A brief
history - Sandringham Golf Club (1937)
inc.
When Royal Melbourne Golf Club moved to Black
Rock it disposed of the land it had occupied
in Sandringham. Sandringham City Council
bought two paddocks in 1932 where RMGC had
four holes and the Council established a
nine-hole course to the design of Vernon
Morcom. This course had a par of 35 and a
length of about 2500 meters. When one played
an 18 hole round, the electric tramway in
Bluff Road had to be crossed four times.
The Sandringham Golf Club was formed in 1937
by Messrs. L.G. McDonald, J.C. Larkins, J.C.
Goudie and some of the other regular players
of the day. In 1945 the Council bought the
land of the present course and built what
is now the back nine again to Morcom’s design.
Par was 35, length was 2850 meters and play
began in 1946 with entry from Tulip Street
and play beginning on what is now the 16th
tee. In 1951, holes 3, 4 and 5 were added
to make a 12-hole layout of par 46 and about
3680 meters length. In 1956 the final six
holes were added making a par 70 course of
5620 meters also to the design of Vernon
Morcom. Some changes to holes 13 to 16 were
made in the 1990’s to produce the course
we see today.
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