Moore Park Golf Course

{{Short description|Public golf club Moore Park, Sydney}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

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| location = Moore Park, New South Wales

| establishment = {{start date and age|1926|06|19|df=yes}}

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| owner = Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust

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| tournaments = City of Sydney Open and New South Wales Open

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| website = https://www.mooreparkgolf.com.au/

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| designer1 = Carnegie Clark (1926)

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Moore Park Golf Course is a 18-hole public golf club and driving range in Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east/moore-park/attractions/moore-park-golf-course|title=Moore Park Golf Course {{pipe}} Sydney, Australia - Official Travel & Accommodation Website|website=sydney.com|access-date=3 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.golfnsw.org.au/golf-clubs/moore-park-golf-club/|title=Moore Park Golf Club {{pipe}} Golf NSW - Home Of Public Golf And Entertainment With 60 Bay Driving Range|website=golfnsw.org.au|access-date=3 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hollywood-actor-mark-wahlberg-pleading-with-sydneysiders-to-save-moore-park-golf-club-20240330-p5fgbn.html|website=smh.com.au|title=Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg ‘pleading’ with Sydneysiders to save Moore Park Golf Club|access-date=3 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/mark-wahlberg-calls-on-sydneysiders-to-save-moore-park-golf-course/news-story/937e4918ef939dab599ec329e784dbd7%3famp|website=news.com.au|title=www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/mark-wahlberg-calls-on-sydneysiders-to-save-moore-park-golf-course/news-story/937e4918ef939dab599ec329e784dbd7%3famp|access-date=3 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/22/moore-park-golf-course-to-be-cut-in-half-to-make-room-for-new-park-in-inner-sydney|title=Moore Park golf course to be cut in half to make room for new park in inner Sydney {{pipe}} New South Wales|website=The Guardian|access-date=3 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://savemooreparkgolfcourse.com.au/|title=Save Moore Park Golf Course|website=savemooreparkgolfcourse.com.au|access-date=3 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.centennialparklands.com.au/visit/history-and-heritage/heritage-buildings-and-structures/moore-park-golf-house|title=Visit - Centennial Parklands - Moore Park Golf House|website=Centennial Parklands|access-date=3 April 2024}}

Mount Rennie is the heritage-listed Moore Park Golf House that was opened on 19 June 1926. The Golf House is a two-storey brick building with tiled roof and features a restaurant and bar with views of the golf course and a 150-seat function centre with views towards the city of Sydney.{{cite web |url=http://www.centennialparklands.com.au/about/history_and_heritage/heritage_buildings_and_structures/moore_park_golf_house |title=Moore Park Golf House |work=Centennial Parklands |publisher=Government of New South Wales |access-date=18 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219111151/http://www.centennialparklands.com.au/about/history_and_heritage/heritage_buildings_and_structures/moore_park_golf_house |archive-date=19 February 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

In 2023 Clover Moore proposed cutting Moore Park Golf Course from 18 holes to 9, in order to create a new park, which drew criticism from golfers, who suggested that it was her self-interest which drove the proposal, as Moore lives nearby.{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Shannon |date=2024-08-28 |title=Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore accused of conflict over Moore Park Golf Course plan |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/sydney-lord-mayor-clover-moore-accused-of-conflict-over-moore-park-golf-course-plan/news-story/4fe35ae08071d2b364023e3cc057b32a |website=www.news.com.au}}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/22/moore-park-golf-course-to-be-cut-in-half-to-make-room-for-new-park-in-inner-sydney | title=Moore Park golf course to be cut in half to make room for new park in inner Sydney | newspaper=The Guardian | date=22 October 2023 | last1=Bucci | first1=Nino }} The state government supports the move, and the park was in its planning stages {{as of|lc=yes|September 2024}}.{{cite web | title=A Current Affair: Moore Park golfers point fingers at Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore over plans to cut course in half | website=9Now | date=11 September 2024 | url=https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/moore-park-golf-course-lord-mayor-sydney-green-square/fedc4f76-b73f-4e56-b74c-82a3a75cca61 | access-date=22 January 2025}}

In 2023 Moore proposed cutting Moore Park Golf Course from 18 holes to 9, in order to create a new park, which drew criticism from golfers, who suggested that it was her self-interest which drove the proposal, as Moore lives nearby.{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Shannon |date=2024-08-28 |title=Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore accused of conflict over Moore Park Golf Course plan |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/sydney-lord-mayor-clover-moore-accused-of-conflict-over-moore-park-golf-course-plan/news-story/4fe35ae08071d2b364023e3cc057b32a |website=www.news.com.au}}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/22/moore-park-golf-course-to-be-cut-in-half-to-make-room-for-new-park-in-inner-sydney | title=Moore Park golf course to be cut in half to make room for new park in inner Sydney | newspaper=The Guardian | date=22 October 2023 | last1=Bucci | first1=Nino }} The state government supports the move, and the park was in its planning stages {{as of|lc=yes|September 2024}}.{{cite web | title=A Current Affair: Moore Park golfers point fingers at Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore over plans to cut course in half | website=9Now | date=11 September 2024 | url=https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/moore-park-golf-course-lord-mayor-sydney-green-square/fedc4f76-b73f-4e56-b74c-82a3a75cca61 | access-date=22 January 2025}}

In the June 2025 NSW budget, the Minns government allocated $20million for works to turn most of the northern part of the golf course to public open space.