South Lakes Golf Club

Enjoyed a special degustation lunch with the Beef Wine and Burgundy Club of Goolwa. A well organised lunch for 95. The meals were delicious thanks to the great chef and staff of the South Lakes Golf Club, and the wines from 4 different local wineries were perfectly paired and lovely. A great lunch, with delicious food, lovely wine, and great company. Well hosted by the Beef, Wine, and Burgundy club.

Wouldn't recommend this course to anyone. We had a golf trip planned months in advance with golf carts booked and some members travelling quite a distance to attend. We called up prior to the weekend to ensure everything was still OK and they said they had now allocated our carts to other people and said they couldn't do anything about it and hanged up on us. Any course who treats patrons like this doesn't deserve to stay in business.

UPDATE: 14/4/23 - Two day golfing trip. We started at McCracken golf club in the morning and played South Lakes in the afternoon. Next morning, we played Lake Albert at Meningie and finally Tailem Bend.
South Lakes golf course was in excellent condition. All the bunkers were manicured. The couch fairways had excellent coverage with the grass cut short allowing for excellent roll. The greens had just been mown - the ball rolled truly.
UPDATE 12/8/22 It’s been sometime since our last round of golf at South Lakes. The weather was identical to our previous visit. Extremely windy and showery. To be expected in the middle of winter. We’ve had a lot of rain in the last few days and the course has held up really well. Fairways were in excellent condition. Bunkers were all manicured. The greens were fast and in excellent condition. Steve in the pro shop was very welcoming. Given the cost of fuel it would be great if the club had some of the special deals they’ve had in the past. These deals were attractive for day trippers like us Please read my previous reviews.

UPDATE 21/8/20
An extremist windy day - 35-40kms. As expected and given we are in the middle of winter, the course was in excellent condition. We’ve had a lot of rain in the past week……… Drainage is excellent. The bunkers were manicured with a lovely white sand. Well done to the ground staff. Steve in the pro shop was very welcoming. Just an hours drive from Adelaide and well worth the trip. You won’t be disappointed. Please read my previous reviews.
UPDATE: 19/6/20
Post Covid Restrictions. The fairways and bunkers were in excellent condition. The fairways in particular had excellent coverage with the ball sitting up beautifully. The greens were great to putt on.they were quick!
Please read my previous reviews.
UPDATE 3/1/20
A 40 degree day forecast.we teed off at 6.30 and 15 degrees. The fairways and bunkers were in excellent condition. The fairways in particular had excellent coverage with the ball sitting up beautifully. The greens were understandably kept slightly long but still putted fine. By the time we had finished it was still a comfortable 29 degrees (at the same time it was 38 degrees in Adelaide). The course is great to play on all year round. Steve was very welcoming in the pro shop. Another great day out. Please read my previous reviews.
UPDATE 2/8/19
We’ve had a very wet couple of weeks and decided to head down to South Lakes because of the sandy soil. We were not disappointed because the fairways were in excellent condition. The greens were extremely fast………… And made for challenging putting. The bunkers and surrounds were very well maintained.
Another great day out. ……… Looking forward to our next visit.
UPDATE 10/5/19
An incredibly challenging day on the golf course. Wind gusts of 60 km an hour plus. You really had to think hard about every shot! The course was in excellent condition, given the amount of rain.
Steve in the pro shop was very welcoming. A challenging but great day out…… looking forward to our next visit.
3/2/19
South Lakes golf course at Goolwa is always in excellent condition.fairways, bunkers and greens. Well done to the greens staff. Our golfing group play the course 3-4 times a year driving down from Adelaide. We usually visit when it is hot elsewhere. I’ve played this course when it’s 10° cooler compared to Adelaide. Excellent layout and a very easy walk.
The “sandy soil” makes for excellent drainage and a great course to play all year round, particularly in winter when other golf courses are “boggy”.
Staff are very friendly and so too are the members. On one of the rare hot days when we played, an elderly couple came out of their house and gave us cold drinks and icy poles! Always look forward to visiting.

