Golf is not supposed to sound like this. Around the par-three 12th at The Grange, a horseshoe of grandstands packed with fans in Ripper GC shirts roared through every tee shot, and in 2023, when Chase Koepka holed his, the air filled with flying beer cans. Add DJs, post-round concerts and some of the best players in the world, and you have LIV Golf Adelaide, the event that turned a breakaway golf league into the hottest ticket in South Australian sport, and which moves to a new home at Kooyonga Golf Club in March 2027.
This guide covers what to expect: the 2027 dates and the new venue, how the format works, the ticket options and what they include, the party that made the event famous, what happened in 2026, and how to plan around a tournament that now falls in the middle of Adelaide’s busiest festival month. Details were checked in October 2026 against LIV Golf’s own announcements. The 2027 ticket prices, course layout and entertainment line-up had not been released, so treat the 2026 details as a guide to what is coming.
LIV Golf Adelaide at a glance
| What | The short answer |
|---|---|
| Next event | Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 2027, the fifth edition |
| Venue | Kooyonga Golf Club, May Terrace, Lockleys, about 15 minutes from the city |
| Previous venue | The Grange Golf Club, 2023 to 2026 |
| From 2028 | A redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course, in the city’s parklands |
| Format | 72 holes over four days, 57 players, individual and team competitions, shotgun starts |
| 2026 winners | Anthony Kim (individual, 23 under); Ripper GC (team) |
| Tickets | Sold through LIV Golf; a waitlist was open for 2027 pre-sale access in October 2026 |
| Children | Under-12s were free with a ticketed adult on grounds passes in 2026 |
| Entertainment | Live concerts after play each day; four headline acts in 2026 |
| Accolades | Voted the World’s Best Golf Event at the World Golf Awards three years running |
What LIV Golf Adelaide is
LIV Golf is a professional golf league, launched in 2022 and backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, that lured many of the game’s biggest names away from the traditional tours with enormous prize money and a different format. Its arrival split the sport, and the source of its money remains controversial. Adelaide, though, embraced it. The first LIV Golf Adelaide in April 2023 drew huge crowds, created the most famous party hole in Australian golf, and has since been voted the World’s Best Golf Event at the World Golf Awards three years running. The state government says the event delivered more than A$217 million in economic benefit in its first three editions and drew more than 260,000 fans.
What makes it different from a traditional tournament:
- Teams as well as individuals. Players compete in four-player teams, with team scores counting alongside the individual leaderboard. The all-Australian Ripper GC, captained by Cameron Smith, is the home team and the crowd favourite.
- Shotgun starts. Instead of groups teeing off one after another from the first hole, every group starts at the same time on a different hole, so the whole course is live at once and the round finishes in an afternoon. In the final round, the leaders start on the first hole so they finish on the eighteenth.
- A festival around the golf. Music on the course, DJs, a fan village, food and bars, and full concerts after play each day.
- A new format for 2026. After its first four seasons of 54-hole events, LIV moved in 2026 to 72 holes over four days, with a field of 57.
LIV Golf Adelaide 2027 at Kooyonga
The fifth edition will be played from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 2027 at Kooyonga Golf Club, after four years at The Grange. The move to March puts the tournament, in LIV’s words, at the epicentre of Adelaide’s festival season, which is great for atmosphere and hard on hotel budgets.
Kooyonga is one of the country’s great golf courses, ranked among Australia’s top 20. Established in 1923 and designed by H. L. Rymill, it sits among the undulating sand hills of the western suburbs, near the airport and about 15 minutes from the city centre, and it has a long history of hosting major championships, including several Australian Opens. It is a private members’ club, so for most visitors LIV week is a rare chance to walk it.
The course layout, the location of the fan village, the hospitality areas and the entertainment line-up for Kooyonga had not been announced in October 2026. The famous party hole was a creation of The Grange’s layout, and whether Kooyonga gets its own version is one of the questions fans are waiting on. Expect LIV to unveil the plans and the concerts in the months before the event.
