Ambassadors

Craig Parry

Craig has been a part of Kooindah Waters since the planning of the facility. Kooindah Waters is the first collaboration between leading designer Ross Watson and tour professional Craig Parry.

 
Craig has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, including in late 2007 the prestigious Australian Open.
 
He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

 

Dennise Hutton

Renowned Australian professional golfer, Dennise Hutton, is one for Kooindah Waters longest standing ambassadors.

 

Dennise Hutton has forged a remarkable golfing career winning many national and international tournaments including the 1986 and 1987 Australian LPGA Championships, The European Match Play Championships and the French Biarritz Open.

 

Dennise was the first women to be appointed NSW State Women's Coach. The NSW team has won the 2 year that Dennise has been the coach. She also has been appointed to be the National Women's Coach of the World Cup Team. Dennise has represented Australia 12 times, and has won more than 40 events worldwide.

 

A psychology and education graduate, Denise has more than 25 years teaching experience, and is also a qualified and experienced golf coach, speaker and presenter.

 

Dennise was the first woman named in the Top 50 Coaches in Australia by Golf Magazine and today she is still ranked in the top 50.

 

 

 

Andre Stolz

Central Coast local, Andre Stolz has been an ambassador for Kooindah Waters for over 2 years.  

 
Andre turned professional in 1992 and  has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Japan Golf Tour (2001), Nationwide Tour (2003), PGA Tour (2004-05) and the European Tour (2008).
 
On the PGA Tour, he won the 2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas with a stroke victory over Tom Lehman, securing his card through 2006. However, an injury to his left wrist sidelined him in 2005.
 
Andre made a remarkable return to the professional golfing ranks after tying for sixth place at the 2008 Australian Open.

 

“The support I have received from Kooindah Waters Golf Club has been an important factor in getting me back out on the course competing,”

Andre Stolz.

 

 

Scott Cubis

Scott Cubis is a long standing ambassador for Kooindah Waters, signing up for the role in September 2007.

 

Scott began his professional golfing career at age 21 and won 15 tournaments during a traineeship at Gosford Golf Club.

 

Scott has worked with the latest swinger computer analysis program and has been perfecting the golf swing of beginners and elite golfers alike at a number of Australia’s top golf clubs for the past 15 years.

 

Scott now is work at Bateau Bay Golf Range on the NSW Central Coast, Home of the Scott Cubis Golf Academy - 'Your Success Is My Success'.

 

 
 

 

Lee Akers

Lee Akers was signed on as an ambassador of Kooindah Waters in February 2008.

 

Lee has been working in the golf industry for 18 years. After training on the Central Coast, Akers has spent the last four years as a professional golfer.

 

 

Troy MacDonald

Troy Macdonald has been an ambassador for the club since February 2008. 
 
As a local boy, Troy has played on the Central Coast since he was 12 years old and turned professional in 2005. Troy got his Australasian Tour Card in 2008 and his biggest win to date has been the Dunheved Pro-am, which is a $30,000 2 day competition.
 
Troy has also achieved great success with ranking 8th in the Sirxon Master of the Amateur Pro-am.
 
 
 

Adam Ashley-Cooper

Local boy and national rugby union star, Adam Ashley-Cooper, has been announced as the most recent ambassador for the Kooindah Waters Golf Club.

 

Adam currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14competition and has played for Australia. He was educated at local Central Coast high school,  Berkeley Vale High School and played his junior rugby for Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast. He is the nephew of former Wallaby and Brumbies winger Graeme Bond.
 
"Professional Rugby is an All-Year-Round commitment with minimal spare time. When there is opportunity for time-off, there is nothing better than escaping to the Central Coast for 18 holes at Kooindah Waters. The time spent enjoying my golf around Kooindah Waters has been an essential aspect of finding balance outside my rugby"
Adam Ashley-Cooper.

 

Paul Vautin

Paul Vautin has been associated with Kooindah Waters as an ambassador since April 2007.  

 

Paul is an Australian former rugby leagueplayer, coach and, more recently, a media personality.

 

Paul has played for Manly-Warringah and the Roosters, while being selected to play in the Queensland State of Origin team and the Australian National Rugby League team.  After playing, Vautin became a sports presenter for Channel 9and  later, during the Super League war, he was hired to coach Queensland, taking the Maroons to a 3-0 whitewash of New South Wales in 1995.

 

Host of Channel Nine’s The Footy Show and former Australian Rugby League player Paul Vautin said it was a privilege to be involved with Kooindah Waters.

 

“I love the challenge of the Ross Watson and Craig Parry layout at Kooindah Waters, I sometimes play golf up to six times a week outside the footy season, and there is nothing I’d like more than to knock a couple of shots off my handicap in the beautiful surrounds of Kooindah Waters.”

Paul Vautin.

 

 
Sam Burrell
Sam Burrell is an 18yr old up and coming golfer from the Central Coast. 
 
He has just been signed on as Kooindah Waters' most recent ambassador.
 
Sam has won several competitions to date including 2007 NSW Academy of Sport Games Individual Title and 2009 Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundations Macarthur Junior Masters.
 
"I feel privileged to be associated with such an amazing golf club."
Sam Burrell.
 
 
Mark Waugh
 
Mark joined Kooindah Waters as an Ambassador in April 2010. He is a local resident, having moved to the Central Coast 3 years ago. 
Mark  Waugh, AM  is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia  for over a decade in test matches and  ODI internationals before retiring in 2002. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game and one of the best fieldsmen of his generation.  He is currently working in the media as a highly respected cricket commentator on Fox Sports.
 
"I've been lucky enough through my cricket career to play some of the best golf courses in the world.  I would have no hesistation in saying Kooindah Waters is as challenging and enjoyable to play as any of them.  It's a pleasure to be involved in the professional and peaceful surroundings of Kooindah Waters" 
Mark Waugh

 
Grant Binns
 
Grant joined Kooindah Waters as an Ambassador in July 2010.  He is currently playing the NSW Pro Am Circuit and is going to Australian Tour School in December.  Grant is a part time Caddy for Andre Stolz.
 

·         Full Members of the Australian PGA at the age of 21

·         National Holden Scramble Champion 2008 and 2009

·         18 top tens in NSW Mazda Tour

·         8 top fives in NSW Mazda Tour

·         11th in 2010 Samoa Classic

·         Held the Course Record at Rich River Resort 68 (-4)

·         Lowest competition round 7 under par at Oatlands and Gosford

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