If you like things wild, then you’ll love Botswana. The roads are dusty (if you can find them) and it’s a wilderness of Kalahari Desert, salt pans and wetlands where the wild Okavango River delta is home to some of the Africa’s most stunning wildlife. Botswana is one of the world's richest sources of diamonds and there are a number of golf clubs in Botswana where the lack of grass is the biggest problem. The greens, or should we say browns are rolled and brushed and Bob’s your uncle.
But things are changing. Botswana is rapidly becoming a hot golfing destination and that’s not just due to the climate. There are approximately a dozen courses here and the best is located close to Botswana's capital city, Gaborone. Phakalane Golf Resort is an imaginative 18-hole championship course and it’s actually rather good.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,8,"2018-09-02 21:56:49",Phakalane,5,"Golf Drive, Phakalane Golf Estate, Phakalane,",,http://www.phakalane.com,"15km N of Gaborone","Welcome - contact in advance","Lesang Magang","DDV Design Group","Not known", 2,15,"2018-09-01 04:39:30",Egypt,"Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Egypt is a truly enchanting and mystical holiday destination. A cruise along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, taking in the Valley of the Kings – where the Pharaohs were laid to rest – and various temples along the way will remain etched in the memory for a lifetime. Factor in a few days in Cairo for The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids and then finish off with a laze by the Red Sea. If you don’t believe us, then you should listen to the words of Greek historian Herodotus who lived in the 5th century BC, “nowhere in the world are there so many marvellous things of unspeakable greatness”. So get your bags packed and don't forget your clubs.
There are now more than twenty golf courses in Egypt with the majority constructed since the late 1990s. However, golf in Egypt dates back to WW1 when the British Forces, stationed in Cairo, introduced the game at the Gezira Sporting Club and later in the 1920s the game was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club.
Leading designers such as Greg Norman (Allegria), Nick Faldo with Schmidt Curley Design (Katameya Dunes) and Gary Player (Cascades at Soma Bay) have unveiled layouts here in Egypt but the most prolific architect in modern times is undoubtedly American John Sanford. Several projects bear his stamp of approval, including Madinat Makadi and the 2013 co-design of Palm Hills with Jack Nicklaus.
We updated Egypt's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Egypt 2017
Located in Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea lies on the west coast of the continent and it’s comprised of two parts, a mainland region and an insular region. The former territory is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the east and south whilst the latter consists of two islands, Bioko and Annabon.
The country gained independence from Spain in 1968 but old colonial ties remain strong, with Spanish still regarded as an official language and in common use by a population of around one and a quarter million residents. The capital city of Malabo lies to the north of Bioko, though there are plans to create a new capital, Oyala, on the mainland.
Equatorial Guinea’s main claim to sporting fame came recently when it co-hosted the African Cup of Nations football tournament in 2012. We understand there are at least two golf courses in the country, the Presidential course in Mongomo, which hosted the 3E Actuaries Equatorial Guinea Golf Championship in 2016, and a new hotel resort course at Sipopo on Bioko.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,26,"2018-09-02 21:58:37","Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf",,"Zona Sipopo,",,http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-8212-sofitel-malabo-sipopo-le-golf/index.shtml,"25 km E of Malabo city centre",Welcome,"Sylvain Chauvet","Thierry Sprecher","Clement Rousseau","Situated along the northeast coastline of Bioko, a 20-minute drive east of the capital Malabo, the fairways of the Sofitel Malabo Sipopo Le Golf course were literally carved from the dense tropical rainforest that covers most of the island by architect. B" 13,21,"2018-09-01 04:40:13",Ghana,"Ghana – known as the Gold Coast up until independence from Britain in 1957 – lies just to the north of the Equator on the west coast of Africa, bordering Ivory Coast, Burkino Faso, Togo and the Gulf of Guinea. The country attracts many visitors annually as eco tourists to its National Parks and Nature Reserves whilst others are drawn to explore the craft villages, participate in the numerous Festivals or just relax on the golden beaches.
There are more than a dozen castles and forts dotted around the country – symbols of former Portuguese, Dutch, British and French colonial power – and these World Heritage Monuments draw in plenty of sightseers every year.
