RACV Royal Pines Resort explained

Royal Pines Resort
Location:	Ross St, Benowa QLD 4217, Australia
Coordinates:	-28.0045°N 153.3765°W
Status:	Operating
Start Date:	1988
Completion Date:	1991
Opening:	1991
Architect:	Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee Architects
Owner:	RACV Resorts
Building Type:	Resort and Conference Center

The RACV Royal Pines Resort is located in Benowa, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the host of the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Ladies Masters. The resort contains a triangular tower hotel, conference center and a 27-hole golf course. It is the former host of the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts on the WTA Tour, which is now the Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia.

Development

The Royal Pines Gold Coast Resort and conference center was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and John M.Y. Lee Architects^[1] and finished in 1991. The developers were MID (Matsushita Investment and Development Company)^[2] It is currently owned by the RACV Resorts Division (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria).

The golf course was designed by Tomojiro Maruyama, a Japanese Golfer and Course Architect.^[3]

See also

• List of golf clubs granted Royal status
• List of Australian organisations with royal patronage

Notes and References

1. Book: Barnes, Edward Larrabee. Edward Larrabee Barnes Architect. Rizzoli International Publications. 1995. 978-0-8478-1821-1. New York, NY. 252.
2. Web site: Tomojiro Maruyama. golfproperty.com.
3. Web site: RACV Royal Pines Resort. China Golf Tourism.