Competition Entries & Draws
This page chronologically lists competitions at the Club that are open to non-members.
Please note:
Clubhouse Closure: The Club’s iconic 100-year-old, heritage-listed Clubhouse is currently closed for a $20 million renovation and restoration. It is scheduled to reopen in early-September 2025. Prior to this date a temporary ‘Golfers’ Marquee’ near the practice fairway provides a comfortable and welcoming after-golf food and beverage service.
District Bowl – Annually in February 2025 District Bowl Draw
Women’s teams event – aggregate Stableford. First played for in 2011. Players must be affiliated with the SWGA. Three players per team. Nearest the pins on 2, 4, 8 and 17.
Trophy for best team and prize for best individual score. Players in this event are eligible for SWGA Merit Award points
The 2025 event will be held on Monday 17 February.
The 2024 event was contested by 31 teams representing16 SWGA clubs and won by Ocean Grove No.4.
The Marrum Cup
One of Victoria’s most historic team competitions for women, ‘The Marrum Cup’ has been in existence for a century. It takes place annually at The Barwon Heads Golf Club in early May (September in 2025) and since 1925 has attracted generations of women, including the finest golfers from clubs across Victoria and as far afield as the Royals of Adelaide, Canberra, Queensland and Sydney and Lake Karrinyup in the West.
What began in 1925 as a one-day competition now comprises of four days of individual and team events with up to 160 golfers taking part. The Club is extremely proud to hold an historic Victorian event that is a celebration of Australian women’s amateur golf.
Entry forms are usually sent to clubs on the Tuesday following Labour Day (Vic.) each year. (In 2025 these were emailed on 1 August 2025 for this year’s September event.)
In 2025 the Marrum Cup will celebrate its 100th anniversary and is scheduled for the week beginning 22 September.
View the 2025 event schedule, entry forms, and draws (when available (10am on 1 August)) by clicking here.
Barwon Double Header – July
A double-header consisting of two high-quality teams events for men over two days in July. Play in either or both.
#1 – The Vincent Cup
Previously held in August, the Vincent Cup, once dubbed ‘the men’s Marrum Cup’ began when Robert Vincent a member from 1919 and president from 1929-1930 donated the cup in 1931. He was prominent in planning and supervising the construction of the Clubhouse.
The 2024 edition will be played on the 14th July 2024
This is a four man team handicap par event for men with an individual par event held in conjunction with it. Clubs are welcome to enter two teams, with each club’s second team position to be decided by ballot.
The 2023 edition was played on Sunday 23rd July 2023 and won by the team from Winchelsea (-10) .
#2 – The Barwon Heads Plate
Donated in 1988 by Millar Lowe in the final year of his presidency, the Barwon Heads Plate is an annual teams match with a history of attracting large fields. Played against par, the scores of all four members of the teams are counted.
The 2024 event will be held on 15th July 2024.
The format is the same as the Vincent Cup, with a four man team competing in a handicap par event with an individual par event held in conjunction with it. Clubs are welcome to enter two teams, with each club’s second team position to be decided by ballot.
Congratulations to the team from Inverleigh who won in 2023 (-7). Congratulations also goes to Alistair Salmon (Brighton) for his win in the individual event.
Congratulations to the Barwon Cup winner of the 36 hole event, Anthony Edwards from Chirnside Park who had a Round 1 (-1) & Round 2 (+1)
Barwon Plate Individual Results 2023
Community Charity Golf Day – Annually 1st Sunday in August
This is always a fun day and a great opportunity for non-member parents, locals and friends to play the course (at a significantly reduced rate) while raising money for the The Barwon Heads Primary School.
In 2026 it is expected that the shotgun start format will return followed by a community gathering in the Clubhouse afterwards.
Players may organise their own competition(s) between friends if they wish. Prepayment is required and players and visitors to the Clubhouse must adhere to the dress code. E.g. collared shirts, visible white socks (for men if wearing shorts) and strictly no denim, cargo shorts, beachwear or thongs.
All green fees raised go to The Barwon Heads Primary School.
Date (TBC): Sunday 2 August 2026
Details: Closer to the date.
Victorian Men & Women’s Senior Amateur Championships – September 2025
The Victorian Senior Amateur Championships have been contested since 1995 (Men) and 1931 (Women). Played previously as standalone events, the Men’s & Women’s championships combined in 2015 to be played at the same venue within the same week.
The events are conducted by Golf Australia
Date: Monday 8 September 2025
For more details about the tournament and to enter please see the Golf Australia website.
Wellways Geelong Charity Golf Day – TBC October 2025
This event is open to members (including provisional & restricted) and visitors. Pairings can be men, women or mixed.
GenU Charity Golf Day – TBC November 2025 
This event is open to members (including provisional & restricted) and visitors.
genU in partnership with the Golf Australia, invite you to the Stand Up and Play @ Barwon Heads Charity Golf Day to be held at the Barwon Heads Golf Club. Money raised in previous years has gone towards supporting people with spinal cord injuries, and help with the cost of some local participants attending the Paragolfer Championships. Teams of four, 18 holes of Ambrose. Inclusive of green fees, breakfast roll and a sit down Clubhouse lunch.