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CONVICT CUPWollongong · NSW
20–22 November · Wollongong NSW

CONVICT
CUP Wollongong · 2026

Wollongong hosts the Convict Cup. A contest of skill and mettle between Team England and Team Southern upon the New South Wales coast. The programme below sets forth the play, suppers and accommodation.

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24Players
2Teams
3Courses
Convict Cup 2026The programme at a glance.Courses, tee times and supper arrangements.
Friday 20 NovPort KemblaMeet 11:00 · Tee 11:55 Saturday 21 NovShellharbour LinksTee 12:55 Sunday 22 NovWollongong GCFinal round · Tee 10:55

Three courses · one cup

The Battlegrounds

Courses, tee times and supper arrangements, set down for ready reference from the first arrival to the final putt.

Saturday · 21 NovemberView Saturday pairings
Day two · Moving day

Shellharbour
Links

  1. Meet at the golf club

    Player assembly.

  2. Tee off

    Day two matches get under way.

Course addressThe Links Shell Cove
Golf Drive, Shell Cove NSW 2529
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Saturday supper

Checho’s Mexican

3 Crown Lane, Wollongong NSW 2500
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Sunday · 22 NovemberView Sunday pairings
Final day · The decider

Wollongong
Golf Club

  1. Meet at the golf club

    Player assembly.

  2. Final-round tee off

    Singles, pressure and the last word.

Course addressWollongong Golf Club
151–161 Corrimal Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
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Finish line

Cup conclusion

Final result and presentation details to follow.

Accommodation

The players'
accommodation.

Belmore shall serve as the players' city-centre accommodation and base for the weekend.

Belmore
Apartments & Hotel

39 Smith Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
4×Apartments
2Bedrooms each
3Pax allocation

Convict Cup 2026

The two
teams.

Anthony Carter and Colin Esplin welcome Team England to the Convict Cup. Twelve of us, three days, nearly 20 years of history. You sent us out here in chains, so we’ll call this the return leg.

Team Southern

12 players
  • Anthony Carter Captain3.3
  • Colin Esplin Vice captain7.7
  • Chris Jackson21.4
  • Chris Sinclair18.2
  • Craig Ham14.2
  • Greg Kalisz20.5
  • James Battersby20.1
  • Jean-Paul (JP) Seear13.6
  • Matt Zibert8.0
  • Michael Hawke9.3
  • Michael Trigwell15.1
  • Nathan Jackson16.0

Team England

12 players
  • Jon Kelly Captain16.1
  • Alex Carr Vice captain10.6
  • Chris Evans20.9
  • Crispin Kerr18.7
  • David Annett19.3
  • Emir Mani15.0
  • Fraser Crawford11.3
  • Graeme Rawson20.7
  • Jason Tellett14.0
  • Matt Strutt12.7
  • Richard Overstall9.7
  • Simon Bates16.0

Handicaps use the 2026 list where available, with prior-season figures used where no 2026 handicap is listed.

Daily pairings

Friday · 20 November

Port Kembla Golf Club

The day's draw shall be entered here.

Draw to follow
Saturday · 21 November

Shellharbour Links

The day's draw shall be entered here.

Draw to follow
Sunday · 22 November

Wollongong Golf Club

The day's draw shall be entered here.

Draw to follow
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