History of the Wednesday Club

Around 1956 with no Wednesday competition at Pacific Golf Club there were 12 to 18 members of Pacific G.C. (near Garden City) playing in the Wednesday competition at Oxley and at this time, the then captain of Pacific, Don Roebig, and Eddie Zillman organized the Pacific members to form their own Wednesday Club. This was a few years before the first game of golf was played at the new course at Carindale in October 1963.

Some early members were Alan Marsh (landscaper), Gordon Turner (builder), Frank Rivers (Bank Johnny), Alan Hughes(butcher), Steve Dick (Sparky), Eddie May (Public S.), Eddie Zillman(Plumber), Don Roebig (Meat Insp.), and Bill Worthington (S.P Bookie/Waterside Worker).

When the Pacific Wednesday Club (PWC) came into being members paid two shillings to play with the winner taking all!

There was no catering at the old Pacific on Wednesdays so one fellow would collect a cooked chook from the Camp Hill Pub. It was stated by one older member that “We descended on the chook like a crowd of flying foxes.”

In the early days, the group was made up of bank employees and small businessmen. There were no retirees. When the State Govt. introduced flexi time, there was an influx of public servants. The club thus continued to grow.

In the late 1980’s the PWC continued to grow in popularity. The fields averaged 120 with competitions played over 15 holes and being extended to 18 holes in recent years.  Today fields average 190 and there are about 300 members.

A highlight of the year was the Annual Christmas Party held on the first Wednesday in December. This tradition has continued to this day.

The PWC has always been committed to providing improved facilities on our course such as paving, bridges, paths, gazebos, stone walls, buggy sheds and so on.

No less than twenty- six business people sponsor competition days at present and the club really appreciates their support.

Life Membership of PWC has been awarded to Jack Ward, Doug Deeks,   Kevin Everding, Wally Hansen, Errol Parkinson, Ken Thomas, John Bopf, and Kevin Barry.

Doug Deeks began the Pacific Wednesday’s “53 Club” in 1978. The excellent idea of providing powered Trikes for a few members, who have some physical problems and may not otherwise be able to play golf, is highly regarded by members. Jack Ward and Ian Milnes continued Doug’s idea for many years. Today there are 63 members of the club, and ten players use ten of the twelve motorised Trikes.