Terrible service from A very rude staff. Went there to have a drunk and go into the gaming room. Staff member was rude and didn't want people in.we rang up before going and he stated they closed at 7pm. We arrived and he was rude from the start. The closed at 6.30pm telling us to get out. If people don't want to work in hospitality then they shouldn't

A long-standing well developed golf club and, as a side effect, function venue. Full featured links with sand and water hazards, decent facilities and a large clubhouse with various spaces for the bar and whatever social or function thing is going on. Don't trust maps to find the front gate though, it takes you to a back gate.

Ingle Farm Golf summer getaway second round, outstanding condition, the greens speed same as putting green, some tough holes makes you think, great clubhouse

Booked golf for our family of 6 adults over Easter Sunday long weekend. First time players of golf and 4/6 of us who have never played golf were super excited at having a fun filled day out.
Arrived at 10.30 am and advised of our booking, was then simply told the price and the buggies we hired were outside. No welcome to our club, have you played with us before etc etc as we expected. We then had to try and find where the first tee was. Not until they realised we didn’t know where to go same unhelpful staff member came
out the front door of golf club, didn’t walk up to us, just pointed in the general direction of first tee. No map provided which, would of been very helpful. Thankfully a local player gave us directions. We also had no idea where the tracks for the buggies were. Then eventually realised there was no real tracks and we watched others just use the buggies on the fairways. Overall the day was fun but the staff member in the shop was unhelpful and seemed to resent first time visitors at the club. It gave us a bad experience starting our day. We expected more and was extremely disappointed, staff member seemed disinterested in us and just doing bare minimum.
Expected more from a local club very disappointed.

A surprisingly good course for a regional location. Great practice area and very friendly pro shop.

I was part of a group that pre-booked a round with carts many months in advance. We booked it as part of my bucks, a weekend away with family and friends.

However, when we called a couple of days before to make sure our booking was still secure, we were told they transferred everything to a new booking system, and as a result, had given away our pre-booked carts to other players.

Instead of trying to resolve the issue by finding us some extra carts, taking the carts back from other players (since we had pre-booked them months ago, so you would assume we'd get priority), or some other solution, the staff simply refused to help and hung up the phone. We called multiple times to try to resolve the issue but the staff refused to help.

As you can imagine, it's difficult enough getting a group together with work and family commitments, travel, etc. And now South Lakes Golf Club have left a sour spot in our weekend away.

Absolutely terrible service and I will be telling family and friends to avoid South Lakes Golf Club.

Ok for Goolwa really suitable for a quick visit, nice food and drink, but no real atmosphere not very welcoming to out of towners.

Great space for an event.
Pretty good menu plus they have a hot vegetable and cold salad bar.

Beef was excellent quality BUT both rare steaks were served medium/well-done (yet still not hot)

Great entertainment. Salad bar was average as was the food. Would come back again and give it another go and hopefully the food would be cooked a little longer

Great meal here last night. Food was delicious and very reasonably priced. Served by Helen who was amazing

Friendly, helpful staff in the Pro Shop, course layout nice, fairly flat, but undergoing some maintenance (sandy) on greens & tees at the time of playing it

Great course, watch out for all the water! The fairways are terrific for your woods and relatively divot-free. The greens are well kept, the only reservation is that the clubhouse is not always open for lunch

If your looking for some comfort food on a Wednesday evening don't miss the $25 3-course meal. Bookings advised.

I haven't been here. Probably great for golf players, but I suspect not so good for badminton players.

Fantastic course, nice and open course with the odd water obstacle and well placed bunkers to keep you in tune.
Pick your day for weather as it can be rather windy off the coast.
Pro shop is great and friendly service all round, see you again soon

Terrific course for a hit of golf. Staff friendly, course in beautiful condition. Very enjoyable.

Hidden gem just out of Goolwa. Kangaroo was excellent and wine selection is broad enough to satisfy everyone.