North Adelaide Golf Club

18/10/2026

October Event Results

The October event was completed on Saturday 17 October with presentations later at the Ovingham Hotel.

Prizes were awarded to those who achieved the best two stableford scores from 12 rounds played this month.

Mi Park (pictured) received a Drummond Golf voucher for her combined total of 63 points (31 & 32) ahead of Ann Alford (62) and Di Scharz (60) in the Women’s comp.

Malcolm Dixon took the Men’s Division with a total of 60 points (29 & 31) edging out Gurcharan Dhillon (60) on a countback, with Alan Potts (59) third.

16/10/2026

Unusual Rules and ‘The Cliffs’

So, your ball hugs a fence… or your marker has to leave midway through a round.

What do you do?
Some unusual rules situations in the Golf Australia quiz:
https://golf.com.au/news/rules-three-scenarios-you-werent-expecting?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16oct26&lid=253ni8z0vco2

AND… here’s a superb travelogue by Ron Chopper on The Cliffs at Kangaroo Island, which opens to the public on Tuesday 17 November.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyhq3mAHzY&t=523s

Is this Australia's next great golf destination?In this episode o...

12/10/2026

Record field for 2026 Jane Crafter Challenge

One hundred and eleven players from 20 clubs took on Aston Hills at Mt. Barker on Monday 12 October for the 11th annual Jane Crafter Challenge for women golfers.

Normally played at North Adelaide, the event moved to the Adelaide Hills temporarily as the home course undergoes renovations.

Conditions were cool and windy but thankfully dry as players from South Lakes to Clare competed in three divisions based on handicap: gold, silver and bronze.

Prior to the presentations, players heard a welcome message from Jane Crafter herself, the former LPGA Tour player turned commentator, now residing in Arizona.

Taking the honours today:
• Leslie Montfort of Tanunda won the Gold division with 39 stableford points.
• Jill Sprigg of Aston Hills won the Silver division with 42 points; and
• Donna Makings of Oakbak won the Bronze division scoring 45 points.

Again, thanks to all players who participated today…

Thanks also to the staff at Aston Hills, Mt. Barker Golf Club for their sterling assistance and immaculate presentation of the course for today’s competition.

And to the main sponsor, PKF, and the organising committee whose tireless efforts and dedication have raised the profile of the Jane Crafter Challenge over the last eleven years to a feature event on the women’s golfing calendar.

11/10/2026

Great news from Mt Lofty Golf Course with word that renowned designer, Darius Oliver will lead an upgrade of the course as part of a multi-million dollar redevelopment, according to The Advertiser.

A very welcome addition to the range of quality courses across the greater Adelaide area…

09/10/2026

Finding the ball is only part of the fun!
What you do after that is critical.

Test your knowledge of Rules 7 & 8 which relate to finding and identifying the ball and then playing the course as you find it...

Hit it, find it and hit it again.

06/10/2026

Laifong joins the North Course aces club!

A morning to remember for Laifong Cheong… scoring a hole-in-one this morning in club competition.

Laifong found the cup at the 80-metre par 3 third hole, punching a wedge to the high side on the left of the green, from where it rolled down, struck the pin and dropped in.

It’s Laifong’s second hole-in-one in 14 years of golf, the first coming in 2009 at the 12th hole of the old South Course.

Her ace today is the sixth scored at the Third hole in an NAGC club event, since competition moved to the shortened North Course back in May.

We might have to start calling that hole ‘the goldmine’.

06/10/2026

2026 Jane Crafter Challenge

Congratulations to all involved with the annual Jane Crafter Challenge for women golfers, organised by the North Adelaide Golf Club.

With entries now closed, the event is fully subscribed, with a short waiting list.
The event will be held next Monday at Aston Hills, Mt Barker while North Adelaide undergoes renovations.

While umbrellas might be needed, we wish all competitors an enjoyable day of competition together.

02/10/2026

A couple of things for our members and friends this Friday...

First a look at four rules which can save you some strokes, depending on how you define the situation you find yourself in:

https://golf.com.au/news/rules-four-stroke-savers-you-need-to-know?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=01oct26&lid=wymnd46a9pzs

Secondly, with controversy still swirling about the fate of LIV 2027 at Kooyonga, here's a very welcome and informed perspective on the matter from Australian Golf Digest:

https://www.australiangolfdigest.com.au/more-about-legal-process-than-commitment-what-to-make-of-liv-golf-adelaide-2027-uncertainty/

01/10/2026

Statement by North Adelaide Golf Club re: Federal Court decision 1 October 2026.

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The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed an application to halt works on the North Adelaide Golf Course Redevelopment.

The action, lodged in June this year, claimed the project breached National Heritage Values outlined in federal legislation.

Judge Natalie Charlesworth gave a summary of her decision and reasons earlier today.

Listing each value and the applicants' evidence to support their claim of a significant impact on those values, the judge ruled that the evidence heard by the court was insufficient to support their case.

The values included matters relating to the course expansion, new clubhouse and driving range, possum activity and foraging resources for bats.

The court will accept applications from the respondent (the State Government) for payment of their costs by the applicant.

Outside the court, NAGC President, Kevin Naughton told media that the decision was a relief for those closely involved with the project and called on protestors and opponents of the project to pull back on harassment of players, staff, contractors and experts assisting the ecology plan for the precinct.

"We accept the right to protest or oppose, but this has become far too intense."

The club congratulated the State Government staff who continue to work on the detailed design, cost and implementation of stages two and three of the project.

"We look forward to further government announcements,” Mr. Naughton said.

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The Federal Court decision be viewed and downloaded here:

ENVIRONMENT LAW – activities in the park lands of Adelaide for the redevelopment of a golf course – activities including the removal of 585 trees, demolition of a building and construction of new built forms – activities converting a part of the park lands from passive to active use – substa...