LEURA Park winery’s David and Lyndsay Sharp have bought the Curlewis Golf Club on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Club members voted 78 per cent in favour of selling the 18-hole course last night.
David Sharp, director of the purchasing company Ladcom, said the couple were both thrilled and grateful with the outcome. Ladcom will take over the reins of the club on 1 July.
“Lyndsay and I feel truly honoured and humbled by the faith Curlewis Golf Club members have shown in us to become the custodians of this very special course and club. We will not let you down,” he said.
“Since commencing on this journey of proposal, discussion and due diligence, we have worked closely with the committee of management.
“At every stage, the priority on both sides has been the long-term survival of the course and club and the best possible outcome for members.”
Mr Sharp said there were already plans in place for immediate improvement to both the course and clubhouse facility.
“We have made a sincere, serious commitment to Curlewis members and the local community and we intend to ensure that this wonderful community amenity is retained and enhanced as a premier 18-hole golf course now and into an energising and long-term future,” he said.
