PUBGOLF
Your mates. Your route. Your ridiculous outfits.
An extremely unofficial tournament. 9 holes, par 36, about 2 km of Mooloolaba.
Tee time
Nine bars, one Green Jacket. No bookings, no kitty, no mercy. Wear golf, drink like a gentleman, finish like a legend.
- Date
- Saturday 24 October 2026
- Tee time
- 1:00pm sharp at Hole 1
- Hole 1
- Foxy Malone's, 1 Venning St, Mooloolaba (Mantra building, top end of the Esplanade)
- Finish
- 19th hole at The Dock, The Wharf, about 7:00pm
- Format
- 9 holes, par 36. 2 cocktail holes, 7 beer, cider or wine holes
- Countdown
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Big talk. Small numbers.
Tick what applies. Your handicap is added to your final score, so negative is good. It follows you onto the leaderboard.
Scratch golfer. Bold.
The card doesn't lie
Every hole is a cocktail hole or a tap hole (beer, cider or wine, your call). Lowest net score at the 19th takes the Green Jacket.
R1The drinks
Cocktail holes: any cocktail on the menu. Tap holes: beer, cider or wine. Not drinking? Play every hole with a mocktail or soft drink. Same scorecard, same trophies.
R2Par and strokes
Par is the number of sips to finish the drink. Every sip is one stroke. Log it on your scorecard and your marker checks it at the 19th.
R3Water hazard
A glass of water between every hole is compulsory. Skip it and take +2. Nobody gets to Mulligan this one.
R4Cocktails are sipped
Hole-in-ones are only legal on tap holes. Cocktail holes have a minimum of 2 strokes. Nobody is skolling a $22 espresso martini on our watch.
R5Penalty strokes
- Drinking with your right hand (spotter yells FORE!)+1
- Talking shop: work, clients, KPIs, emails, Monday+1
- Toilet break before Hole 4 (the bunker)+1
- Spilling your drink (out of bounds)+1
- Phone out at the bar, photos excepted+1
- Calling it a "pub crawl"+1
- Caught cheating+3
R6One Mulligan each
Cancel one penalty or replay one hole's score. Best dressed at Hole 1 earns a second Mulligan. Organiser's call, no appeals.
R7Local rules
Every hole has its own local rule on the course page. Local rules beat general rules.
R8Flights
We play in three flights of about eight. Each flight has a captain who orders, herds and keeps time, and flights stagger at the bar so the staff don't hate us.
R9The marshals
Bar staff are course marshals. If a venue says no, we move on, no arguing. Anyone refused service retires from the round with dignity and a lemonade, and is still welcome at the 19th.
R10Prizes
Green Jacket for the lowest net score. Club Sandwich for the highest, and that person organises next year. Also Best Dressed, the Out of Bounds award for most penalties, and the Happy Gilmore award for chaos.
What it'll cost
Pay as you go at each hole. No kitty, nothing upfront. Estimates per person.
| Item | Each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cocktail holes | $19–25 | $38–50 |
| 7 tap holes (schooner, cider or house wine) | $10–14 | $70–98 |
| 9 water hazards | Free | $0 |
| Drinks for the round | $108–148 | |
| 19th hole dinner (optional) | $25–40 | |
| Ride home (depends on suburb) | $15–60 |
Keep it cheap
Schooners over pints, house wine over the fancy list, cheapest cocktail on the menu. Your score doesn't care what it cost.
Typical Sunshine Coast bar prices, not checked against each venue's menu. Pavilion is card only.
All the gear
Theme is golf. At least one golf item or you start on +3. Full kit takes −2 off your handicap.
The course
Top of the Esplanade, down the beachfront, finish at The Wharf. Running late? Find your hole by the tee times and meet us there.
Good pubs. Better company.
Each hole has a drink type, a par and one local rule. Back-ups are listed where a venue might not fit 25 golfers.
Back-up venues
If a venue is packed, closed or says no to 25 golfers, the captains call a drop to one of these.
The Beach Bar & Grill
Upstairs at Landmark Resort, 11 Mooloolaba Esplanade
Ocean views, open 11:30am–9:30pm. The cocktail hole moves here if the rooftop is full.
MapRice Boi Upstairs
Above Rice Boi, The Wharf, 123 Parkyn Pde
Big cocktail list, holds about 180, no table reservations. The final hole moves here if Boston Shaker can't take us.
