Proserpine Golf on course for recovery

After battling one of the worst wet seasons, the Proserpine Golf Course now has something to look forward to this year.

The club has just received a special gift of $60,000 in funding which will go towards a new storm water drainage system and repairing existing infrastructure on the course.

During last year's wet season, the club was forced to close for five months, only opening on the occasional day, and as the only 18-hole course in the Whitsundays, its closure was problematic for golfers as well as the club.

Proserpine Golf Club president Alison Day said the club even faced closure with no one playing for such a long period of time, and the damage from Cyclone Ului last year was also a further step back.

Now however, hopes have been restored and the much-needed funding will go a long away to securing the course's life for hopefully a long time to come.

"It's a lease of life for the club. Members were getting fed up of not being able to play. Local members are the life blood of the course," Ms Day said.

Proserpine Golf Club member of 15 years Ron Jamieson said as a regular player on the course the funding is a great step forward.

"It's fantastic. We really appreciate it and it will go a long way," Mr Jamieson said, adding its not just him, but all members, feel the same way.

Whitsunday MP Jan Jarratt met with Ms Day on Thursday to discuss the plans for the course.

"This money will not only help to address the club's immediate recovery needs, but also make it more wether resistant for the future," Ms Jarratt said.

Commencement of the project will commence soon and take around two months to complete.