The Grand Golf Club is a privatelyowned and membershipbased
golf club located in the suburb of in the
Gold Coast hinterland of
South East Queensland, Australia. While the street address is located in Gilston, the course is located on the opposite side of the Nerang River in
Advancetown. It hosted the
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...
in 2001, won by
Stuart Appleby,
[ an Australian.
The Grand Golf Club has its entrance at 364 Gilston Road, Gilston. Most of the course is in neighbouring Advancetown, accessed by a bridge over the Nerang River.
This private club has a 19-hole golf course designed by Greg Norman at a cost of 30 million for its then Japanese owners. The course opened in 1990; however with no funds available for the daily operation of the course, it closed in dramatic circumstances after just one day. The course stayed untouched for five years and became unkempt and overgrown before a consortium of Australian business people acquired the course and established The Grand Golf Club. After 18 months of restoration, led by Norman, the course was re-opened in 1997]
See also
*Golf in Australia
Golf in Australia has been played in Australia since 1839. The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour of Australasia is the main men's tour in Australia. In women's golf, the ALPG Tour has operated since 1972.
Governing body
Golf Austral ...
* Sports in Queensland
References
External links
*
The Grand Golf Club Profile, Golf Australia
1997 establishments in Australia
Sports clubs and teams established in 1997
Sports venues completed in 1997
Golf clubs and courses in Queensland
Sporting teams based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Sports venues on the Gold Coast, Queensland
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