Former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews axed from Melbourne's elite Moonah Links Golf Resort after desperate stunt to sneak into club's membership
Former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has been kicked out of one of Melbourne's prestigious golf clubs on the Mornington Peninsula, after finding a backway to sneak into the membership.
The Daily Telegraph reported last week Mr Andrews was able to weasel his way into the Moonah Links Golf Resort with the help of his trusty and billionaire friend Max Beck.
It is understood Mr Beck, who is a Foundation Member at the club, made the venture possible by switching out his wife's name on a membership, and replacing her with the former Premier.
The stunt led to collective outrage and backlash from golf enthusiasts who have low tolerance for Mr Andrews due to his controversial leadership during the pandemic.
On Thursday, Moonah Links Golf Resort released a statement on their social media officially announcing Mr Andrews' departure from the club.
'Moonah Links Golf Resort wishes to address recent public speculation regarding former Premier Daniel Andrews,' the golf club wrote.
'We can confirm that Mr Daniel Andrews is not a member of Moonah Links Golf Resort.
"Moonah Links continues to focus on providing a world class golfing experience and supporting events that promotes sport, tourism and community development.'
It has been a tough few years for Mr Andrews who ended up in the bad books of the golfing community after imposing a strict golf ban on the Mornington Peninsula during Covid-19.
In 2023, Mr Andrews was engulfed in another golf debacle after he tried to join the Portsea Golf Club, which was met with harsh opposition from members including former radio broadcaster Steve Price.
Upon learning of the retired Premier's request for membership, Mr Price made a blistering threat to the club to quit his membership if Mr Andrews was let in.
'This is the premier who stopped us playing golf for two years during Covid,' Mr Price previously told Sky News Australia.
'This is the premier who locked down this community even though we're 120km out of the city.
'The same premier who let people on the other side of the bay play golf. No way that should that man come into the golf club.
'If Dan Andrews is allowed to join the Portsea Golf Club, I'll quit, I'll resign, I'll tear up my membership and I'll go and play golf somewhere else."
At the time of his retirement as leader of the Victorian Labor Party in 2023, Mr Andrews said in an announcement that he wished to spend more time with his family and on the golf course.
However, the politician's desire for leisure activity in Melbourne's bustling golf scene has been met with resistance since.
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