Normanville, South Australia, Australia
Links Lady Bay
Designed by Newton, Grant & Spencer
Links Lady Bay is ranked #76 in Australia and #6 in South Australia on The Golf List, with an average position of 71.40 across 5 of the 5 lists we aggregate.
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...
- In Australia
- #76
- In South Australia
- #6 of 7
- Average position
- 71.40
- On lists
- 5 of 5
Members clubBook a visitor round online, around member times.
#31 on Golf Australia Public Access 2025 · 35 of 59 open to visitors courses on The Golf List
| Golf List | Course | Avg | Golf Digest 2026–27AGD ’26 | Golf Digest 2024–25AGD ’24 | Golf Australia 2026GA ’26 | Golf Australia 2024GA ’24 | Top100.com 2026T100 ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 76Links Lady Bay | 71.40 | 69 | 61 | 74 | 68 | 85 |
| Public-access edition | Position | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia Public Access 2025 | 31 | — |
| Golf Australia Public Access 2023 | 31 |
Its best placing is 61 (Golf Digest 2024–25) and its worst is 85 (Top100.com 2026), a gap of 24 places. The lists disagree sharply.
Edition on edition: Australian Golf Digest moved it down from 61 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 69 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it down from 68 (Golf Australia 2024) to 74 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it down from 65 (Top100.com 2025) to 85 (Top100.com 2026).
Access: Members club. Book a visitor round online, around member times. On The Golf List it is #35 of 59 open to visitors courses.
Golf Australia Public Access 2025 places it #31, a list of courses where visitors can book a tee time at least five and a half days a week.
Range across the lists (1–100)
6185
Ranking history
Every edition we hold for Links Lady Bay. Move compares each edition with the one before it; a green ↑ means the course rose.
Australian Golf Digest
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Digest 2026–27 | 69 | ↓8 |
| Golf Digest 2024–25 | 61 | ↑4 |
| Golf Digest 2022 | 65 |
Golf Australia
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Australia 2026 | 74 | ↓6 |
| Golf Australia 2024 | 68 | ↑2 |
| Golf Australia 2022 | 70 |
Top100GolfCourses.com
| Edition | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Top100.com 2026 | 85 | ↓20 |
| Top100.com 2025 | 65 |
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About Links Lady Bay's ranking
- Where does Links Lady Bay rank in Australia?
- Links Lady Bay is #76 on The Golf List consensus, averaging position 71.40 across 5 of 5 published lists.
- Where does Links Lady Bay rank in South Australia?
- Links Lady Bay is #6 of 7 ranked South Australia courses on The Golf List, and #76 in Australia.
- Can a visitor play Links Lady Bay?
- Members club. Book a visitor round online, around member times.
- Which golf course lists include Links Lady Bay?
- Links Lady Bay is ranked on Golf Digest 2026–27 (#69), Golf Digest 2024–25 (#61), Golf Australia 2026 (#74), Golf Australia 2024 (#68), Top100.com 2026 (#85), Golf Australia Public Access 2025 (#31), Golf Australia Public Access 2023 (#31).
- Has Links Lady Bay moved up or down recently?
- Australian Golf Digest moved it down from 61 (Golf Digest 2024–25) to 69 (Golf Digest 2026–27); Golf Australia moved it down from 68 (Golf Australia 2024) to 74 (Golf Australia 2026); Top100GolfCourses.com moved it down from 65 (Top100.com 2025) to 85 (Top100.com 2026).