Royal Park Golf Club from the nursery

Est. 1903

Situated in picturesque Royal Park, the course is both attractive and challenging, only 3 kms from the city, with the honour of being possibly the only golf course with a tram and train line running through it. The Club has been the nursery for many golfers who went on to make a mark in the golfing world, including Peter Thomson (club champion at the age of 16, in 1945) who won the British Open 5 times, Gus Jackson and Mick Ryan. Peter and Mick were both included in the VGA's Victorian Team of the Century in 2002.

Club Patron ~ Peter Thomson

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History of the Royal Park Golf Club
From the Nursery...

Many very good players have been members at Royal Park and those who have made a mark in the world of golf include the following:

W. R. Opie ~ Club champion in 1907, and later became a prominent figure in golf administration)
A.M. (Afton) Morcom ~ Was both a committee and pennant team member and Club champion, who left the Club at the end of the 1924 season to join the Elsternwick Golf Club, which later became the Kingston Heath Golf Club.
H. V. (Vernie) Morcom ~ (brother of Afton) A pennant team member, and left the Club at the end of the 1928 season after nine years. He became Head Greenkeeper at Kingston Health Golf Club.
The Morcom brothers became golf course architects, under the tutelage of Alister McKenzie, and were considered authorities on golf course architecture.
J. P.(Jim) McCarthy ~ A member of the 1919 winning pennant team, and went on to win the Annual Country Championship in 1933.
R. W. Broderick ~ Club member since 1906 and served on the committee for many years as well at being Club champion twice. He was appointed as one of two delegates representing Metropolitan clubs on the executive committee of the VGA during 1945 ~ 1947.
Scott Wearne ~ Club member in the 1980s along with his father, Ray and brother David. He played as a professional overseas in the 1980s and 1990s.
David Lucas ~ Club champion in 1978, 1981, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2002. He spent 7 years in the 1990s in the U.S. playing as an amateur in many tournaments. David's son Stephen is also a member of the Club, playing in the Junior Pennant team.