Golf South Africa
South
Africa boasts a number of world class
Golf Courses. The KwaZulu Natal
region of South Africa has become one of
the worlds greatest 'new golf course discoveries'.
The area is especially famous for its
glorious beaches and of course, the game parks and the
Drakensberg Mountains. It is spoilt with choice for golfers, with
over a dozen top quality golf courses
practically on your doorstep. The
climate is perfect, with a warm
Mediterranean feel, without any of the
humidity associated with it. From
October to February/March, the area is
usually bathed in up to 15 hours of
sunshine.
South
Africa offers some of the world's
greatest golf courses - they really are
that special - and there are loads to
choose from.
Fancourt
Country Club Estate
27 Holes Varied Length
Par 108: Southern Africa's premier golfing and leisure
destination lies at the foot of the majestic Outeniqua
mountains in the heart of the Garden Route. Fancourt is the
premier Golf Resort in South Africa and has two excellent
courses both in the top ten in South Africa. The Montagu
course comes in at number 3 and the Outeniqua number
8.
Erinvale Golf
Estate
18 Holes 6 400 Meters
Par 72: The Erinvale Golf Estate nestles at the foot of the
Helderberg and Hottentots Holland Mountains in Somerset.
Designed by the Gary Player Design Company with extensive
sod layering in bunker faces; wide, gently undulating kikuyu
fairways, Penn Cross greens; water on six holes. The rough
is well kept and playable. Host to the 1996 World Cup of
Golf.
Gary Player
Country Club
18 Holes 6 947 Meters
Par 72: The most well known course in Southern Africa mainly
due to its annual tournament The Million Dollar Golf
Challenge. The worlds greatest golfers have walked these
fairways challenging for South Africans, by invitation only,
premier golfing event. Carved out of an extinct volcano in
the Pilanesberg Mountains, this is without doubt African
golf at its magical best.
Hans Merensky
Country Club
Holes 18 6127 Metres
Par 72: Hans Merensky is rated as the best wildlife course
in Southern Africa and one of the most unique golf courses
in the world. As a result of it being situated on the
borders of Kruger National Park many animals have made their
home on the golf course. This 18 hole course is no push over
and provides a formidable challenge to even the best
golfers.
Wild Coast Sun
Country Club
18 Holes 5 807 Meters
Par 70: Ranked at number 7 one of the most scenic courses in
the country. Spectacular scenery with Ocean views on almost
every hole make this one of the favourite visitor courses in
the country. The wild coast can be tame & easy today and
wild & difficult the next day in the wind. The Wild
Coast has spectacular scenery & six par 3’s. Designer:
Robert Trent-Jones Jr
George Country
Club
18 Holes 6 105 Meters
Par 72: Situated next door to Fancourt and every bit as
scenic as its better known neighbour. George features in the
top ten list and it’s easy to see why. This undulating,
densely wooded course is an established favourite because of
it’s scenic setting and memorable layout. The course feels
as if it has been carved out of a forest but the fairways
are a generous width.
Durban Country
Club
18 Holes 6 074 Meters
Par 72: South Africa’s top rated golf course, Durban
Country Club is a prestigious private club with a very
colonial air. The course is both scenic and demanding and to
score well here, you will have to be playing your best. The
foliage on the course is breathtaking, with virtually every
tropical plant imaginable creating a colourful scented
backdrop to your round.
Humewood
Country Club
18 Holes 6 1855 Meters
Par 72: Humewood is a true links which has hosted numerous
PGA events, including the South African Open. The course is
surrounded by coastal bush and, although it is close to the
centre of Port Elizabeth, one sees very little evidence of
human encroachment. Humewood is caracterized by sand dunes,
thick coastal bush, swales, humps and hollows.
Glendower
Country Club
18 Holes 6 770 Meters
Par 72: A well designed 6 770m course, situated against a
tree-covered slope. The fairways are excellent, featuring
numerous hazards and narrowing at the greens. The course
opened in 1937 and has superb kikuyu fairways and excellent
greens. There are 85 bunkers and water comes into play on 11
of the holes. It is a heavily wooded, parkland course.
Selborne Golf
Club
18 Holes 6 040 Meters
Par 72: The South African equivalent to Augusta National in
Georgia, USA. It is a challenging test of golf with water
features coming into play on just about every hole and with
the Indian Ocean as a spectacular backdrop. Excellent
reputation amongst the overseas golfing fraternity both for
it’s challenge & for the high standard at which it is
maintained.