expensive green fee at approximately $332). The East and West Courses— the latter designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie—comprise a stellar 36 holes and form one of the oldest clubs in the country. For logistical reasons, a composite 18 holes (six from the East and 12 from the West) will be used for the President’s Cup here next Novem- ber, while the West on its own ranked 14th on GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Courses in the World in 2009. The club is an original member


(along with Royal Adelaide and Royal Sydney) of the Australian Golf Union that was formed in 1898. The impact of the superb West Course, opened in 1931, cannot be underestimated ac- cording to American course architect Tom Doak: “Royal Melbourne set a new standard and style for the Sandbelt courses which has affected every course built since.”


MacKenzie himself said of the West 4


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Course: “It would bore my readers to give a description of the suggested new holes of the new Royal Melbourne course, and it may be suffi cient to say that the course will be fully 6,500 yards in length, that there will be four short holes, all different and all most exciting and interesting, and will necessitate the most accurate placing of the tee and second shot to obtain a good score.” The East Course, which opened a year later with more narrow and smaller greens, is no slouch either. Defi nitely play 36 here in one day if you can.


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