members, with the majority enjoying a seven day golfing membership.
The membership consists of a pool of golfing talent with the Major Pennants team winning the 2019 Division 3 Metropolitan Pennant, the Masters Pennant team winning their Division and a Ladies team winning the 2019 Coronation Medal.
“We are constantly looking for ways we can continue to deliver an enhanced golfing and venue experience and have recently completed significant rebuild of a sizeable part of the course, recently upgrading six new greens and four new holes designed by the Norman Group,” Mr Mathew said.
In addition to substantial course renovations, the club also runs ongoing community-centric golf programs such as Golf for Seniors, Business Ladies Golf, Junior Golf Development program and Golf for Girls.
In the last 12 months, Lakeside Golf Club Camden has contributed more than $124,000 to the local community and sporting groups via donations of golf rounds for their fundraising events, waiving of room hire for events, and sporting and community grants.
The club is also preparing to begin a significant extension to the clubhouse which will create an additional 180 seats, primarily for dining.
“I would like to congratulate our Lakeside team; their dedication and passion for excellence have made this award possible,” Mr Mathew said.
Karen Hansen, the Wests Group Macarthur executive assistant and head of golf operations said: “Thank you to our course maintenance team, our pro shop staff and our club house staff. This award is a reflection of the hard work that we put in every day.”
Lakeside Golf Club Camden is part of Wests Group Macarthur.
For more on Lakeside Golf Club Camden, please visit www.camdenlakeside.com.au
