A long-running Chatswood golf site has been reshaped into Newgreens Chatswood Golf Club, where a former 18-hole course now sits at the centre of a broader precinct built around shorter play, seniors living, dining, wellness and events.
A Historic Chatswood Club Takes a Different Shape
For 71 years, Chatswood Golf Club was known as a traditional golf course tucked into Beaconsfield Road. Its new form keeps golf on the site, but changes how the place is used.
The former 18-hole course has been redeveloped into a par-44, 12-hole layout, described as Australia’s first purpose-built 12-hole golf course. The format is designed for players who may not have the time for a full 18-hole round, which can take four to five hours.
The change followed a 2020 decision by the club to allow a retirement village redevelopment on its land. At the time, the club had faced pressure from slowing participation in golf and reliance on one revenue stream. The redevelopment was pursued as a way to strengthen the club’s long-term financial position while keeping golf at the centre of the site.
Newgreens Chatswood Brings Golf Back In A Shorter Format
Newgreens Chatswood Golf Club opens to the public on Sunday, 31 May, with tee times available throughout the day.
The opening program, called “12 Moments of Time Well Spent”, will run from 6am to 6pm. It is built around the 12-hole format, with activities planned across the day including morning coffee, breakfast offerings, midday refreshments, live music, cake and afternoon dining and drinks.
Selected early bird tee times include $12 green fees. Golfers taking part in the launch can also join the Lucky Ball Wall promotion, where each player draws a numbered ball before tee-off for a guaranteed prize. Rewards include food, drinks, complimentary rounds, merchandise and club memberships.
The shorter format gives the site a different rhythm. Instead of asking players to commit most of a day to a round, the new course is aimed at time-poor players, families, social golfers, younger players and people new to the sport.
Seniors Living and New Facilities Reshape The Site
The golf course is part of a larger redevelopment of the former Chatswood Golf Club land. The old clubhouse and carpark on the eastern edge of the course were demolished to make way for retirement living buildings of up to five levels.
The serviced self-care units are funded and operated by joint-venture partners Watermark Living and Pariter, with apartments overlooking the course.
A separate four-storey clubhouse has also been delivered as part of the project. Funded by Watermark under a 150-year lease arrangement with the club, the clubhouse can be used by village residents and includes a gym and heated hydrotherapy pool.
The wider Newgreens Chatswood precinct also includes group fitness, allied health facilities, conference and event areas, a ballroom, boardroom and 26-seat theatre.
Dining, Wellness and Events Add A Wider Role
Newgreens Chatswood now reaches beyond golf. Dodici Italian Restaurant and Tempo Cafe & Bistro are open to the public, while the site also promotes wedding, corporate and social event spaces.
The precinct sits in a leafy Chatswood valley overlooking the Lane Cove River, close to Chatswood CBD. Its public offering now includes golf memberships, tee times, dining, wellness facilities and scheduled events.
For the historic club, the redevelopment marks more than a change in course length. It turns a traditional golf site into a wider community precinct while keeping the game as its anchor.
The former Chatswood Golf Club has not disappeared. It has been rebuilt around a shorter course, new facilities and a broader model designed to support the site’s future.
Published 14-May-2026
