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Moonah Links Golf Club
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Coordinates 38°24′20″S144°51′10″E / 38.4055114°S 144.8527821°E / -38.4055114; 144.8527821
LocationPeter Thomson Drive
Fingal, Victoria
Events hosted Australian Open and The National Tournament
Website Moonah Links

The Moonah Links Golf Club is a golf club in Fingal, Victoria, Australia It has hosted the Australian Open twice.

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