Guide
Best Golf Courses in South Australia
South Australia has fewer ranked courses than the eastern states, but its leading Adelaide clubs are ranked by all five lists. This guide orders every South Australian course with a Golf List position by our consensus of five published lists.
- South Australia's best, in Australia
- #11
- Courses ranked
- 7
- In Australia's top 20
- 1
- In the top 50
- 4
| SA | Course | Australia | Avg | Golf Digest 2026–27AGD ’26 | Golf Digest 2024–25AGD ’24 | Golf Australia 2026GA ’26 | Golf Australia 2024GA ’24 | Top100.com 2026T100 ’26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Royal Adelaide | 11 | 10.80 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 2Kooyonga | 23 | 22.80 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
| 3 | 3Glenelg | 35 | 35.00 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 45 |
| 4 | 4Grange (West) | 43 | 43.20 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 50 |
| 5 | 5Grange (East) | 54 | 52.60 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 54 |
| 6 | 6Links Lady Bay | 76 | 71.40 | 69 | 61 | 74 | 68 | 85 |
| 7 | 7Mount Compass | 80 | 76.80 | 79 | 71 | 80 | 76 | 78 |
The first column ranks courses within South Australia; Australia is their Golf List position nationally. Based on 5 lists; see the methodology.
The lists disagree most about Links Lady Bay, placed from 61 to 85.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best golf course in South Australia?
- Royal Adelaide is #1 in South Australia on The Golf List, and #11 in Australia. 7 South Australia courses have a Golf List position.
- How are these courses ranked?
- By the mean of each course's position across 5 published lists (Golf Digest 2026–27, Golf Digest 2024–25, Golf Australia 2026, Golf Australia 2024, Top100.com 2026), lowest first. Every source position is shown in the table.
- How many of these courses are in Australia's top 20?
- 1 of the 7 courses listed are in the Golf List top 20, and 4 are in the top 50.