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Lake Karrinyup Country Club is a private golf club located in
Dominated by the lake from which the course gets its name, the most memorable holes are ones which run adjacent to and over this natural feature. The signature 8th hole is a 201-metre par 3 which requires a shot that carries the lake onto a raised green. Also notable is the par-5 3rd hole which is flanked along its length by the lake, and the short par-4 14th which, due to clever bunkering, presents a number of options off the tee.
Lake Karrinyup Country Club Profile, Golf Australia
Golf clubs and courses in Western Australia Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia Karrinyup, Western Australia
Karrinyup, Western Australia
Karrinyup is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 12 km north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Stirling.
History
The name Karrinyup was originally derived f ...
. The golf club consists of an 18-hole championship golf course, and a 9-hole "short course". The championship layout at Lake Karrinyup was founded in 1928, designed by Alex Russell who was the Australian partner of the famed golf course architect, Alister MacKenzie
Alister MacKenzie (30 August 1870 – 6 January 1934) was a golf course architect whose course designs span four continents. Originally trained as a surgeon, MacKenzie served as a civilian physician with the British Army during the Boer War ...
.
Course
Overview
The championship course is a par-72 layout that winds its way through undulating ground, native gum-trees, and indigenous vegetation. Designed by Alex Russell in 1928 and opened for play in 1930, the course has seen a number of changes in its lifetime. The most significant changes occurred between 2007 and 2008, when Michael Clayton Golf Design was enlisted to undertake a significant overhaul of the golf course to return it, aesthetically and architecturally, to Alex Russell's principles.
Dominated by the lake from which the course gets its name, the most memorable holes are ones which run adjacent to and over this natural feature. The signature 8th hole is a 201-metre par 3 which requires a shot that carries the lake onto a raised green. Also notable is the par-5 3rd hole which is flanked along its length by the lake, and the short par-4 14th which, due to clever bunkering, presents a number of options off the tee.
Scorecard
The championship course scorecard is as follows. Please note that all measurements are from the Black (Championship) tees.Rankings
Lake Karrinyup is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 courses in Australia. A slip in its ranking early in the 2000s was part of the motive for the Clayton redesign.Events
Lake Karrinyup has played host to four Australian Opens (1952, 1960, 1968, 1974), two Lake Karrinyup Bowls (1963, 1964), twoJohnnie Walker Classic
The Johnnie Walker Classic was a European Tour golf tournament which was played in the Asia-Pacific region. Johnnie Walker is a brand name and the owners have a long history of tournament sponsorship. They also sponsored the Johnnie Walker Champ ...
s (2002, 2003), and was the venue for the Perth International
The World Super 6 Perth is a golf tournament that was played for the first time in October 2012 as the ISPS Handa Perth International. It is played at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. It is co-sanctioned by the European T ...
since 2012.
References
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Lake Karrinyup Country Club Profile, Golf Australia
Golf clubs and courses in Western Australia Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia Karrinyup, Western Australia