The Par 72 A grade Championship course, set on 50.5 hectares of tranquil parkland, is one of the most sought after courses in Sydney.

With tree lined undulating fairways, feature waterways, and picturesque views to the Blue Mountains, the course provides an enjoyable and challenging round of golf.

As outlined in the club history below, Killara was the first golf club in Australia to own its own land.

In September 1899 a group of interested golfers and tennis players gathered under a canvas cover, spread between trees in Lindfield, to inaugurate a golf club – The Lindfield Golf and Recreation Club. A 9 hole golf course was grubbed out of the land known as Archbold’s Paddock and the club, now known as The Killara Golf Club was born. However the founding fathers could not obtain a long term lease for the site and the search was on for a more suitable site.

James George Edwards, already an enthusiastic supporter, identified part of our current site. Together with F.B. Gaden he negotiated a mortgage with the Bank of NSW and the club acquired the 36 acre Home Paddock. J.G. Edwards is buried in the cemetery of St. Johns Church in Gordon and has often been described as the “father of Killara” for his prolific work in developing the area.  Apart from his involvement with The Killara Golf Club, he was instrumental in establishing a number of roads, a Post Office at Gordon and founded the Killara Tennis Club.  He was the first Headmaster of Gordon Public School (1872 – 1881).

Killara became the first golf club in Australia to own its own land. It took some months to develop a course and approximately 150 members worked on the initial clearing of the land and the early development of the course. They were aided by 175 sheep, penned to the greens at night, used to keep the vegetation under control. The first President of Killara was Charles Danvers, who was largely responsible for the rapid growth of the club. He was succeeded by J.G. Edwards, our second President. We were fortunate to have such visionaries, their friends and families,  driving our development. The Foundation Members numbered 151, 117 men and 34 women.

The club grew with the purchase of additional land in 1906, 1911 and 1923 and the club and course have seen many changes :  The club has grown from 9 holes on 14.14 dusty hectares to 18 holes on 50.5 hectares of parkland with substantial buildings and facilities, a serious change from the early dairy paddocks, orchards and sheds. This was the result of careful planning and much dedication and hard work by members and staff. The club had 27 holes for a time, but the additional land was sold as the Gleneagles sub-division to fund redevelopment of the course in the 60’s. The first course watering was completed in 1967 with the completion of a pipeline from the Lane Cove River and the construction of the dam at the 8^th.  The tunnel under Fiddens Wharf Road was completed as a Centenary Project and has justified itself many times over for the ease of movement between our two major paddocks.

Killara became the first golf club in Australia to own its own land. It took some months to develop a course and approximately 150 members worked on the initial clearing of the land and the early development of the course. They were aided by 175 sheep, penned to the greens at night, used to keep the vegetation under control. The first President of Killara was Charles Danvers, who was largely responsible for the rapid growth of the club. He was succeeded by J.G. Edwards, our second President. We were fortunate to have such visionaries, their friends and families,  driving our development. The Foundation Members numbered 151, 117 men and 34 women.