Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Interactive map of The Royal Melbourne Golf Club | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| 37°58′S 145°02′E / 37.97°S 145.03°E | |
| Coordinates | 37°58′S 145°02′E / 37.97°S 145.03°E |
| Location | Black Rock, Victoria, Australia |
| Established | 1891 (club), 135 years ago 1926 (West) 1931 (East) |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Events hosted | Australian Open The Presidents Cup Women's Australian Open |
| Website | royalmelbourne.com.au |
| West Course | |
| Designed by | Dr. Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,077 m (6,646 yd) |
| East Course | |
| Designed by | Alex Russell |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,007 m (6,569 yd) |
The Royal Melbourne Golf Club is a 36-hole golf club in Australia, located in Black Rock, Victoria, a suburb in southeastern Melbourne. Its West and East courses are respectively ranked number 1 and 6 in Australia. The West course is ranked in the top-five courses in the world. Founded 135 years ago in 1891, it is Australia's oldest extant and continually existing golf club.
Royal Melbourne has hosted numerous national and international events. As of 2025, its 17 Australian Opens are surpassed by only the 22 hosted by The Australian Golf Club. It hosted the 1959 Canada Cup, and the 1972 World Cup. Royal Melbourne also hosted the Bicentennial Classic, a tournament to celebrate the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. It was selected by the PGA Tour to hold the Presidents Cup, for the first time outside the United States, in 1998. The match was convincingly won by the International team, captained by Peter Thomson, an honorary member of Royal Melbourne. The course hosted the Presidents Cup again in 2011 and 2019. It was the site of the Women's Australian Open for the first time in 2012, which was an LPGA Tour event, and it returned three years later in 2015. In 2025, Royal Melbourne hosted the Australian Open for the first time since 1991.