| Royal Adelaide Golf Club | |
| Establishment: | 1892 (club) |
| Type: | Private |
| Holes: | 18 |
| Tournaments: | Australian Open Women's Australian Open Jacob's Creek Open Championship Australian Amateur |
| Website: | royaladelaidegolf.com.au |
| Pushpin Map: | Australia#South Australia |
| Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 230 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Australia##Location in South Australia |
| Coordinates: | -34.896°N 138.51°W |
| Location: | Tapleys Hill Road Seaton, South Australia |
| Designer1: | H.L. Rymill, C.L. Gardner, Dr. Alister MacKenzie |
| Par1: | 72 |
| Length1: | 6572m (21,562feet) |
| Rating1: | 74 |
| Slope1: | 133 |
The Royal Adelaide Golf Club (often referred to as Seaton) is a private Australian golf club located in the Adelaide suburb of Seaton, 9km (06miles) northwest of the city centre.
The links at Seaton has been the venue for many international and interstate matches and championships. Royal Adelaide has hosted the Australian Open nine times,[1] most recently in 1998 when Greg Chalmers took home the trophy, carding an even-par 288.[2] The Women's Australian Open was first played at the course in December 1994, won by Annika Sörenstam,[3] and returned in February 2017 where it was won by Jang Ha-na. It has also hosted the Australian Amateur 19 times, the South Australian Open 13 times, and the Adelaide Advertiser Tournament 10 times.
The course record was originally established by American Marty Bohen in 1977. Bohen shot a 63 (−10) during the final round of the 1977 South Australian Open.[4]
| Tee | Par | Distance | Scratch Rating | Slope Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's (Blue) | 72 | 6572 | 74 | 133 | |
| Men's (White) | 72 | 6125 | 72 | 129 | |
| Ladies (Red) | 73 | 5516 | 75 | 136 |
| Men's (Blue) | Men's (White) | Ladies (Red) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole | Metres | Yards | Par | Metres | Yards | Par | Metres | Yards | Par | |
| 1 | 348 | 381 | 4 | 342 | 374 | 4 | 329 | 360 | 4 | |
| 2 | 507 | 554 | 5 | 468 | 512 | 5 | 407 | 445 | 5 | |
| 3 | 266 | 291 | 4 | 265 | 290 | 4 | 250 | 273 | 4 | |
| 4 | 410 | 448 | 4 | 369 | 404 | 4 | 344 | 376 | 4 | |
| 5 | 420 | 459 | 4 | 374 | 409 | 4 | 350 | 383 | 4 | |
| 6 | 420 | 459 | 4 | 393 | 430 | 4 | 371 | 406 | 5 | |
| 7 | 167 | 183 | 3 | 148 | 162 | 3 | 119 | 130 | 3 | |
| 8 | 358 | 392 | 4 | 322 | 352 | 4 | 271 | 296 | 4 | |
| 9 | 495 | 541 | 5 | 483 | 528 | 5 | 448 | 490 | 5 | |
| Out | 3391 | 3708 | 37 | 3164 | 3460 | 37 | 2889 | 3159 | 38 | |
| 10 | 345 | 377 | 4 | 334 | 365 | 4 | 287 | 314 | 4 | |
| 11 | 353 | 386 | 4 | 350 | 383 | 4 | 302 | 330 | 4 | |
| 12 | 205 | 224 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 3 | 151 | 165 | 3 | |
| 13 | 395 | 432 | 4 | 354 | 387 | 4 | 345 | 377 | 4 | |
| 14 | 445 | 487 | 4 | 382 | 418 | 4 | 327 | 358 | 4 | |
| 15 | 464 | 507 | 5 | 450 | 492 | 5 | 422 | 462 | 5 | |
| 16 | 165 | 180 | 3 | 156 | 171 | 3 | 130 | 142 | 3 | |
| 17 | 426 | 466 | 4 | 365 | 399 | 4 | 322 | 352 | 4 | |
| 18 | 383 | 419 | 4 | 369 | 404 | 4 | 341 | 373 | 4 | |
| In | 3181 | 3479 | 35 | 2961 | 3238 | 35 | 2627 | 2873 | 35 | |
| Total | 6572 | 7187 | 72 | 6125 | 6698 | 72 | 5516 | 6032 | 73 | |
The first golf club in Adelaide was founded in 1870 by David Murray MP, John Lindsay MP, John Gordon, J. T. Turnbull, George and Joseph Boothby and around 15 others. The Governor, Sir James Fergusson was club patron. An inaugural game of 14 holes (7 holes played twice) was played on the Adelaide Racecourse (later renamed Victoria Racecourse) on 15 May 1870, when Lindsay and John Gordon tied for first place.[5] A nine-hole course was laid out and a greenkeeper appointed, but when Fergusson was recalled in 1873, membership in the Adelaide Golf Club declined and folded around 1876.[6]
Royal Adelaide Golf Club was founded in August 1892 on the North Parklands.[7] In 1906, the Golf Club was moved to land in Seaton, a northwest suburb of Adelaide. The western boundary along Frederick Road is approximately a mile (1.6 km) east of the shore of Gulf St Vincent.
| Year | Winner | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Greg Chalmers |  | |
| 1962 | Gary Player |  | |
| 1938 | Jim Ferrier | ||
| 1935 | Fergus McMahon | ||
| 1932 | Mick Ryan | ||
| 1929 | Ivo Whitton | ||
| 1926 | Ivo Whitton | ||
| 1923 | Tom Howard | ||
| 1910 | Carnegie Clark |
| Year | Winner | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Inbee Park | ||
| 2017 | Jang Ha-na | ||
| 1994 | Annika Sörenstam |  |