A BRIEF HISTORY
The fact that the Mount Osmond Golf Club has a history at all is testament to the determination of Mr Sydney Melbourne - the then district engineer of the council of Burnside in 1924 .
If it wasn ’ t for his vision and stubbornness the prime location where the club now proudly stands , 400 metres above sea level , would no doubt be part of the lower Adelaide Hills residential zone .
After the council declined his plan to create a public golf course , Mr Melbourne co-opted the support and spirit of other like-minded golf lovers and formed a syndicate to purchase the land . They then formed a company and in 1927 offered shares to the public .
The first Club President of the Mount Osmond Country Club Ltd was Mr E . W . Holden - later to become Sir Edward of Holden car fame .
We ’ ve had some well-known members too . Sir Donald Bradman and his wife both belonged to Mount Osmond for many years . Australia ’ s most famous cricketer was also a gifted golfer , winning the Club Championship in 1935 and again in 1949 .
The original clubhouse , opened in 1930 , was designed to be a true ‘ Country Club ’, with accommodation , tennis courts , bowling greens , dining rooms and a swimming pool . mogc . com . au 7