On a typical Saturday morning, the Lismore Workers Golf Club car park is full as over 200 players take to the golf course for the regular Saturday morning competition.

Not that anything has been typical in the last ten weeks.

Brad Mott Manager of the Lismore Workers Golf Club said there has been over 1900mm of rain this year registered at the golf course with the average yearly rainfall 1600mm.

Lismore Golf Course has virtually been unplayable since February 28 with the course down to 14 holes or 12 holes and recently 9 holes as the consistent wet weather plays havoc with all weekly competition and social golf.

Everyone at the club was blindsided by yesterday morning's announcement that the NSW Government has included the Lismore Golf Course, East Lismore in the eight additional venues across the Northern Rivers to be used as temporary housing sites for displaced flood survivors.

(The Lismore Golf Course looking towards the lower side (6th and 18th holes) Photo: Simon Mumford)

"There has been no contact made with the golf club," Brad told the Lismore App, "We have no idea what's going on."

The calls from members started rolling in asking if this was truly the case.

They were shocked, angry and disappointed at the lack of communication from the State Government. Many have paid their annual fee of about $500 and are unsure if their golf course will be open for 9 holes or not at all plus no one has any idea about the timing of construction and where it will be.

The personal cost is not only financial but one of mental health as many keen golfers use their 18-holes or what is open, as a way to destress from all things flood-related.

The logical choice for the temporary housing sites is the high side of the golf course where the 10th Tee and buggy shed is located, as it is on high ground. The lower part of the course is subject to flash flooding.

A Resilience NSW spokesperson told the Lismore App:

"All available Crown Lands in the region have been assessed and the selected sites have been determined as potentially suitable as temporary housing sites.

"The community will be updated on the impact to Lismore Golf Course once the final site design has been conducted."

Until that is complete, the Lismore Golf Club can only wait for the result.