"What it's all about to me is the gathering of people with like minds," she says. ( ABC Wide Bay: Brad Marsellos)įor Joy Horne, it's not just about raising money, but also about promoting body confidence, freedom and challenging perceptions of rural towns. Proston has been at risk of losing services after population growth declined. The Home of Wandering Bares Cup has become so popular it's now held twice a year and attracts uninhibited golfers from across Australia. "The whole thing is it makes money for the club and brings people to town, which helps support the town." "I've always looked at Proston as a tourist attraction and this is just one way of getting people here," Mr Horne says. They're so passionate they got hitched on the green. Gordon and Joy Horne have been passionate members of the Proston District Golf Course since 2004. The golf course was struggling to stay open when a visitor came up with a creative idea to help keep it afloat in 2013.
This time of year purple blooms of jacarandas greet them as they drive down the main street past blokes in cowboy hats sitting out on the verandah of the local pub. Less than 400 people live in Proston, but it swells by 10 per cent twice a year with the arrival of the naked golfers. Joy and Gordon Horne have been helping run the naked golf day in Proston since 2013.
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