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Campaign to Aid Devastated Queensland Golf Clubs

Rowers Bay Golf Club. Picture courtesy Golf Australia.

Adelaide, Australia: Golf Australia has pledged to start a fund-raising campaign for golf clubs devastated by the north Queensland floods, with the backing of the legendary Karrie Webb.

Stephen Pitt, Golf Australia’s Chief Executive, said a campaign would be started through the national organisation’s website with tax deductible donations as well as through government advocacy.

“It’s taken a huge toll on those communities,” said Pitt. “From a golfing perspective, it’s devastated a number of golf clubs. We’ve had 16 that have experienced incredible damage. There’s probably a damage bill that’s in excess of A$20 million, so it’s very significant.

“From Golf Australia’s perspective – and I know Karrie’s directly experienced this being based in Townsville and having done a lot of work with the Townsville Golf Club among others – we’d like to start a fund-raising campaign to help affected clubs and to do some government advocacy to try to get some support for these clubs.

“There are clubs that are under water. There are clubs who’ve had greens washed away. It’s quite horrific and they are really important facilities within communities. We’d like to lead a charge and band together for those clubs and get them back on their feet.”

Webb, who lives in Townsville when she is in Australia, said the floods had personally devastated her. “Obviously growing up in north Queensland we’ve experienced floods before but never to this extent, at least not in my lifetime,” she said.

“I’m just devastated for the north Queensland community, especially the Townsville community. My family were all very fortunate, but I’ve got a ton of friends who weren’t so lucky and who had various degrees of flooding through their houses, and the clean-up goes on. My heart goes out to everyone in Townsville dealing with that.”

Ricki Lasky, the LPGA’s Chief Tournament Business Officer, said all on Tour had taken notice of the extreme weather in Queensland.

“It really hits home when you see the damage around Townsville and especially when it’s an area so close to Karrie’s heart,” Lasky said. “The LPGA family has close ties to Australia and we extend our most sincere sympathies to all affected.”

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