The Women's Australian Open, a tournament which has brought the world's best female golfers to Melbourne for the past two years, will move away from Victoria's renowned sand-belt courses. 
The event, which is co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour, will be played in Adelaide for the next three years and possibly beyond, with the next Open in   February set to draw significant interest with the game's transcendent star Lydia Ko as the reigning champion. 
The 2016 Open will be hosted by the Grange Golf Club, with Royal Adelaide already locked in to host in 2017 and nearby Kooyonga marked for the year after.
Golf Australia and the South Australian state government made the announcement on Monday, revealing their commitment  also included options for further tournaments post-2017.
For the past two years, the Open had made its home in Melbourne, with world No.1 Ko winning at Royal Melbourne earlier this year and Australian great Karrie Webb creating history with a fifth Open crown the year before at Victoria Golf Club.
Moving the Open into South Australia means golf now has a major footprint in five states, with New South Wales securing a long-term deal to host the men's Australian Open - the golf summer's showcase event - while Queensland currently holds the rights to the PGA Championship - the richest of the "Triple Crown" events which is co-sanctioned with the European Tour.
Western Australia also has a European Tour sanctioned event - the Perth International - while Melbourne is for now the home of the Australian Masters and will also have the eyes of the golfing world on the city next year when they host the World Cup and again in 2019 when the Presidents Cup comes to town.
Golf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt on Monday described a "dream" marriage between his organisation and the South Australian government.
Leon Bignell, Minister for Recreation and Sport and also Tourism for South Australia, called it a "huge" win for the state.
"The 2016 event alone will deliver an estimated $3.7 million to our visitor economy and will have massive flow-on effect for hotels, taxis, hospitality and small businesses," Bignell said on Monday.
"We will also have international media exposure estimated to be worth more than $4.4 million."
In terms of attracting players high in the official world golf rankings, the Women's Australian Open has delivered the deepest fields of any event in Australia in recent years - courtesy of its status on the LPGA Tour - and the prizemoney is likely to be around US$1.3 million.