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]
 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 | |
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  Location in New South Wales | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′41″S 151°14′38″E |
| Location | La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Established | December 1926 |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | New South Wales Golf Club |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Australian Open |
| Greens | Bent |
| Fairways | Couch |
| Website | http://www.nswgolfclub.com.au |
| Designed by | Carnegie Clark & Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,245 metres (20,489 ft) |
| Course rating | ACR/USGA 74 |
| Slope rating | 135 |
| Course record |
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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
- List of golf courses in New South Wales
References
- "History of NSW Golf Club". New South Wales Golf Club. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
- "Visitor's welcome guide" (PDF) (PDF). New South Wales Golf Club. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
