South Australia, Australia

Glenelg

Designed by Vern Morcom, Neil Crafter, Bob Tuohy

Glenelg is ranked #35 in Australia and #3 in South Australia on The Golf List, with an average position of 35.00 across 5 of the 5 lists we aggregate.

Glenelg
Glenelg, via Top100GolfCourses.com

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...

In Australia
#35
In South Australia
#3 of 7
Average position
35.00
On lists
5 of 5

PrivateLocals cannot book. The ways in are an interstate or international introduction, a stay-and-play package, or a charity or corporate day.

Its best placing is 29 (Golf Digest 2026–27) and its worst is 45 (Top100.com 2026), a gap of 16 places. The lists disagree sharply.

Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest moved it up from 32 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 29 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it up from 37 (Golf Australia 2024) to 32 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it down from 41 (Top100.com 2025) to 45 (Top100.com 2026).

Access: Private. Locals cannot book. The ways in are an interstate or international introduction, a stay-and-play package, or a charity or corporate day.

Range across the lists (1–100)

2945

Ranking history

Every edition we hold for Glenelg. Move compares each edition with the one before it; a green ↑ means the course rose.

Australian Golf Digest

Glenelg in Australian Golf Digest editions
EditionRankMove
Golf Digest 2026–2729
Golf Digest 2024–2532
Golf Digest 202235

Golf Australia

Glenelg in Golf Australia editions
EditionRankMove
Golf Australia 202632
Golf Australia 202437
Golf Australia 202243

Top100GolfCourses.com

Glenelg in Top100GolfCourses.com editions
EditionRankMove
Top100.com 202645↓4
Top100.com 202541

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About Glenelg's ranking

Where does Glenelg rank in Australia?
Glenelg is #35 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 35.00 across 5 of 5 published lists.
Where does Glenelg rank in South Australia?
Glenelg is #3 of 7 ranked South Australia courses on The Golf List, and #35 in Australia.
Can a visitor play Glenelg?
Private. Locals cannot book. The ways in are an interstate or international introduction, a stay-and-play package, or a charity or corporate day.
Which golf course lists include Glenelg?
Glenelg is ranked on Golf Digest 2026–27 (#29), Golf Digest 2024–25 (#32), Golf Australia 2026 (#32), Golf Australia 2024 (#37), Top100.com 2026 (#45).
Has Glenelg moved up or down recently?
Australian Golf Digest moved it up from 32 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 29 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it up from 37 (Golf Australia 2024) to 32 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it down from 41 (Top100.com 2025) to 45 (Top100.com 2026).