MapThe Dock
The Wharf, 123 Parkyn Pde
Three bars, holds 300+. If a Wharf venue is packed, we play the hole at the 19th early.
MapThe card doesn't lie
Strokes are sips. Add penalty strokes as they happen. Once you've saved your name on the Leaderboard page, every score you enter here goes straight onto the board.
Scorecard
Mooloolaba Open| # | Venue | Par | Sips | Pens | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leaderboard
Save your name once, then log each hole on your scorecard. Everyone sees the board move as we play.
Connecting to the scoreboard…
| Pos | Player | Thru | To par | Net |
|---|
To par counts only the holes played so far, with your handicap applied. Lowest net after Hole 9 wins the Green Jacket.
| Pos | Team | To par |
|---|
Team score is the average to par of its golfers who have teed off, with handicaps applied. Lowest wins.
Organiser tools
For Eugene. Enter the organiser key to make teams or remove test entries and duplicates.
Or pick a team for anyone in the board's last column. Teams show on the board for everyone.
FAQ
Is this a work event?
No. It's a social. Half of us work together, half of us don't, and none of us have consulted HR. The usual rules of being a decent human still apply: look after each other, nobody gets left behind, and what happens on the course gets roasted in the group chat, not at Monday's meeting.
Do I need to book or pay anything upfront?
No bookings, no kitty, no deposit. Turn up, buy your own drink at each hole, keep your own score. Bring a card or phone wallet because Pavilion is cashless.
How does the leaderboard work?
Sign in on the Leaderboard page with your full name and a 4-digit PIN, and add a photo of yourself if you like. The board shows you as first name and surname initial (Eugene D). Then enter your sips and penalties on the scorecard as you go. Scores land on the board within seconds, and everyone's phone refreshes every 20 seconds. Your marker still checks your card at the 19th.
I forgot my PIN or signed up twice.
Find Eugene. He can remove the dodgy entry and you sign up again. Don't make a second account to dodge a bad round. We will notice, and it's +3.
Can I bring my actual golf clubs?
No. No bar on the Sunshine Coast is letting 25 people in carrying 7-irons. Inflatable clubs, a golf umbrella or a tee behind the ear are encouraged and earn handicap points.
What if I'm not drinking?
Play the whole course on mocktails, soft drinks or soda water. Same scorecard, same prizes, and frankly a much better shot at the Green Jacket. You're also an honorary course marshal.
I'm running late. Where do I go?
Check the tee times on the course page and head to whichever hole we're on. The site shows "Now playing" on the day. You'll cop +2 on your handicap for missing the 1pm tee-off, so maybe don't.
What's a Mulligan?
A do-over. You get one. Use it to wipe a penalty or replay a hole's score. Burning it on Hole 1 is legal but tragic.
Is the boss playing?
Anyone with Manager or Director in their title starts on +2. Think of it as a luxury tax. Talking shop is +1 for everyone, bosses included.
Can I cheat?
It's golf. Everyone cheats. Get caught and it's +3 plus a public reading of your crimes at the 19th hole. Your marker signs your card, so choose your friends wisely.
Why can't I skol the cocktails?
Because they cost twenty-odd dollars, the bartender made them with love, and we want to get to Hole 9 standing. Hole-in-ones are tap holes only.
What happens if a bar won't serve us?
We thank them and walk to the back-up venue. Bar staff are course marshals, and arguing with a marshal is a lifetime ban from the Open. Anyone individually cut off retires from the round and joins us at the 19th for food and water.
What about food?
Eat a proper lunch before 1pm. That's not advice, it's a rule. There's bar food along the way at 4 Pines, the Surf Club and TAPS, and dinner at the 19th hole.
What do I win?
The Green Jacket (op shop's finest), eternal glory and bragging rights until next year. The Club Sandwich (highest score) wins the honour of organising next year's Open.
How do I get home?
Uber, DiDi or a taxi. Demand spikes late on a Saturday, so book before you're desperate. Nobody drives. If a mate is struggling, someone from their flight sees them into a car.
Can I bring a plus one?
Ask Eugene first. We're capped at about 25 so the bars keep letting us in.
Is Monday a recognised hole?
No. Monday is not a hole. Turn up, drink water, and deny everything.