{"id":486856,"date":"2026-02-18T00:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/486856\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:56:21","slug":"keperra-country-golf-club-celebrates-reopening-of-holes-7-and-8-following-years-of-setbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/486856\/","title":{"rendered":"Keperra Country Golf Club Celebrates Reopening of Holes 7 and 8 Following Years of Setbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfindustrycentral.com.au\/golf-industry-news\/keperra-country-golf-club-celebrates-reopening-of-holes-7-and-8-following-years-of-setbacks\/screenshot-2026-02-18-102310\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52571 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-102310.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"390\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a multi-year battle against natural disasters, construction delays, and technical setbacks,\u00a0Keperra Country Golf Club\u00a0has officially announced the reopening of its 7th and 8th holes.<\/p>\n<p>The project, which survived several floods, a cyclone, and multiple restarts, represents a significant milestone in the club\u2019s recovery. To mark the occasion, a special celebratory opening was held where Club Captain\u00a0Greg Marshall\u00a0was joined by club member and two-time PGA TOUR winner\u00a0John Senden, who struck a ceremonial shot onto the newly finished greens.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfindustrycentral.com.au\/golf-industry-news\/keperra-country-golf-club-celebrates-reopening-of-holes-7-and-8-following-years-of-setbacks\/keperra-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/keperra-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfindustrycentral.com.au\/golf-industry-news\/keperra-country-golf-club-celebrates-reopening-of-holes-7-and-8-following-years-of-setbacks\/attachment\/1740709885655\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1740709885655-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Journey of Resilience<\/p>\n<p>The reconstruction was a lengthy process aimed at restoring the course to its full configuration. Earlier on the opening day, the club\u2019s Greens team completed final preparations before cutting the very first hole on the newly finished surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>The club extended its sincere gratitude to the Membership for their \u201congoing support and patience throughout this significant project.\u201d The reconstruction was made possible through instrumental funding assistance from:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Gambling Community Benefit Fund<br \/>\nThe Queensland Government\u2019s Community Recreational Assets Recovery and Resilience Program<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter enduring several floods, a cyclone, multiple delays and restarts \u2014 and a lengthy rebuild overall \u2014 the Club is proud to officially open the 7th &amp; 8th hole to the Membership tomorrow,\u201d the club stated in an official announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The 8th hole, in particular, has undergone a major redesign aimed at future resilience, including the replacement of the retaining wall along Kedron Brook and the removal of certain greenside bunkers to reduce damage during future weather events.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; After a multi-year battle against natural disasters, construction delays, and technical setbacks,\u00a0Keperra Country Golf Club\u00a0has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-486856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}