I have just spent my week end (and some) being a part of NITV’s first Golf coverage, hosted by the Indigenous communities in Murgon and Cherbourg (With a population of 2500 it is one of Australia’s largest Aboriginal communities, it’s 3 hrs west of Brisbane – home to Rugby League Legend Steve Renouf and Actor Leah Purcell).

The Championships are ran by Golf Queensland and open to all Indigenous golfers in Australia. And we have some passionate and talented ones at that.

Keep an eye out for Female winner, 13 year old India Matthews. The determined player comes from a line of great Aboriginal golfers – her great aunt, 86 year old Carmel Conroy from Tasmania, was up there with the best of Australia’s women golfers in her time.

All in all it was a great week end of Golf and National Indigenous Television Sport was signed throughout the entire course not to mention that the majority Indigenous crew managed well at handling the tricky task of covering one of the hardest sports to film in the world.

I didn’t see any blood but we definitely had lots of sweat and even some tears, the community and players were overwhelmed by having lots of indigenous crew running around and filming indigenous golf, another Australian first.

I have no doubt the coverage is going to be entertaining even for those of you not into golf. Sports Journalist Donald Johannsen leads the commentary team with his ‘soothing’ knowledge of golf, the players and even the grass. Co-host EJ Garrett brings a fresh ‘murri’ approach to the coverage and roaming reporter Belinda Miller gets into the underbelly of indigenous golfing with tips, characters and of course the fashion on the field (we sure do have some golfing poster boys and girls out there) ….

For more information check out the media release below….. and of course stay tuned ……