RACV Royal Pines Resort

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Royal Pines Resort
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Aerial view of the Royal Pines Resort in the Gold Coast, Australia
RACV Royal Pines Resort
General information
StatusOperating
TypeResort and Conference Center
LocationRoss St, Benowa QLD 4217, Australia
Coordinates 28°00′16″S153°22′35″E / 28.0045°S 153.37652°E / -28.0045; 153.37652
Construction started1988
Completed1991
Opening1991
OwnerRACV Resorts
Design and construction
Architect(s) Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee Architects

The RACV Royal Pines Resort is located in Benowa, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the host of the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Ladies Masters. The resort contains a triangular tower hotel, conference center and a 27-hole golf course. It is the former host of the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts on the WTA Tour, which is now the Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia.

Development

The Royal Pines Gold Coast Resort and conference center was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and John M.Y. Lee Architects [1] and finished in 1991. The developers were MID (Matsushita Investment and Development Company) [2] It is currently owned by the RACV Resorts Division (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria).

The golf course was designed by Tomojiro Maruyama, a Japanese Golfer and Course Architect. [3]

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References

  1. Barnes, Edward Larrabee (1995). Edward Larrabee Barnes Architect. New York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications. p. 252. ISBN   978-0-8478-1821-1.
  2. "Tomojiro Maruyama". golfproperty.com.
  3. "RACV Royal Pines Resort". China Golf Tourism.