Grey nomad golfer wins everything, gets banned for life

Grey nomad Darrell Horn, 64, is angry at the way he was treated at Darwin Golf Club. He has been banned for life. Picture: Justin SansonSource:Northern Territory News

A GREY nomad said he was banned for life from a Darwin golf club after winning too many trophies in the last golf championships.

But Darwin Golf Club said Darrell Horn, 64, was just a sore winner, The NT News reports

Mr Horn, of Brisbane, won eight out of 10 trophies at the NT Opens but was then barred from the course because he made "disparaging remarks about the members' attitudes toward outsiders" in front of sponsors and the board during his winning speech, president Bruce Sampson said.

Mr Horn claims what he said was "constructive criticism" before alleging that the club "duped me out of winning".

"When I won during the Open I told them it wasn't a bad club but they needed to look after visitors, not just the locals," he said.

He says he didn't know he had been blacklisted until he returned to play last month.