Royal Adelaide Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°53′46″S 138°30′36″E / 34.896°S 138.51°E |
| Location | Tapleys Hill Road Seaton, South Australia |
| Established | 1906, 118 years ago 1892 (club) |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Australian Open Women's Australian Open Jacob's Creek Open Championship Australian Amateur |
| Website | royaladelaidegolf.com.au |
| Designed by | H.L. Rymill, C.L. Gardner, Dr. Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,572 m (7,187 yd) |
| Course rating | 74 |
| Slope rating | 133 |
The Royal Adelaide Golf Club (often referred to as Seaton) is a private Australian golf club located in the Adelaide suburb of Seaton, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of the city centre.
The links at Seaton has been the venue for many international and interstate matches and championships. Royal Adelaide has hosted the Australian Open nine times,[1] most recently in 1998 when Greg Chalmers took home the trophy, carding an even-par 288.[2] The Women's Australian Open was first played at the course in December 1994, won by Annika Sörenstam,[3] and returned in February 2017 where it was won by Jang Ha-na.
Scorecard
| Tee | Par | Distance | Scratch Rating | Slope Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens (Blue) | 72 | 6572 | 74 | 133 |
| Mens (White) | 72 | 6125 | 72 | 129 |
| Ladies (Red) | 73 | 5516 | 75 | 136 |
| Mens (Blue) | Mens (White) | Ladies (Red) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole | Metres | Yards | Par | Metres | Yards | Par | Metres | Yards | Par |
| 1 | 348 | 381 | 4 | 342 | 374 | 4 | 329 | 360 | 4 |
| 2 | 507 | 554 | 5 | 468 | 512 | 5 | 407 | 445 | 5 |
| 3 | 266 | 291 | 4 | 265 | 290 | 4 | 250 | 273 | 4 |
| 4 | 410 | 448 | 4 | 369 | 404 | 4 | 344 | 376 | 4 |
| 5 | 420 | 459 | 4 | 374 | 409 | 4 | 350 | 383 | 4 |
| 6 | 420 | 459 | 4 | 393 | 430 | 4 | 371 | 406 | 5 |
| 7 | 167 | 183 | 3 | 148 | 162 | 3 | 119 | 130 | 3 |
| 8 | 358 | 392 | 4 | 322 | 352 | 4 | 271 | 296 | 4 |
| 9 | 495 | 541 | 5 | 483 | 528 | 5 | 448 | 490 | 5 |
| Out | 3391 | 3708 | 37 | 3164 | 3460 | 37 | 2889 | 3159 | 38 |
| 10 | 345 | 377 | 4 | 334 | 365 | 4 | 287 | 314 | 4 |
| 11 | 353 | 386 | 4 | 350 | 383 | 4 | 302 | 330 | 4 |
| 12 | 205 | 224 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 3 | 151 | 165 | 3 |
| 13 | 395 | 432 | 4 | 354 | 387 | 4 | 345 | 377 | 4 |
| 14 | 445 | 487 | 4 | 382 | 418 | 4 | 327 | 358 | 4 |
| 15 | 464 | 507 | 5 | 450 | 492 | 5 | 422 | 462 | 5 |
| 16 | 165 | 180 | 3 | 156 | 171 | 3 | 130 | 142 | 3 |
| 17 | 426 | 466 | 4 | 365 | 399 | 4 | 322 | 352 | 4 |
| 18 | 383 | 419 | 4 | 369 | 404 | 4 | 341 | 373 | 4 |
| In | 3181 | 3479 | 35 | 2961 | 3238 | 35 | 2627 | 2873 | 35 |
| Total | 6572 | 7187 | 72 | 6125 | 6698 | 72 | 5516 | 6032 | 73 |
Club History
The first golf club in Adelaide was founded 154 years ago 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.[4] 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.[5]
Royal Adelaide Golf Club was founded in August 1892 on the North Parklands.[6] In 1906, the Golf Club was moved to land in Seaton,[6] a northwest suburb of Adelaide. The western boundary along Frederick Road is approximately a mile (1.6 km) east of the shore of Gulf St Vincent.
Australian Opens
Australian Open
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Greg Chalmers |  Australia
|
| 1962 | Gary Player |  South Africa
|
| 1938 | Jim Ferrier | Australia
|
| 1935 | Fergus McMahon | Australia
|
| 1932 | Mick Ryan | Australia
|
| 1929 | Ivo Whitton | Australia
|
| 1926 | ||
| 1923 | Tom Howard | Australia
|
| 1910 | Carnegie Clark | Australia
|
Women's Australian Open
| Year | Winner | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jang Ha-na |  South Korea
|
| 1994 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden
|
2017 Women's Australian Open Course Layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metres | 340 | 465 | 265 | 361 | 355 | 371 | 148 | 344 | 488 | 3,137 | 334 | 345 | 152 | 365 | 380 | 455 | 161 | 425 | 366 | 2,983 | 6,115 |
| Yards | 372 | 508 | 290 | 395 | 388 | 406 | 162 | 376 | 534 | 3,341 | 365 | 377 | 166 | 387 | 416 | 498 | 176 | 465 | 400 | 3,250 | 6,681 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 73 |
Source:[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Australian Open – Past Winners". Golf Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "1998 Holden Australian Open" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Australian Open". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida, USA). 12 December 1994. p. 2C.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "History". The Royal Adelaide Golf Club. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "2017 ISPS Handa Australian Open Course Map" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Golf results". Record-Journal. (Meriden, Connecticut, USA). 12 December 1994. p. 26.
External links
- Official website
- Great Golf Australia – Royal Adelaide Golf Club