Royal Queensland Golf Club
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The Royal Queensland Golf Club is a golf club and course at the end of Curtin West Avenue,
History
The Royal Queensland Golf Club was founded in 1920, initially as the Queensland Golf Club. The original course was designed by
Geography
The course is on the northern bank of the Brisbane 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. The Gateway Motorway passes alongside the eastern boundary.
Reciprocal Clubs
The Royal Queensland Golf Club has an extensive global and domestic club list. Clubs include The Australian, Hong Kong, New South Wales, Royal Adelaide, Royal Melbourne and Royal Sydney.
Australian Open
The winners of these three Australian Open's are:
- 1973 J. C. Snead (USA)
- 1966 Arnold Palmer (USA)
- 1947 Ossie Pickworth (AUS)
Notable members
Adam Scott is a current member of the club.
See also
References
- ^ "Royal Queensland Golf Club". Australian Golfer. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Royal Queensland Golf Club". Retrieved 21 October 2014.
Further reading
- Marshall, H.I; Royal Queensland Golf Club (1993), Royal Queensland : the first 70 years, Royal Queensland Golf Club, ISBN 978-0-646-15899-0
External links
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