New South Wales Golf Club

The New South Wales Golf Club is a links-style golf course designed by Alister MacKenzie 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]

New South Wales Golf Course
Cape Banks in the distance on the edge of the Tasman Sea, with the 6th hole pictured, far right, with coastal heath in the foreground.
Club information
New South Wales Golf Club is located in New South Wales
New South Wales Golf Club
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates33°59′41″S 151°14′38″E
LocationLa Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
EstablishedDecember 1926 (1926-12)
TypePrivate
Owned byNew South Wales Golf Club
Total holes18
Events hostedAustralian Open
GreensBent
FairwaysCouch
Websitehttp://www.nswgolfclub.com.au
Designed byCarnegie Clark & Alister MacKenzie
Par72
Length6,245 metres (20,489 ft)
Course ratingACR/USGA 74
Slope rating135
Course record
  • Amateur: Scott Arnold - 64 (2009)
  • Professional: Elliot Boult - 64 (1994)

MacKenzie, on designing the course, stated:[2]

"At Sydney, I made an entirely new course for the New South Wales Golf Club at a place called La Perouse. This presents, I think, more spectacular views than any place I know with the possible exception of the new Cypress Point golf course in California."

Alister MacKenzie, May 1927

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.

See also

A panorama taken from the fifth fairway. In the distance is the fifth green, the sixth hole, the seventh tee, and the Tasman Sea. Holes on the back nine are off to the far right.
  • List of golf courses in New South Wales

References

  1. "History of NSW Golf Club". New South Wales Golf Club. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
  2. "Visitor's welcome guide" (PDF) (PDF). New South Wales Golf Club. Retrieved 8 October 2014.


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