South Australia

The Festival State of South Australia occupies the southern central part of the country, much of which is arid, desert scrubland. The majority of the state’s one and a half million people live in or close to Adelaide, the capital. Like most Australians, they love their sport, though Australian Rules football and cricket come way ahead of golf in the popularity stakes.

  1. Royal Adelaide Golf Club

    South Australia, Australia

    Although the sea hasn’t bordered the course at The Royal Adelaide for some 10,000 years, it remains, like Royal Lytham & St Annes, more a links than an inland course.

  2. Kooyonga Golf Club

    South Australia, Australia

    Kooyonga Golf Club is one of the most interesting of Australia’s classic golf courses and it knocks most modern layouts into a cocked hat.

  3. Glenelg

    South Australia, Australia

    Today’s course at Glenelg Golf Club has been completely transformed to keep pace with the demands of the modern game and the set of holes around the turn are probably the strongest...

  4. Grange Golf Club (West)

    South Australia, Australia

    The West course at The Grange Golf Club measures 6,840 yards from the back markers and it plays to every inch of its length.

  5. Grange (East)

    South Australia, Australia

    The East course at the Grange Golf Club came of age twenty years after it opened when a fresh faced, 21 year old professional named Greg Norman won the West Lakes Classic...

  6. The Links Lady Bay Golf Resort

    South Australia, Australia

    With wonderful views of the Fleurieu coastline, Links Lady Bay offers golfers an authentic links-like experience with subtly undulating fairways, cunningly-placed bunkers and smooth, true greens...

  7. Mount Compass Golf Course

    South Australia, Australia

    The Mount Compass golf course (formerly Fleurieu Golf Club) is situated an easy 45-minute drive from downtown Adelaide, with fairways routed around several lakes in a native bush setting that’s also home to kangaroos, echidnas and a wide variety of bird species.

  8. Millicent

    South Australia, Ireland

    Millicent Golf Club was established in 1907, moving location a couple of times before settling at its present location in Mount Burr in 1961. It’s been described as “one of those unhurried jewels that make this ancient game a true pleasure”.

  9. Copperclub

    South Australia, Australia

    Opened as The Dunes Port Hughes in 2011, The Copperclub at The Dunes Port Hughes is a Greg Norman design overlooking the Spencer Gulf on the northern Yorke Peninsula. The course was intended as the sporting hub for South Australia’s premier residential and resort development.

  10. Naracoorte

    South Australia, Australia

    Naracoorte Golf Club’s course was established on a 200-acre tract to the north of Naracoorte, where the local council had excavated three quarries in search of aggregate material for road building.