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Kooyonga Golf Club

Top 100 Spotlight: Kooyonga Golf Club

Steve KeipertJuly 7, 2020
AustraliaCourses / Travel

Photography by Gary Lisbon

Adelaide is a fortunate city. For its population, the South Australian capital is well served for world-class golf courses. Right among them is Kooyonga Golf Club, which ranks second in the city on our list but sits first in the hearts of many who prefer the nuances of the course in the suburb of Lockleys. It’s not difficult to see why. The routing touches corners of the property that look subtly different to the rest, as the course quietly evolves with it. Where some holes nudge into secluded pockets, others are open and far more expansive. Throughout is a consistent approach to bunkering and hazard placement.

The Kooyonga site, with its sandy soil and moderate undulations, was a natural selection to become a golf course. Original designer Herbert Lockett Rymill needed minimal vision to conjure something great. Recent shrewd design touches by Neil Crafter, focusing on the bunkering and vegetation, have drawn out more of Kooyonga’s best characteristics.

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Kooyonga Golf Club

Ranking in 2020: 22nd

Prior Top 100 rankings: 25th (2018), 26th (2016), 22nd (2014), 26th (2012), 23rd (2010), 13th (2008), 11th (2006), 14th (2004), 13th (2002), 12th (2000), 12th (1998), 13th (1996), 13th (1994), 10th (1991), 10th (1989), First Ten (1986)

Where: May Terrace, Lockleys SA 5032

Phone: (08) 8352 5444

Web: kooyongagolf.com.au

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