Riversdale Golf Club

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Riversdale Golf Club
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Established1892;132 years ago (1892)
Typepublic
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] [4]

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