Royal Adelaide Golf Club
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|---|---|
| Tournaments hosted | Australian Open |
The Royal Adelaide Golf Club (often referred to as Seaton) is a private golf club in Adelaide, South Australia.
Royal Adelaide has played host to the Australian Open nine times,[1] with the most recent being in 1998 when Greg Chalmers took home the trophy, carding an even 288.[2]
Scorecard
| Hole No. | Metres | Yards | Par | Hole No. | Metres | Yards | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 348 | 381 | 4 | 10 | 335 | 366 | 4 |
| 2 | 500 | 547 | 5 | 11 | 356 | 389 | 4 |
| 3 | 266 | 291 | 4 | 12 | 203 | 222 | 3 |
| 4 | 415 | 454 | 4 | 13 | 420 | 459 | 4 |
| 5 | 420 | 459 | 4 | 14 | 445 | 487 | 4 |
| 6 | 402 | 440 | 4 | 15 | 454 | 497 | 5 |
| 7 | 167 | 183 | 3 | 16 | 165 | 181 | 3 |
| 8 | 356 | 389 | 4 | 17 | 474 | 519 | 5 |
| 9 | 512 | 560 | 5 | 18 | 396 | 433 | 4 |
| Front 9 | 3386 | 3704 | 37 | Back 9 | 3248 | 3553 | 36 |
| Total | 6634 | 7258 | 73 | ||||
Club history
The first golf club in Adelaide was founded in 1870 by David Murray MP, John Lindsay MP, John Gordon, J. T. Turnbull, George and Joseph Boothby and around 15 others. The Governor, Sir James Fergusson was club patron. An inaugural game of 14 holes (7 holes played twice) was played on the Adelaide Racecourse (later renamed Victoria Racecourse) on 15 May 1870, when Lindsay and John Gordon tied for first place.[3] A nine-hole course was laid out and a greenkeeper appointed, but when Fergusson was recalled in 1873, membership in the Adelaide Golf Club declined and folded around 1876.[4]
Royal Adelaide Golf Club was founded in August 1892 on the North Parklands.[5] In 1906, the Golf Club was moved to land in Seaton.[5]
Australian Open History
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Carnegie Clark |  Australia |
| 1923 | Tom Howard | Australia |
| 1926 | Ivo Whitton | Australia |
| 1929 | Ivo Whitton | Australia |
| 1932 | Mick Ryan | Australia |
| 1935 | Fergus McMahon | Australia |
| 1938 | Jim Ferrier | Australia |
| 1962 | Gary Player |  South Africa |
| 1998 | Greg Chalmers | Australia |
See also
References
- ↑ "Australian Open – Past Winners". Golf Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "1998 Holden Australian Open" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "Golf". South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 May 1870. p. 5. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Fore !". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 1 April 1933. p. 1 Section: Magazine Section. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- 1 2 "History". The Royal Adelaide Golf Club. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
External links
Coordinates: 34°53′37″S 138°30′36″E / 34.89361°S 138.51000°E