Royal Queensland

Built on the banks of the Brisbane River, the sandy, rippled terrain and scattering of large trees at Royal Queensland make for a terrific landscape for golf. The club has an incredible history, with the original course designed by Carnegie Clark in 1920 and a subsequent redesign by Alister Mackenzie as part of his trailblazing 1926 trip to Australia.

In 2020 OCM were engaged to prepare a new masterplan, which has intriguingly involved a new short course on the eastern land returned to the club after the bridge works. The masterplan for the main course is significant: the reconstruction of all greens and bunkers and the re-grassing of the fairways and tees. Design changes have been suggested on a number of holes, including bringing the salt marsh on the bottom holes further into play, recontouring some of the more controversial putting surfaces, and rearranging fairway hazards to create more thought-provoking decisions.

Royal Queensland has long been a popular tournament venue, having hosted the Australian PGA in recent years (2020, 2021 and 2022), and was recently awarded golf at the 2032 Olympic Games.

Construction of the short course commenced in autumn 2025, with the reconstruction of the main course to be completed across 2027 and 2028.