Our History

Warringah has a proud history dating back to 1935 when the first nine
holes (the current area north of Kentwell Road) were opened as the
Warringah Golf Course.

The Warringah Golf Club was formed following a
public meeting in September 1936. The formation of the club was enacted
based on an initial thirty six applications for membership, 19 Full
Playing members and 17 Associates. Based on the support of public
players, the capital was accumulated to fund the clearing of the area
south of Kentwell Road to develop the second nine holes which were
opened in 1939. The first President of the club was Mr. G. D.MacNab.
Through the late 1950’s significant work was done to raise the level of
fairways and establish new tees and greens. In 1968 a night practice
range was established however due to declining patronage this was closed
in 1977.

After only two years of the club’s existence, the land where the old
clubhouse stands was purchased and the first clubhouse was constructed
and opened in April 1939. After the Second World War, membership
increased significantly and a decision was made to extend the clubhouse
building with these extensions opening in 1949. The clubhouse was built
in 1968 and has had renovations and extensions carried out over the
years with the last of these being done in the 2000.

The club celebrated its 80th Anniversary in 2016 with a series of events
in the September of that year. We are excited as we approach our 90th
anniversary next year in 2026.

In recent years the golf club has experienced some challenges including
the possible loss of a portion of the golf course to be the site of the
new Northern Beaches Hospital. Fortunately, this did not eventuate. The
golf club and course continues to be one of the most popular courses for
social golfers in metropolitan Sydney with approximately 60,000 rounds
played along with 22,000 rounds of members competitions played each
year.

In 2025 the construction of our long awaited new club house commences.
The club will be situated on the corner of Pittwater Road and Kentwell
Road on the existing tennis centre site. Council intend to build new
tennis and squash facilities to compliment what will be a state of the
art sporting venue attracting patrons from all over the Northern Beaches
and beyond. Warringah Golf Club aims to be a central hub for the many
local sporting bodies that utilise the surrounding area.