Lake Karrinyup Country Club is a private golf club located in Karrinyup, Western Australia. The golf club consists of an 18-hole championship golf course, and a 9-hole "short course". The championship layout at Lake Karrinyup was founded in 1928, designed by Alex Russell who was the Australian partner of the famed golf course architect, Alister MacKenzie.[1]
Course
Overview
The championship course is a par-72 layout that winds its way through undulating ground, native gum-trees, and indigenous vegetation.[2] Designed by Alex Russell in 1928 and opened for play in 1930,[3] the course has seen a number of changes in its lifetime. The most significant changes occurred between 2007 and 2008, when Michael Clayton Golf Design was enlisted to undertake a significant overhaul of the golf course to return it, aesthetically and architecturally, to Alex Russell's principles.[4]
The signature 8th hole from the tee
Dominated by the lake from which the course gets its name, the most memorable holes are ones which run adjacent to and over this natural feature.[2] The signature 8th hole is a 201-metre par 3 which requires a shot that carries the lake onto a raised green. Also notable is the 507-metre (554 yd) par-5 3rd hole which is flanked along its length by the lake, and the short 302-metre (330 yd) par-4 14th which, due to clever bunkering, presents a number of options off the tee.[5]
Scorecard
The championship course scorecard is as follows. Please note that all measurements are from the Black (Championship) tees.[6]
Hole #
Par
Meters
Yards
1
4
294
322
2
4
428
468
3
5
507
554
4
4
388
424
5
3
179
196
6
4
415
454
7
5
560
612
8
3
201
220
9
4
344
376
Out
36
3316
3626
Hole #
Par
Meters
Yards
10
4
337
369
11
5
506
553
12
3
135
148
13
4
414
453
14
4
302
330
15
5
487
533
16
4
428
468
17
3
200
219
18
4
406
444
In
36
3215
3516
Total
72
6531
7142
Course Record
The course record of 63 is shared and was initially achieved by South African, Retief Goosen, playing in the 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic. The record was then equalled in the same event the following year by Australian golfer Craig Spence.[7]
Rankings
Lake Karrinyup is consistently ranked as one of the top 20 courses in Australia.[5] A slip in its ranking early in the 2000s was part of the motive for the Clayton redesign.[4]
^ abcdSmith, Terry (2004). The champions and the courses they played : celebrating the centenary of the Australian open. [South Melbourne]: Australian Golf Union. ISBN0-9752255-0-2.
^White, Michael (1988). Lake Karrinyup Country Club, 1928-1988. Sydney: Lester-Townsend, Pub ... on behalf of Lake Karrinyup Country Club. ISBN0-949853-17-8.