How LIV Golf Adelaide 2026 went
The 2026 event ran from 12 to 15 February at The Grange, the first in Adelaide played over 72 holes. Anthony Kim, the American whose return to elite golf after more than a decade away had been one of LIV’s most remarkable stories, won by three shots from Jon Rahm with a tournament record of 265, 23 under par, holding off Bryson DeChambeau among others. The home crowd got its own result too: Ripper GC, with Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and the young Australian Elvis Smylie, won the team title by two shots from Rahm’s Legion XIII.
The concerts were a big part of the draw, with Peking Duk on the Thursday, Royel Otis on the Friday, John Summit on the Saturday and FISHER on the Sunday.
The Grange years
The Grange Golf Club, in the north-western suburb of Grange near the coast, hosted the first four editions, from 2023 to 2026, and it is where the event’s identity was formed: the shotgun-start crowds spread across the course, the concerts on the practice fairways, and above all the party grandstands of the Watering Hole. LIV thanked the club’s committee and members for giving the league its Australian home from the beginning, and the club returned for the 2026 edition even after the move to Kooyonga had been announced. For fans, the switch is a chance to see a different course, and for Kooyonga’s members, the first time the world’s best players have competed on their course in years.
LIV Golf Adelaide winners
| Year | Venue | Individual winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Grange | Talor Gooch |
| 2024 | The Grange | Brendan Steele |
| 2025 | The Grange | Joaquín Niemann |
| 2026 | The Grange | Anthony Kim |
| 2027 | Kooyonga | 18 to 21 March |
In the team competition, Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces won the first Adelaide event in 2023, and Ripper GC have since given the home crowd team titles to celebrate.
Tickets: what the options include
Tickets are sold through LIV Golf’s own website rather than Ticketek. In October 2026 the 2027 tickets were at the waitlist stage: joining the waitlist gives access to pre-sale tickets before public release. Fans at the 2026 event also had early access to specially priced 2027 tickets, followed by a short public sale in February 2026. Prices for the main 2027 release had not been published.
The ticket structure at The Grange gives a good idea of what to expect:
- Grounds Pass: access to every hole, the fan village and the post-round concerts. In 2026, children under 12 were admitted free with a ticketed adult, which made it one of the best-value family days out in Australian sport.
- Grounds Plus: grounds access plus elevated viewing areas, a shaded lounge area called The Oasis, and a first drink.
- Hospitality: a range of venues with food and drink included, from The Watering Hole, the famous party grandstand, to areas named after the Barossa, the Birdie Shack and Ripper Point.
Expect Kooyonga’s packages to follow a similar pattern, though the venues and names will change with the new course. A few tips:
- Join the waitlist if you are serious about going; pre-sale access matters for hospitality and the weekend days.
- Saturday and Sunday are the busiest days, with the biggest concerts and the closest leaderboard. Thursday and Friday are calmer and easier for watching golf.
- Bring the children on a grounds pass if the under-12s offer returns; check the terms when tickets go on sale.
- Buy only from LIV Golf’s official ticketing or its authorised resale, not from unofficial sellers.
The Watering Hole and the party
The Watering Hole was the par-three 12th at The Grange, surrounded by tiered grandstands and turned into a party venue with music, drinks and a crowd that cheered, chanted and occasionally threw things. Chase Koepka’s hole-in-one there in 2023, greeted by a shower of beer cans, went around the world and became the defining image of LIV Adelaide. Players love it or tolerate it; fans queue for it.
If you want the party, aim for the hospitality or grandstand areas around that kind of hole. If you want to watch golf, walk the course and follow a group: because of the shotgun start, there is play on every hole at once, and the quieter holes away from the festival areas offer excellent close-up viewing of world-class players.
