Royal Melbourne Composite Course
Royal Melbourne Composite Course: Alister MacKenzie, Alex Russell (1959), redesigned by Royal Melbourne Golf Club (1998). Par 72, 7,000 yards. United States won the 2019 Presidents Cup here with 16-14.
Royal Melbourne Composite Course: Alister MacKenzie, Alex Russell (1959), redesigned by Royal Melbourne Golf Club (1998). Par 72, 7,000 yards. United States won the 2019 Presidents Cup here with 16-14.
Royal Melbourne Composite Course: Alister MacKenzie, Alex Russell (1959), redesigned by Royal Melbourne Golf Club (1998). Par 72, 7,000 yards. United States won the 2019 Presidents Cup here with 16-14.
Updated October 24, 2026
11 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | United States | 16-14 | |
| 2011 | United States | 19-15 | |
| 1998 | International | 20.5-11.5 |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jessica Korda | 289 (−3) | ALPG Tour; Ladies European Tour; LPGA Tour |
PGA Tour of Australasia
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Greg Norman | 212 (−4) | by 2 strokes |
| 1984 | Tom Watson | 281 (−7) | by 1 stroke |
PGA Tour of Australasia
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Bob Shearer | ||
| 1974 | Bob Shearer |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 269 (−15) | by 1 stroke · DP World Tour; PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hale Irwin | 278 (−6) | by 8 strokes · PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | by 10 strokes · Canada Cup / International Golf Association |
Struggling on the lightning-fast Composite greens at the 1974 Chrysler Classic, Lee Trevino called them 'the biggest joke since Watergate' and was fined $500, then the biggest fine handed out by the Australian PGA.
Source: Royal Melbourne timeline
For the 1959 Canada Cup the club chose 12 West and 6 East holes on the 'main paddock' so players and spectators would not have to cross busy roads; the layout became the Composite Course.
Source: Royal Melbourne timeline · Royal Melbourne Composite Course page
In the 2025 Australian Open Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen got up and down from the bunker island on 18 to beat Cameron Smith by one after Smith missed a five-foot par putt, earning the first Masters invitation offered to an Australian Open winner.
Source: Royal Melbourne timeline
The island of heath inside the front-left bunker at the Composite 18th is called Dunk Island after Billy Dunk, who saved par from it to beat David Graham.
For the 1998 Presidents Cup the Composite was re-routed so its closing three holes were West 18, West 1 and East 18, picked for their proximity to the clubhouse.
Source: Royal Melbourne history timeline
The 2020 Australian Women's Open, co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, was the first women's event played on the Composite Course; Jessica Korda won a six-way playoff for her first LPGA title.
Source: Royal Melbourne history timeline
The Composite takes 12 holes from MacKenzie's West Course and six from Alex Russell's East Course, and the club says it has a reputation for possibly the fastest greens in the world.
Alister MacKenzie, Alex Russell
Composite Course created for the 1959 Canada Cup from 12 West and 6 East holes on the 'main paddock'
Source: Royal Melbourne Composite Course page · Royal Melbourne timeline
Composite re-routed for the 1998 Presidents Cup, closing holes 18W, 1W, 18E chosen for proximity to the clubhouse
Source: Royal Melbourne timeline
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Crown Australian Open 4–7 December 2025 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | DP World Tour |
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's tour-course research (profiles, championship history, the tour's visits since 2017, stories, details and course changes, each with its sources). A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. The light in the room is the sun's real position on the last day of a recorded visit.
The routing and ground are drawn from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The clubhouse is drawn by GNN from reference photographs; the photographs stay private.
Data: royal-melbourne-composite.json. Spot an error? See corrections.