Coober Pedy Golf Club

Cut through South Australia’s lunar-like opal fields in 1976, Coober Pedy is one of the world’s few grass-free desert courses. Golfers carry a square of synthetic turf for every shot, while the “greens” are scraped diesel-oiled sand. Reciprocal rights with St Andrews and stories of players finding opal while playing make the experience as famous as the red-rock landscape itself.