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Royal Queensland Golf Club
Club information
Location	Eagle Farm, Queensland
Type	Private
Events hosted	Australian Open; Australian PGA Championship; Queensland Open; Queensland PGA Championship
Website	www.rqgolf.com.au
Original Course
Designed by	Carnegie Clark (1920)
New Course
Designed by	Mike Clayton (2007)

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The Royal Queensland Golf Club is a golf club and course at the end of Curtin West Avenue, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Located beside the Brisbane River is a 10-minute drive from the Brisbane CBD. 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 Lord Forster in 1921. King George V gave the club its Royal Charter in 1921; the King's official letter of notification to the Governor of Queensland was signed by Winston Churchill (then British Secretary of State).^[1] Construction of the new Championship course was completed in December 2007. In 2005, the Queensland Government decided to build a second Gateway Bridge over the Brisbane River, which impacted on the original course. The new Royal Queensland layout was designed by Mike Clayton.^[2]

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.

References

^ "Royal Queensland Golf Club". Australian Golfer. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "Royal Queensland Golf Club". Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

External links

27°26′29″S 153°05′33″E / 27.44130°S 153.09246°E / -27.44130; 153.09246

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[1] "Royal Queensland Golf Club". Australian Golfer. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[2] "Royal Queensland Golf Club". Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

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-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 (golf)|Australian Open]] Champion, and was opened by the Governor-General [[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Lord Forster]] in 1921. [[King George V]] gave the club its [[Royal charter|Royal Charter]] in 1921; the King's official letter of notification to the [[Governor of Queensland]] was signed by [[Winston Churchill]] (then British Secretary of State).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://queensland.golfer.com.au/directory/royal-queensland-golf-club-brisbane-australia/313|title=Royal Queensland Golf Club|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Australian Golfer|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref> Construction of the new Championship course was completed in December 2007. In 2005, the [[Queensland Government]] decided to build a second [[Gateway Bridge]] over the Brisbane River, which impacted on the original course. The new Royal Queensland layout was designed by [[Mike Clayton (golfer)|Mike Clayton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rqgolf.com.au/cms/club/history/|title = Royal Queensland Golf Club|date = |accessdate = 21 October 2014|website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
+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 (golf)|Australian Open]] Champion, and was opened by the Governor-General [[Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster|Lord Forster]] in 1921. [[King George V]] gave the club its [[Royal charter|Royal Charter]] in 1921; the King's official letter of notification to the [[Governor of Queensland]] was signed by [[Winston Churchill]] (then British Secretary of State).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://queensland.golfer.com.au/directory/royal-queensland-golf-club-brisbane-australia/313|title=Royal Queensland Golf Club|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Australian Golfer|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref> Construction of the new Championship course was completed in December 2007. In 2005, the [[Queensland Government]] decided to build a second [[Gateway Bridge]] over the Brisbane River, which impacted on the original course. The new Royal Queensland layout was designed by [[Mike Clayton (golfer)|Mike Clayton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rqgolf.com.au/cms/club/history/|title = Royal Queensland Golf Club|date = |accessdate = 21 October 2014|website = |publisher = |last = |first = |archive-date = 19 November 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141119182153/http://www.rqgolf.com.au/cms/club/history/|url-status = live}}</ref>
 ==Geography==
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 ==Notable members==
 [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]] is a current member of the club.
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