Situated on the north bank of the Murray River, among the flatlands of the Riverina, the two 18-hole layouts at the Tocumwal Golf & Bowls Club are largely laid out on land that was purchased from the Royal Australian Air Force in the 1950s.
During World War II, an enormous 60 square kilometre area – including the site of both courses and the bowling greens today- was used by the US Army Air Corps as a top secret aerodrome base for the Liberator B-24 bombers, along with 600 buildings, seven hangars and four runways.
The original nine holes were converted to grass greens in 1970, with another nine added four years later to complete what is now known as the Presidents course. A second 18-hole layout called the Captains was then created in the early 1990s.
