| Club information | |
|---|---|
  Location in Australia  Location in South Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°53′46″S 138°30′36″E / 34.896°S 138.51°E |
| Location | Tapleys Hill Road Seaton, South Australia |
| Established | 1906, 118 years ago 1892 (club) |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | Australian Open Women's Australian Open Jacob's Creek Open Championship Australian Amateur |
| Website | royaladelaidegolf.com.au |
| Designed by | H.L. Rymill, C.L. Gardner, Dr. Alister MacKenzie |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,572 m (7,187 yd) |
| Course rating | 74 |
| Slope rating | 133 |
The Royal Adelaide Golf Club (often referred to as Seaton) is a private Australian golf club located in the Adelaide suburb of Seaton, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of the city centre.
The links at Seaton has been the venue for many international and interstate matches and championships. Royal Adelaide has hosted the Australian Open nine times,[1] most recently in 1998 when Greg Chalmers took home the trophy, carding an even-par 288.[2] The Women's Australian Open was first played at the course in December 1994, won by Annika Sörenstam,[3] and returned in February 2017 where it was won by Jang Ha-na. It has also hosted the Australian Amateur 19 times, the South Australian Open 13 times, and the Adelaide Advertiser Tournament 10 times.
The course record was originally established by American Marty Bohen in 1977. Bohen shot a 63 (−10) during the final round of the 1977 South Australian Open.[4]
- ^ "Australian Open – Past Winners". Golf Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "1998 Holden Australian Open" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Australian Open". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida, USA). 12 December 1994. p. 2C.
- ^ "Ratcliffe takes SA Open golf". The Canberra Times. 7 February 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 22 October 2020.