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The club had to give up its original site at Caulfield, much nearer the city centre, because of increasing urbanization. A new links, the "West course", was started at Sandringham in 1898. [8] It planned a move to its present location in the mid-1920s. Royal Melbourne's two current courses are known as the "West" and "East" courses. [9]
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It was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne, except in 1991 when it was played at The Lakes Golf Club. Prize money was A$1,500,000 in 1988, A$1,000,000 from 1989 to 1991, and A$700,000 in 1992. The tournament was played for the final time in 1992 as a result of United Distillers ending their sponsorship in April 1993. [3]
Metropolitan Golf Club shares its origins with Royal Melbourne Golf Club, which was founded in 1891 as Melbourne Golf Club, with the Royal title being granted in 1895. When the original course at Caulfield was turned over to housing, Royal Melbourne moved to a new course at Sandringham . [ 1 ]
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The phrase Royal Melbourne can be used in several contexts: The following are organisations, institutions, and places in Melbourne, Australia: Royal Melbourne Golf Club; Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne; Royal Melbourne Hospital; Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron; Royal Melbourne Philharmonic; Melbourne Royal Show, formerly the Royal Melbourne Show
The Geelong/Royal Melbourne championship continued to be played and became clearly established as the "Ladies' Championship of Victoria". [5] It was still played alternately on the two courses but became a stroke-play event, over 54 holes.
Alister MacKenzie (30 August 1870 – 6 January 1934) was an English golf course architect whose course designs span four continents. Originally trained as a surgeon, MacKenzie served as a civilian physician with the British Army during the Boer War where he first became aware of the principles of camouflage.