Architect

Dan Soutar

Scottish-born golf professional who worked mostly in Sydney and designed courses including Elanora Country Club, Concord, Indooroopilly, Pymble and Christchurch. Source

Life
1882–1937
Based in
Sydney, Australia

Painting: Kingston Heath. Watercolour. Original image from Top100GolfCourses.com

On The Golf List

4 courses credited to Soutar, best ranked first.

  1. 2
    Kingston Heath

    VICCheltenham · Australia · opened 1925

  2. 45
    Concord

    NSWConcord · Australia

  3. 49
    Elanora

    NSWElanora Heights · Australia

  4. 96
    Pymble

    NSWSt Ives · Australia

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. Dan Soutar was a Scottish-born golfer who shaped Australian golf as a player, teacher, clubmaker and course designer. Source

  2. 1905

    He won the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship in 1905. Source

  3. 1906

    In 1906 he wrote The Australian Golfer, a book on the country's best golfers and courses and on his teaching methods. Source

  4. Kingston Heath's founders called in Soutar, then a Sydney professional, to design their course in Melbourne. Source

  5. In Sydney he also designed Elanora Country Club and Concord Golf Club. Source

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