Golf
The New England North West Region has a great sporting reputation With a first class shooting facility, national standard track and field centre, car and motorcycle speedway, cycling velodrome, five lawn bowling clubs and two golf courses, one of which was designed by Greg Norman's Design Company; in all there are over 60 sporting facilities in the region.
The quality of facilities combined with the enthusiasm of the sporting organisations and the local community, has seen the Tamworth region produce a number of elite athletes that have gone on to represent Australia at Olympic and Commonwealth Games, and other national and international level competition.
Tamworth boasts two uniquely different golf courses. The Tamworth Golf Club is a sterling Par 70 test that embraces tree-lined narrow fairways and unforgiving rough, in the traditional Australian golfing mould.
The Longyard Golf Club is a 72 par Greg Norman Links style Golf Course that presents undulating wind swept panoramas with deep fairway bunkers and ‘hidden' hazards. Between them that satisfy the tastes of the most discerning golfer.
Tamworth has played host to a significant number of regional, state and national carnivals and other sporting events including the Jack Newton Junior Golf Tournament in 2007/08.