The Royal Queensland Golf Club is a golf club and course at the end of Curtin West Avenue,

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, Australia. Located beside the Brisbane River is a 10-minute drive from the

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. It has hosted the Australian Open three times: in 1947, 1966, and 1973.

History

The Royal Queensland Golf Club was founded in 1920, initially as the Queensland Golf Club. The original course was designed by Carnegie Clark, the Australian Open Champion, and was opened by the Governor-General

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in 1921.

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gave the club its

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in 1921; the King's official letter of notification to the

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was signed by

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(then British Secretary of State). Construction of the new Championship course was completed in December 2007. In 2005, the

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decided to build a second

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over the Brisbane River, which impacted on the original course. The new Royal Queensland layout was designed by Mike Clayton.

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

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passes alongside the eastern boundary.

Reciprocal Clubs

The Royal Queensland Golf Club has an extensive global and domestic club list. Clubs include

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, Royal Adelaide, Royal Melbourne and Royal Sydney.

Australian Open

The winners of these three Australian Open's are: *1973

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(USA) *1966

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(USA) *1947 Ossie Pickworth (AUS)

Notable members

Adam Scott is a current member of the club.

References

External links

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Royal Queensland Golf Club Course profile, Golf AustraliaQueensland Golf Clubs
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