Local Rules
Hole 17 yellow penalty area
The pond by hole 17 green is a yellow penalty area defined by the water's edge.
Burn red penalty area
The burn running from hole 3 to hole 18 is a red penalty area.
Staked young trees
Young trees and shrubs identified by a stake are no-play zones; mandatory free relief applies outside penalty areas.
Marked no-play zones
Course work or protected areas defined by a continuous white line are no-play zones requiring mandatory free relief.
Course Intelligence
Course Character
It rewards a measured approach to positioning and putting rather than treating the course as a simple power test. Kooyonga is an official 18-hole course at Lockleys, laid over undulating sand hills with couch fairways and bent greens. Independent golf and visitor reviews describe a long, traditional test with fast greens. A classic Adelaide sand-belt course with a championship pedigree
Major Risks
Uneven ground and quick greens The official terrain description and independent review both point to sand-hill movement and demanding greens; allow time for a careful putting read.
Blue Tee Strategy
No official Blue tee mapping was verified in this research pass. Blue tee strategy was not verified.
Golfer Reviews / Consensus
No sufficiently attributable golfer-review evidence was available in this research pass. INSUFFICIENT
Course Conditions
NOT_VERIFIED Current conditions were not verified. Check with the club or booking channel before tee-off. Treat course conditions as unknown until the club confirms them. No current-condition source was accepted in this research pass.
30-second Pre-round Brief
Kooyonga Golf Club · before tee-off The club publishes multiple tee sets, including a 6180-metre blue course. Check your tee The course is laid over undulating sand hills, so uneven lies may shape club selection. Expect movement A recent independent visitor review described the greens as tricky and fast. Respect the greens Prepare for a long sand-belt round where uneven lies and fast greens deserve as much attention as distance.
Regulations
Keep the pace
Keep up with the group ahead and apply ready-golf principles.