The Source: Dan Andrews in the mix to tee up Crown golf club deal

The former premier is getting into the swing of his post-political business career, with rumours swirling that he may be involved in the purchase of the casino giant’s golf course.

Putting the squeeze on Victoria’s movers, shakers and headline makers

Exactly what Daniel Andrews is up to in his post-parliamentary life is the subject of much intrigue around town.

The latest rumour to find its way to The Source about the former premier’s business dealings makes it sound like he is really getting into the swing of things.

The word is that Andrews is connected to a consortium considering the purchase of Capital Golf Club, after Crown Resorts began exploring selling off the Heatherton links last year.

The former premier is a golf nuffy. Picture Yuri Kouzmin

It’s easy to imagine it. The former premier is famously a golf nuffy. He’s on friendly terms with Blackstone, Crown’s US parent company. And he is also close to the billionaire Fox family who, coincidentally or not, reportedly showed interest in the course last year.

If nothing else, an Andrews-brokered sale might help him secure a tee time, which would be no small feat given his difficulties at other fancy Victorian courses.

Capital Golf Club was purchased by Crown in 2014 from Lloyd Williams, a few months before the billionaire was overheard telling Andrews in the days before the state election that James Packer would “kick every goal he can” for the then-opposition leader.

This time around, Crown is playing its cards close to its chest about any transactions.

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