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| Established | 1892 |
| Type | public |
| Website | https://www.riversdalegolf.com.au/ |
The Riversdale Golf Club is a golf club in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia and is the second oldest club in Victoria. It hosted the Australian PGA Championship, Riversdale Cup, Victorian Amateur Championship, Victorian Open and Victorian PGA Championship. [1] [2] [3]
The golf club, originally located at Mont Albert, Victoria and named Surrey Hills Golf Club, was established in 1892. It later moved to Camberwell, Victoria, then to its current site in Mount Waverly. The current course layout, which opened in 1930, was designed by Australian Open champion Alex Russell. [4]
Peter William Thomson was an Australian professional golfer. In the late 1940s, Thomson turned pro and had much success on the Australasian circuits, culminating with a win at the 1951 Australian Open. He then moved onto the PGA Tour, playing on the circuit in 1953 and 1954, but did not have much success, failing to win. He decided to focus on Europe thereafter with extraordinary success, winning dozens of tournaments on the British PGA, including the Open Championship five times. As a senior, Thomson continued with success, winning 11 times on the Senior PGA Tour. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all-time.
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Anthony David Graham, AM is an Australian golfer. Graham turned pro as a teenager and had much success on the Australasian circuits in his youth, winning several tournaments. In 1972, he joined the PGA Tour where he continued with success, winning several tournaments. This culminated with major tournament wins at the 1979 PGA Championship and 1981 U.S. Open. As a senior, Graham continued with success, winning five times on the Senior PGA Tour.
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Golf has been played in Australia since 1839. The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour of Australasia is the main men's tour in Australia. In women's golf, the ALPG Tour has operated since 1972.
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John Bruce Harris was an Australian professional golfer. As a club professional he taught thousands of golfers and as a player he won 90 professional tournaments on the Australian golf circuit. Harris also served six years in the Australian Army during the Second World War.
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Geoff Parslow is an Australian professional golfer. Although Parslow spent most of his career as a club professional and golf course designer he had success as a touring professional, notably winning the 1977 Victorian Open over Greg Norman and Johnny Miller. By the late 1970s he was considered "undoubtedly the best Australian club professional."
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