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The Clare Golf Club is an 18 hole par 72 course with an Australian courses rating of 70. The course is 5,852 metres and is set in the heart of the Clare Valley and is one of South Australia’s finest country courses.
Set amongst vineyards, woodlands, lakes and creeks, this course provides numerous natural challenges and provides stunning scenery and the chance to see one of the many kangaroos living on the course.
The split-level Clubhouse features a sprig bar with outside barbecue area and lawns. There is a stocked shop with a resident golf professional on hand for golf tuition. Upstairs there is a function room with a balcony overlooking the course and surrounding countryside. The Clare Golf Club caters for individual players, groups or corporate outings. The function room can seat 150 people with catering available for weddings or social functions.
1908 – The Clare Golf Club was founded and is now one of the oldest golf clubs in S.A. The first course covered land now occupied by Lake Inchiquin and the Housing Trust Estate. Some of the holes used then still exist as part of the present course layout. The first clubhouse was located just across the road from the hospital. This was probably no accident as the story is that two keen golfing doctors were instrumental in the early growth of the club.
1957 – The Club commenced again after inactivity just prior to World War II. Meanwhile, a number of small clubs had developed in Watervale, Blyth and Farrell Flat.
1958 – A new course was laid out around the old racecourse and showgrounds south of Clare.
1978 – The current site was purchased including some of the land that made up the original course.
1990 – Greens were installed.
1991 – 1st Club Championships played on the greens
1994 – The adjacent Clare Country Club was opened and has proven to be an asset for the Club by attracting golfers from around S.A. and interstate and overseas visitors.
2008 – Celebration of 100yrs of golf in the Clare Valley.
- · The course and greens of the Club are now well recognized as one of the best country courses in the state.
- · The course plays 5897 metres (Mens) and 5235 (Ladies). Par is 72 and the A.C.R. is 69.7.
- · The Men’s Course Record of 69 has been set by 3 amateurs : Tom Barry 2006, Paul Pridham 2008, John Nairn 2009
- · The Ladies Course Record of 73 was recorded by Ebony Heard in 2008
- · Probably the hole remembered by most is the Par 3 Seventh hole, with the tee high above the green. The tee provides a superb panoramic view together with a sometimes not so easy shot from about only 121m.