Mount Compass Golf Course

Located in the heart of the Fleurieu peninsula, just a 45-minute drive from Adelaide, the Mount Compass Golf Course was founded as Fleurieu Golf Club in the 1990s. It occupies 140 acres of what was once a sand mine owned by A.G.Bennets Pty Ltd and there’s a large mining operation still in action immediately to the northwest of the property.

Brian Crafter designed the initial 9-hole layout but he died before construction began. His son Neil took over and completed the work in 1995, returning three years later to add another nine. New owner Stephen Connor stepped in to purchase the business in 2016, determined to turn around the fortunes of a layout that had become a little neglected.

The first move was a name change to Mount Compass then Neil Crafter was called back to advise on course improvements. This has resulted in the trimming, pruning or removal of overgrown vegetation and encroaching trees, along with a bunker renovation that has breathed new life into around 90 sand hazards positioned around the layout.

Highlight holes include the left doglegging par four 6th (which demands a tee shot carry over swampland to the fairway), the risk-reward par five 10th (where a raised green lies at an angle to the fairway), and the par three 12th, featuring a broad green that pushes towards a small lake on its right edge.