All kinds of schemes were conceived and in some cases implemented , to allow the fledgling club to survive and grow . From 1927 and into the 50s sheep were very profitably grazed and penned on the course . The revenue from such schemes enabled club management to invest in equipment to care for the course .
During the war years , Mount Osmond ’ s clubhouse was used as a convalescent hospital and the fairways and greens became a wilderness of wild oats and weeds .
After the war , member ‘ working bee ’ sessions slowly but surely restored the playing surfaces , and clubrooms , to their former high standards .
The Mount Osmond Golf Club was incorporated in 1957 and the newly-formed club began the process of buying the shares of the original company - a task that was amicably completed by 1965 .
It has always been the club ’ s aim to provide the best golfing experience possible for its members and investment has continued to this end .
In 1963 a four million-gallon reservoir was built , guaranteeing the necessary care for fairways and greens , and ensuring Mount Osmond remained green and leafy all year round .
Today over 1,100 members enjoy the superb playing and leisure facilities that you will find at Mount Osmond Golf Club . We have a club that while remaining current and up-to-date is also traditional and a golfing venue of which our founder Mr Melbourne would still be suitably proud .
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