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High on the range in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Maleny Golf Club has become one of Australia’s most talked-about community-built courses – an 18-hole, par 69 layout known for its superb greens, revetted bunkers and sweeping hinterland views. In this chapter of the Tru-Turf Super Series, host Nick Thornton joins Mick McCombe, Manager of Course & Infrastructure at Maleny, for a walking roundtable on how a volunteer-driven, minimalist design has grown into an award-winning destination.
Mick traces his journey from early days in turf – and an almost obsessive relationship with rollers – to becoming the club’s first employee and leading a team that has transformed an old dairy farm into a Scottish-inspired, links-style experience. Along the way, he shares how Maleny’s philosophy of “working with what’s already here” shaped everyth ...