Pinnaroo Golf Club
Locally run since 1912
9 Greens / 18 Hole
The beautiful woodland course is well-maintained with a Clubhouse for socialising.
Par 73
The course offers a good challenge to golfers of all levels, with Par 3, Par 4 & Par 5 holes.
Volunteer Run
The Pinnaroo Golf Club is run by Volunteers and green fees are on an honesty system.
Since 1912
The course still sits on its original location within the township of Pinnaroo.
Our Course
The Pinnaroo Golf course is a beautiful 9 green (18 tee) woodland golf course, carved out of the South Australian Mallee in Pinnaroo. The course is fully irrigated with excellent Bermuda grass greens, grassed tee boxes, and wide Santa Ana fairways.
A par 73 course that offers a good challenge to golfers of all levels, it includes short and long par 3s, par 4s that require strategic positioning, as well as longer par 5s. The course layout involves several dog legs, two sand traps, and one large hill traversed twice.
The club and course is a fully volunteer run operation and we are lucky enough to have many proud community members who put in a lot of time and effort to keeping the club running and the course looking magnificent.
Playing at Pinnaroo Golf Club
All visitors to play the course are welcome and encouraged with green fees payable via an honesty box on the first tee. We request that you respect the course by replacing your divots and repairing your plug marks where necessary.
Motorised golf carts are welcome and if using one you will find paths around the course in between most holes.
Larger groups are also most certainly welcome to play the course. If you are wanting to do this though it may pay to contact the club to check the dates as we regularly have social groups on the course and occasionally have corporate days scheduled.
Membership Fees
- PFull Member (first-year only): $150
- P Full Member: $300
- PJunior Member: $50
- PSocial Member with green fees: $150*
- *Social members with green fees can play in competitions but are restricted from winning.
To pay membership fees, please contact Sarah on 0467 393 026 or email treasurer@pinnaroogolfclub.com.au
Functions & Clubhouse Hire
The Clubhouse at Pinnaroo Golf Club is available for hire for events, functions and weddings.
Catering also available
To enquire about catering and hire of the clubhouse for your event, please contact Anne on 0428 778 421 or email treasurer@pinnaroogolfclub.com.au
Our History
Club Formed
The earliest records of the Pinnaroo Golf Club are date 2nd April 1914 but it is believed that the Club was formed in 1912.
First AGM
The first annual meeting of the Club on record was held in the Pinnaroo Institute on 10th April 1915.
Golf Course Upgrade
During the 1920s, the golf course was upgraded, many trees removed, the ground levelled, putting scrapes sanded and a single wire fence erected on each scrape to keep stock from damaging the surface.
SA Golf Association
The Club became affiliated with the South Australian Golf Association on 18th May 1926.
Temporary Move
The course still sits on its original location within the northwest corner of the township of Pinnaroo. At one stage during the late 1920s the Club moved to a new site within Pinnaroo in a view to establishing an 18-hole course. This move was short lived and in 1931 the Club decided to return to its original Devon Park site.
Green Conversion
The conversion to grass greens commenced with the planting of no. 9 green in 1960 and the laying of water irrigation. Two more greens were established in 1962 and another two in 1963. By 1966 nine greens had been established.
New Clubhouse
In 1969/70 the committee undertook planning to have a new clubhouse built on the hill above the course on Devon Terrace.
In 1974 the imposing brick clubhouse was opened by the President of the South Australian Golf Association. This clubhouse still stands proudly atop the hill today, overlooking the 9th green, and is a favourite place for golfers to enjoy a drink and a laugh after their round.
Records & Events
EVENTS
Mallee Open Championship
The Pinnaroo Golf Club holds its annual Mallee Open Championship over the June long weekend each year. This event is a 36 hole championship that attracts a quality field from various parts of South Australia
COURSE RECORDS
Hole In One
Up until 1982, there have been 11 hole-in-ones recorded at the Club.
The course record is held by local Tim Atze with a record of 64 off and included 9 birdies and 9 pars.
LIFE MEMBERS
Life Members
E. Stake – 1949
W.S. Crierie – 1959
R.E. Sampson – 1959
Shirley Kelly – 1977
Madge Westphalen -1979
Dave Westphalen – 1982
Ray Huckel
Beryl Hawthorne
Malcolm Lockwood – 2019
Our Sponsors & Supporters
