Mark Wahlberg 'pleading' with Aussies to 'save Moore Park Golf Club'
Mark Wahlberg has a message for Australians, urging those in New South Wales to save what some consider one of Sydney's iconic landmarks.
The Hollywood actor has recorded a video "pleading" with Aussies to save a century old golf course in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.
Watch the video above.
Moore Park Golf Club is set to halve in size, being reduced from 18 holes to nine, with the remaining land to be turned into a new central park in an attempt to provide more green space for Sydneysiders.
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Mark Whalberg urges Aussies to "save Moore Park Golf Club" Supplied
Now, a passionate Wahlberg is begging Aussies to not let it happen.
In a video filmed on the golf course itself, the Deepwater Horizon actor acknowledges he is not an Australian citizen but is nonetheless "pleading" with those who are to "save Moore Park Golf Club.
"It's been here for over 100 years, it's been giving people hundreds and hundreds of years of pleasure and joy," he said. "Just people being able to come out and get a nice healthy walk, spend quality time together with family and friends.
"Please, I've seen lots and lots of parks and I haven't seen too many lovely public golf courses like this that have access for everybody. Please save Moore Park Golf Club."
The actor is currently Down Under to film his new crime series Play Dirty and is one of Hollywood's elite who is known to be a lover of Australian shores, having brought his famous burger chain Wahlburgers here in 2021.
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Wahlberg is a known lover of Australia. Getty
The plans to shrink Moore Park Golf Course were announced in October 2023, and have since garnered a lot of attention from golf loving locals.
Last year Premier Chris Minns defended the decision, citing denser housing in the area as the reason behind the need for more green space.
He also took the opportunity to remind golfers that Moore Park Golf Club is just one of 13 golf courses in the Eastern Suburbs.
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