A general public meeting was held in the Parish Hall, Blackwood on 12th May 1930 when it was resolved that a golf club be formed in the District and that it would be called the Blackwood Golf Club. Mr. Lachlan McTaggart offered a 10-year lease on a section of his property about 1 mile south of Blackwood and a legal arrangement for a Peppercorn lease was drawn up and the Club was charged 1/- per year rental. McTaggart’s course was closed in 1959 and the club moved to the National Park, Belair for the start of the 1960 season, but it was apparent that it was only on a temporary basis, and that other land would have to be purchased. On 6th May 1961, £300 was paid as a deposit for 100 acres at Cherry Gardens, purchased from Mr E Sanders for £7500. This is the home of the current course.

Blackwood Golf Club, considered the most picturesque course in the Adelaide Hills, is located in Cherry Gardens. The course is well established in a peaceful bushland setting where our wildlife enjoy watching the golf – kangaroos, koalas and kookaburras to name a few. The course offers beautiful fairways and green framed by magnificent trees and foliage, with carefully sited bunkers and water hazards offering a strategic round.