Pro golfer Cameron Smith buys $10m penthouse in record deal

Pro golfer Cameron Smith has been revealed as the buyer of the penthouse crowning this building at 60 Moray St, New Farm.

Pro golfer Cameron Smith has forked out $10 million for the penthouse crowning one of Brisbane’s most luxurious apartment buildings.

The off-market sale of the property at 5/60 Moray St, New Farm, sets a new benchmark for the city’s booming prestige apartment market, achieving about $47,000 per square metre.

Mr Smith snapped up the penthouse from Heath Williams of Place New Farm before it was due to be marketed publicly online — one of multiple offers made two days prior to the launch.

This penthouse at 60 Moray St, New Farm, has sold for $10m. Image supplied.

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The 31-year-old will use it as his Brisbane base, where he will spend around three months of the year between travelling overseas.

“Brisbane will always feel like home to me,” Mr Smith said. “The penthouse has an incredible rooftop that really sold me.

“It’s a place where I can relax with family and friends when I’m back, and it gives us a great base for the time we spend here each year.”

Cameron Smith tees off on the first hole on day two of LIV Golf Andalucia in Spain earlier this year. Photo: Angel Martinez.

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Mr Smith currently lives in the United States with his wife and their six-month-old baby, but is set to return to Brisbane within the next month for upcoming tournaments.

Known for its sweeping rooftop, expansive entertaining zones and uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and city skyline, the residence is one of only six exclusive apartments in the award-winning ‘Maison’ development, designed by architect Joe Adsett and developed by Graya and Frank.

The property was previously held by the late, high-profile businessman Eddie Phillips, widely known as the ‘Spa King’.

This penthouse at 60 Moray St, New Farm, has sold for $10m. Image supplied.

Mr Phillips was an entrepreneur known for setting up the successful chain of luxury, high-end fitness centres, Phillip Wain, across Southeast Asia.

His children said their father loved the residence, having personally worked with Graya and Frank Developments on the design and execution of the rooftop and shaping the apartment’s unique layout. Maison was to be his last acquisition out of his diverse property portfolio.

Mr Williams, who negotiated the off-market transaction, said the sale underscored Brisbane’s transformation into a prestige market on par with Australia’s larger capitals.

The view from the rooftop deck of the penthouse at 60 Moray St, New Farm. Image supplied.

“This was an incredibly rare opportunity and the level of interest in securing a property like this was significant,” Mr Williams said.

“Trophy homes of this calibre are tightly held, and it speaks to both the desirability of New Farm and the rise of Brisbane as a true prestige property market.”

Mr Williams said he was seeing a growing appetite from “elite buyers” looking for the

ultimate Brisbane base — properties with privacy, security, space to entertain, and proximity to the river.

Golfing fans will be very familiar with Queenslander Cameron Smith, who held the World Number 2 ranking in 2022 before signing with the LIV Golf league for a reported $140m.