A day at LIV Golf Adelaide
Because of the shotgun start, a LIV day has a different rhythm from a traditional tournament. There is no early-morning trickle of groups; instead the whole field goes out together and the round is done in an afternoon, followed by the concert. A good plan:
- Arrive well before the start. Walk the course, find your spot, and watch the players warm up on the practice range and putting green.
- Pick a hole, then a group. When the shotgun goes, every hole has a group on it. Stay put and watch several groups come through, or follow one around, which is the best way to appreciate how good these players are.
- Time the party. The grandstands and hospitality areas get louder as the afternoon goes on. Visit early for a seat, or late for the atmosphere.
- Watch the finish. On the final day the leaders start on the first hole and finish on the eighteenth, so the last green is where the tournament is decided.
- Stay for the music. The post-round concert is included with grounds tickets, and on Saturday and Sunday it is a big night out in its own right.
Who to watch
LIV’s rosters change from season to season, but the Adelaide crowd always has two kinds of favourites. The first is the home team, Ripper GC, the all-Australian side led by Cameron Smith, the 2022 Open champion, which in 2026 also included Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and the young left-hander Elvis Smylie. Every Ripper birdie gets a roar. The second is the global stars: in 2026 the field included Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, both major champions, as well as past Adelaide winners Joaquín Niemann and Anthony Kim. Check the 2027 field when it is confirmed; it is usually announced closer to the event.
Planning your LIV Golf Adelaide trip
Book accommodation early
March is Adelaide’s busiest month, with the Fringe, the Adelaide Festival and WOMADelaide all crowding the calendar in the weeks around the event, and hotels price accordingly. Book as soon as you commit. The city centre gives you the best of the festival season and a short trip to the course; the coastal suburbs around Glenelg and Henley Beach are also handy for Kooyonga, which sits between the city and the sea. See our guides to where to stay in Adelaide and Glenelg accommodation.
Getting to Kooyonga
Kooyonga is in the western suburbs, near Adelaide Airport and about 15 minutes’ drive from the city centre. Transport and parking arrangements for the 2027 event had not been published in October 2026; LIV and the state government announce them before the event, and at a sold-out tournament public transport, event shuttles and rideshare are likely to be easier than parking. If you are flying in on the day, the course is close to the airport; our airport guide covers the transfer options.
Weather and what to bring
Late March in Adelaide is usually warm, dry and sunny, with afternoons in the mid-twenties, and some days much hotter. You will be outdoors all day on a golf course with limited shade, so bring a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and comfortable shoes for walking on grass and sand. Check the event’s conditions of entry for bag rules and what you can bring in.
Spectator tips
- Follow the live scoring on LIV Golf’s app or website; with every hole in play at once, it is the only way to know where the action is.
- Wear proper shoes. Golf courses are bigger than they look, and Kooyonga’s sand hills mean some walking up and down.
- Carry water and refill it, and take breaks in the shade on hot days.
- Bring a portable phone charger. Between live scoring, photos and finding your friends, phones run flat by the concert.
- Respect the golf. Even at LIV, players expect quiet while they swing away from the party holes. Marshals will signal when to stay still.
Making a week of it
The timing means you can combine LIV with the end of Adelaide’s festival season. Catch Fringe shows in the evenings, see what the Adelaide Festival has on, and fit in a day trip to the Barossa or McLaren Vale, where vintage is in full swing in March. Our guides to the Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide and the full events calendar will help you plan the week.
From 2028: North Adelaide Golf Course
Kooyonga is a one-year stop. From 2028, LIV Golf Adelaide is due to move to a redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course, in the parklands just north of the city, bringing the tournament within walking distance of the CBD. Adelaide will remain LIV’s exclusive Australian home until at least 2031.
The redevelopment of the public course has been contentious, because it sits in Adelaide’s protected parklands. On 1 October 2026 the Federal Court dismissed a challenge brought by a public servant and a Kaurna traditional owner, who argued that the roughly A$45 million project should have been referred for assessment under national environment law; the judge found it was not likely to have a significant impact requiring referral. The applicants had 28 days to lodge an appeal, so watch for updates.
