New South Wales Golf Club Explained

New South Wales Golf Course
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
Relief:1
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Coordinates:-33.9947°N 151.2439°W
Location:, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Type:Private
Owner:New South Wales Golf Club
Holes:18
Greens:Bent
Fairways:Couch
Tournaments:Australian Open
Website:http://www.nswgolfclub.com.au
Designer1:Carnegie Clark & Alister MacKenzie
Par1:72
Rating1:ACR/USGA 74
Slope1:135
Record1:
  • Amateur: Scott Arnold - 64 (2009)
  • Professional: Elliot Boult - 64 (1994)

The New South Wales Golf Club is a links-style golf course designed by Alister MacKenzie and Carnegie Clark in December 1926.[1] It consists of 18 holes, two of which are beside the Tasman Sea and Botany Bay. The course is situated in La Perouse, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, and regularly rates in the top 50 golf courses in the world.[1]

MacKenzie, on designing the course, stated:[2] A unique feature of the course design is that it has four par-five holes and four par-three holes and each of these is oriented north, south, east and west.

It has hosted numerous professional tournaments, including the 2009 Australian Open; won by Adam Scott.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of NSW Golf Club. New South Wales Golf Club. 24 January 2007.
  2. Web site: Visitor's welcome guide. PDF. New South Wales Golf Club. 8 October 2014.