Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club is a golf club in Black Rock , on the outskirts of Melbourne , Australia with two golf courses. The golf club has hosted various international tournaments, such as the Canada Cup in 1959 and the World Cup in 1970. The 1998 PGA Tour also selected the course as the first course for the Presidents Cup outside of the United States. The Presidents Cup in 1998, 2011 and 2019 were played at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. In February 2012, the Women's Australian Open was held in Black Rock.
history
The golf club was founded in 1891 by Sir James McBain as founding president and John Munro Bruce (father of future Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce ) as founding captain. The prefix royal was not given until 1895.
In the mid-1920s, the golf club had to move to the current site in Black Rock due to the urban expansion. The Royal Melbourne Golf Club has two golf courses - the West Course and the East Course. The design of the West course comes from Alister MacKenzie . This from the East Course by Alex Russell and was completed in 1932 a year after the West Course.
Characteristic
A combination of 18 holes from the two courses make up the 'composite' course, i.e. the championship course for international tournaments. A different combination is used depending on the tournament. A total of 21 of the 36 holes have been used for a 'composite' course.
Web links
- Official site (English)
- Entry at Austadiums