Playing golf in Adelaide
Watching the pros may tempt you to play. Adelaide’s best courses, including Royal Adelaide and Kooyonga itself, are private members’ clubs, and access for visitors is limited. North Adelaide Golf Course has long been the city’s public option, set in the northern parklands since 1890, though the redevelopment will change it. Our guide to sport in Adelaide covers golf alongside the rest of the city’s sporting calendar.
Is LIV Golf Adelaide worth it?
- Golf fans: yes. Whatever you think of LIV’s politics, the chance to watch Rahm, DeChambeau, Smith and company up close on a course like Kooyonga is rare in Australia.
- Non-golfers who like a party: yes, especially at the weekend. The atmosphere, the concerts and the people-watching are a big part of the appeal.
- Families: a grounds pass with free entry for under-12s, if the offer returns, makes it good value, but go on a quieter day and keep away from the party areas with young children.
- Golf purists: it may not be for you. The music, the noise and the beer showers are the point for many fans, and the opposite of a traditional tournament.
What is not worth it: hospitality packages if you will mostly be walking the course anyway, or leaving accommodation until the last minute in festival-season March.
LIV Golf Adelaide FAQ
When is LIV Golf Adelaide 2027?
Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 2027, at Kooyonga Golf Club.
Where is LIV Golf Adelaide being held in 2027?
At Kooyonga Golf Club on May Terrace in Lockleys, in Adelaide’s western suburbs, about 15 minutes from the city. It moves to a redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course from 2028.
How much are LIV Golf Adelaide tickets?
Prices for the main 2027 release had not been published in October 2026; a waitlist offered pre-sale access. In 2026 the options ranged from grounds passes, with under-12s free with an adult, to Grounds Plus and hospitality packages.
Who won LIV Golf Adelaide in 2026?
Anthony Kim won the individual title at 23 under par, three shots ahead of Jon Rahm, and Ripper GC won the team title.
What is the Watering Hole at LIV Golf Adelaide?
The party grandstand around the par-three 12th at The Grange, famous for its music, noise and the beer-can shower after Chase Koepka’s hole-in-one in 2023. Plans for Kooyonga’s equivalent had not been announced.
Do I need to know about golf to enjoy LIV Golf Adelaide?
No. Plenty of fans come for the atmosphere, the music and the food and drink, and the concerts are included with grounds passes. Following one group around for a few holes is the easiest way to get hooked.
Is LIV Golf Adelaide good for kids?
Yes, on a quieter day. In 2026 children under 12 were free with a ticketed adult on grounds passes, and there was a fan village with activities.
How long will LIV Golf stay in Adelaide?
Adelaide is LIV Golf’s exclusive Australian home until at least 2031.
Related Adelaide Guides
- Sport in Adelaide — golf, footy, cricket and more.
- Adelaide Fringe — the festival running around LIV week.
- WOMADelaide — March’s world music weekend.
- Adelaide Events & Festivals — the full calendar.
- Glenelg Accommodation — coastal stays near Kooyonga.
- Best Hotels in the Adelaide CBD — book early for March.
- Adelaide Nightlife — after the concerts.
- Adelaide in Autumn — what March is like.
Photo Credits
Crowds at the 18th at The Grange, 2023: “LIV Adelaide Banner.jpg” by Western Shadow, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kooyonga’s clubhouse: “Kooyonga Golf Club.jpg” by Western Shadow, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Kooyonga fairway, 2022: “Kooyonga 1A.jpg” by Western Shadow, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kooyonga gates, 2021: “Kooyonga.jpg” by Yadwom1, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
North Adelaide Golf Course, 2014: “North Adelaide Golf Course (13602311284).jpg” by Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A Kooyonga green (featured image): “Kooyonga Green.jpg” by Western Shadow, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
