Club History

A nine hole course was constructed on the present site in 1926 by the then owners City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited. A tournament for professionals was staged on 27th July 1927 to commemorate the opening.

On 19th August 1930, the Ryde Golf Club was incorporated and in 1932 the course was extended to 18 holes.

In 1934 following the close of the Parramatta Golf Club, members of that Club became members of the Club and at an extraordinary general meeting held in January 1935, the name of the company was changed to Ryde-Parramatta Golf Club Limited.

In November 1945, agreement was reached with City Mutual to purchase the freehold and improvements for 19,500 pounds ($39,000). Therefore unlike many clubs which are located on land leased from local councils or semi-government organisations, security of tenure is assured.

Ryde-Parramatta has had its share of celebrity members, neighbours and visitors through the years:

• Olympic great Betty Cuthbert used the course for training in her early years.
• In 1974, we held the Australian Junior Interstate Matches, a 5 day series, where a young Queenslander, Greg Norman, took on the country's best. A photo of the final scoreboard remains on the wall in the men’s locker room.
• Ted Ball was a member here from the age of 15, until he became a pro golfer. He went on to win many Australian major championships.
• Golfing great Kel Nagle was the Club’s patron until his passing in 2015 and we were lucky to have him join us for many Awards evenings and celebrations.
• Kel’s good friend, and two times Australian Open Champion - Frank Phillips - has since stepped into the role of Club Patron. Frank was also resident Golf Professional for a time.
• Betty Dalgleish, Australia's first female Professional, won the Australian Women’s Amateur Championship in 1968 and again in 1971.  She was also appointed as Club Patron in 2021.

In 1997, renowned course Architect Ross Watson was commissioned to re-design the course; the works were completed in 2000. Watson’s design provides a challenging and picturesque course, able to be enjoyed by golfers of all levels.

Ryde-Parramatta Golf Club hosted the 1992 NSW Open Championship won by Craig Parry, twice the Australian Junior Interstate Series (1974 & 1992) and we continue to host qualifying for the Australian Open each year it is played in Sydney.