 Clubhouse of the Royal Queensland Golf Club, Hamilton, Brisbane, ca. 1925 | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Eagle Farm, Queensland |
| Type | Private |
| Events hosted | Australian Open Australian PGA Championship Queensland Open Queensland PGA Championship |
| Website | www |
| Original Course | |
| Designed by | Carnegie Clark (1920) |
| New Course | |
| Designed by | Mike Clayton (2007) |
TheRoyal Queensland Golf Club is a golf club and course at the end of Curtin West Avenue,Eagle Farm,Brisbane,Queensland, Australia. Located beside theBrisbane River is a 10-minute drive from theBrisbane CBD. It has hosted theAustralian Open three times: in 1947, 1966, and 1973.
The Royal Queensland Golf Club was founded in 1920, initially as the Queensland Golf Club. The original course was designed byCarnegie Clark, theAustralian Open Champion, and was opened by the Governor-GeneralLord Forster in 1921.King George V gave the club itsRoyal Charter in 1921; the King's official letter of notification to theGovernor of Queensland was signed byWinston Churchill (then British Secretary of State).[1] Construction of the new Championship course was completed in December 2007. In 2005, theQueensland Government decided to build a secondGateway Bridge over the Brisbane River, which impacted on the original course. The new Royal Queensland layout was designed byMike Clayton.[2]
The course is on the northern bank of theBrisbane River. The course is flat with the front 9 working around the grounds in a clockwise fashion and the back 9 inside the front 9. TheGateway Motorway passes alongside the eastern boundary.
The Royal Queensland Golf Club has an extensive global and domestic club list. Clubs includeThe Australian,Hong Kong,New South Wales,Royal Adelaide,Royal Melbourne andRoyal Sydney.
The winners of these three Australian Open's are:
Adam Scott, David Graham, Ian Baker-Finch, Cameron Smith and Greg Norman are current members of the club.
| Brisbane | |
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| Gold Coast | |
| Sunshine Coast | |
| Outside Brisbane | |
| Outside Queensland | |
27°26′29″S153°05′33″E / 27.44130°S 153.09246°E /-27.44130; 153.09246
