Architect

Alex Russell

Australian grazier, soldier, golfer and golf course architect who lived at Sandringham in Melbourne, close to Royal Melbourne Golf Club, after the First World War. Source

Life
1892–1961
Firm
MacKenzie & Russell
Based in
Melbourne, Australia

Painting: Paraparaumu Beach. Watercolour. Original image by AirSwing Media, from Top100GolfCourses.com

On The Golf List

5 courses credited to Russell, best ranked first.

  1. 6
    Paraparaumu Beach

    NorthParaparaumu Beach · New Zealand · opened 1949

  2. 8
    Royal Melbourne (East)

    VICBlack Rock · Australia

  3. 20
    Lake Karrinyup

    WAKarrinyup · Australia · opened 1930

  4. 21
    Yarra Yarra

    VICBentleigh East · Australia · opened 1929

  5. 100
    Riversdale

    VICMount Waverley · Australia

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. 1924

    Alex Russell, a keen amateur, won the 1924 Australian Open. Source

  2. 1926

    He worked with Alister MacKenzie during MacKenzie's 1926 visit to Australia. Source

  3. 1931

    He helped design the west course at Black Rock (Royal Melbourne), which opened in 1931, and supervised its construction. Source

  4. 1932

    In 1932 he moved to Mawallok, his father's sheep station near Beaufort. Source

  5. He also designed Royal Melbourne's East Course and courses at Lake Karrinyup, Yarra Yarra and Paraparaumu Beach near Wellington. Source

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