Is it the best course in the world? Who can say. Royal Melbourne’s famed Composite layout has its moment in the Australian Golf Passport podcast spotlight this episode. We discus the origins of the concept for a course combining holes from East and West, and why it originated. The holes that make up Composite, and the sequence in which they’re been played for many different events in over time is also a topic for this episode.  We round out the episode mulling over a host of listener questions, while also reminiscing about Presidents Cups of years gone by.
 
We hope this neatly puts a bow on our talks about Royal Melbourne, and that you find it a timely chat, with the imminent staging of the Asia Pacific Amateur championship over the Composite course later this month.  We trust you will enjoy listening to this discussion about one of the world’s finest golf courses.
 
Those who wish to visit Royal Melbourne can commence enquiries via this link -
https://www.royalmelbourne.com.au/visitors/
 
As discussed in this episode - the Peter Thomson v Gary Player match over RM West – recorded for Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf – (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U__jLwUXF9s & (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwfqjMapIF4
 
The specifics on Mike Clayton’s book on Royal Melbourne’s courses -
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5196652
 
One copy available on eBay currently – grab it here.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/166347659776?hash=item26bb17da00:g:7FUAAOSwWbBlER~3&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Ixxc2MoQQb2%2BIneOQrHtF63YCT%2FyMPBDnCGVMC2MoBWUm%2BqKTj89SWQBeGb4z1OYKoYFBCgr%2FaURWX2LSPJtQ2KCCXpsxPoP3%2FUSVAwrRX6RlXrwM6z3W0zp1bNTaRPw4olwcKezacqUYBS%2BvD4j173LWkWtCxni8ZSSh44x5P7zlDLMtRkEBCEfm7nUYMHAC6q8t2diA39M1vKe4Po0ZGhMiC5AdMUjcVB2GVSSfIzL%2F7sHzhFcxM3W%2BbphtleDCA75Anh7gnJAkDoHAvQSFTKaFyjVhHipXlKt8rRcYhi%7Ctkp%3ABFBMxuKkkuZi
 
The specifics on Dr. John Green’s book on the History of Royal Melbourne’s courses -
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/5196961
 
As mentioned in the episode - VHS video available on eBay – highlights of the 1998 Presidents Cup -
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/285482708205?hash=item4278186ced:g:Z-IAAOSwWqtjs8-o&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDH8VnP2FV3BfcA%2B5JhbWc3ETivU0sHExOmMl%2Fh2Qkv7lrfZ6Hv9Z27ppw%2F3U%2BNKx%2FDZLYXLDYuY8nOoLPb%2FTym%2BwKpNlze%2FX18%2BxlRy6U2lFEcs4g88xXuZQnBZaPA5E7EyGqMCzDE35xTAtlsYLhKELtPJv7Nl8fkkbq8jVw1NNeXYAxkdDjWYxIB5tkLN1rFzbNYrSEwL6YxRemp%2FJk2Oxz20MebFeMcNKWel3suwlJic%2BQHJCq%2BH9jCah6l6WQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8ripJLmYg
 
And of course the deep fake video of Tiger’s putt in the 2019 Presidents Cup -
https://youtu.be/M8-BvUjgOuU?si=xXrjVdvTN0Sy_AX-
 
Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators.
 
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Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing With Me - Instrumental / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com