REDLAND Bay Golf Club member Bob Muir has caught the golf bug.
He has it so bad that he has decided to surprise granddaughters Julia and Veronica to play the game as part of golf month.
All this month golf clubs will run a campaign to get more people involved in the game.
Mr Muir said the Redland Bay club would hold an open day on Sunday, October 8, from 10am to 1pm.
“There will be putting and chipping competitions and a free for kids sausage sizzle, jumping castles and snow cones,” he said. “Then live music from 1pm onwards.”
It’s hoped to encourage as many children and families to become involved as possible in the sport which features plenty of healthy walking.
Mr Muir has bought his granddaughters their own set of clubs and hopes they grow to love the game as much as he does.
Golf month club prizes include a chance to win one of four four-day golf bug adventures to the Barnbougle course in Tasmania and to King Island in Bass Strait.
About 2 million people play or practice golf in Australia annually. Only 18 per cent of those taking part are female.
MyGolf, Australian golf’s national junior program, is growing rapidly, with more than over 9300 kids taking part last financial year.
There are 1347 golf course-based clubs in Australia, down from a high of 1378 in 2012.
The average age of club members across the country is just under 56 years.