On the sporting front, football is the number one game with the national team qualifying for the World Cup Finals in 2006 and 2010. The under-23 team also finished in the bronze position at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Golf is very much a minority sport in Ghana but there are a dozen or so courses in the country, with Accra’s Achimota Golf Club the best of these.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,27,"2018-09-02 21:58:47",Achimota,,"PO Box AH8, Achimota,",,http://www.achimotagolf.com,"6 miles N of Accra city centre",Welcome,"E.K. Oteng-Aboagye","Paul McGinley",None, 14,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,50,"2018-09-02 22:02:15","Vipingo Ridge",6,"Vipingo,",,http://www.vipingoridge.com,"28 miles N of Mombasa",Welcome,"Mike Round-Turner","David Jones","Saleem Haji","Situated less than an hour’s drive north of downtown Mombasa, the Baobab course is the first of two 18-hole layouts planned for an ambitious residential development at Vipingo Ridge and its location – only a couple of miles from the coast – affords golfer" 15,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,51,"2018-09-02 22:02:23",Muthaiga,5,"PO Box 41651,","+254 2 762414 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website",http://www.muthaigagolfclub.com,"15 km N of Nairobi city centre","Welcome, contact in advance","Aquinas Mungatia","Peter Matkovich","Anil Shah","Muthaiga Golf Club is located on the edge of the Karura forest in the affluent suburb of Muthaiga, to the north of Nairobi. The original 9-hole layout was established in 1913, with the full 18-hole course finished in 1926, so the club is one of the Kenya’" 16,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,52,"2018-09-02 22:02:29",Sigona,5,"PO Box 40221,",,http://www.sigonagolf.com,"14 miles NW of Nairobi city centre",Welcome,"Charles Ngugi","Tom Simpson","John Kiondo","Sigona Golf Club sits to the northwest of Nairobi in Kikuya, just off the main road to Lake Naivasha, on a hilly site that was once a wattle tree plantation. Designed by the accomplished English course designer Tom Simpson and opened in 1938, the course l" 17,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,53,"2018-09-02 22:02:37",Karen,5,"Karen Road, PO Box 24816, Karen,",,http://www.karencountryclub.org,"16 km from Nairobi","Welcome, contact in advance.","Sam Mwai","Remy Martin","John Njunge","Karen Country Club is located close to Karen Blixen’s house, which is now a museum dedicated to the late Danish author whose memoir, Out of Africa, was her most famous work. Karen Country Club was founded in 1937, the same year that Out of Africa was publ" 18,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,54,"2018-09-02 22:02:42",Nyali,4,"PO Box 95678, Off Links Road,",,http://www.nyaligolf.com,"5 miles NE of Mombasa city centre",Welcome,"Ernest Chea","Monty Lowry and Bill Bradshaw","Jimmy King’Ori", 19,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,55,"2018-09-02 22:02:49",Windsor,5,"Kigwa Road, Ridgeways off Kiambu Road , PO Box 45587 - 00100,",,http://www.windsorgolfresort.com,"13km NE of Nairobi city centre",Welcome,"Christine Murai","Tom Macauley","Rizwan Charania","To play and stay at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club is an unforgettable experience. The resort has an overpowering impact which is difficult to prepare for as it was designed to recall the early days of Kenya's aristocratic British pioneers and to" 20,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,56,"2018-09-02 22:03:05",Limuru,5,"PO Box 10,",,http://www.limurucountryclub.co.ke,"20 miles N of Nairobi",Welcome,"Not known",Unknown,"James Ngigi and Peter Mwangi","Negotiations with the local authorities over a 200-acre site at Limuru began in 1945 and once farmers had completed a program of bush clearing, the first nine holes of the golf course opened in 1949, around a horse race track that was formed at the same t" 21,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,57,"2018-09-02 22:03:09","Great Rift Valley",4,"North Lake Road,",,http://www.heritage-eastafrica.com,"70 miles NW of Nairobi city centre",Welcome,"Susan Karfra","Thomas Fjastad","Madoya Justus","The Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort lies halfway between the Samburu and Masai Mara reserves, near Lake Naivasha and, since opening in 2000, the course has gained the reputation as one of the most challenging of all Kenya’s championship tracks. La" 22,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,58,"2018-09-02 22:03:19","Leisure Lodge",4,"P.O. Box 84383,",,http://www.leisurelodgeresort.de,"20 miles S of Mombasa",Welcome,"Nassor Mbwana","Tommy Fjastad","John Davis Junior","The 18-hole championship Leisure Lodge course – home to the largest annual amateur event in Kenya, the Diani Beach Masters – is part of a huge resort on the shores of the Indian Ocean that includes a hotel, swimming pools, shopping arcade and casino. Open" 23,24,"2018-09-01 04:40:49",Kenya,"The vast majority of foreign travellers who visit Kenya want to experience the wildlife and, with the world’s most famous game reserve on hand, there is nowhere better to see the wildebeest migration than the Maasai Mara. The Kenyan coast is fringed with gleaming white sandy beaches and the Indian Ocean provides for some of the best diving in the world.
With mountains – Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest peak – thick equatorial jungle, freshwater and soda based volcanic lakes and the vast desert wilderness to the north of the country, Kenya has it all. Did we mention two of the world’s most fascinating cities, Nairobi and Mombasa?
You may be surprised to hear that there are around forty golf courses in Kenya and the game took off thanks to Aussie Peter Thomson who inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship back in 1967. The event still takes place at Karen Country Club and Muthaiga Golf Club, home of the Kenya Golf Union. The Kenya Open has also been held at Royal Nairobi Golf Club which dates back more than 100 years, so golf is no newcomer to Kenya.
We last updated our rankings for the Top 10 Golf Courses of Kenya in February 2017 – click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,59,"2018-09-02 22:03:23","Royal Nairobi",,"Off Ngong Rd, Along Mucai Road,",,http://www.royalnairobigc.com,"10 minutes from downtown Nairobi",Welcome,"Joseph O Otuke",Unknown,"Not known","The Royal Nairobi Golf Club is the oldest golf society in Kenya, founded in 1906. The original 9-hole course with sand greens was expanded to a fully grassed 18 holes in the 1920s. Wild animals roamed the course in the early days and a marauding leopard w" 24,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,99,"2018-09-02 22:09:13","Ile aux Cerfs",5.8,"Ile aux Cerfs,",,http://www.ileauxcerfsgolfclub.com,"Off the mainland on the island of Ile aux Cerfs",Welcome,"Priscilla Guranna","Bernhard Langer","Marc Amelot","Reputed to have cost around $11.5 million to construct, the course at Ile aux Cerfs (formerly known as Le Touessrok) is a prestigious IMG layout that bears the Bernhard Langer architectural stamp of approval. Debuting in 2003, it winds its way around the " 25,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,100,"2018-09-02 22:09:21","Heritage Golf Club",6,,"+230 623 5600 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website 35 miles S of Port Louis",http://www.heritageresorts.mu,"35 miles S of Port Louis",Welcome,"Jonathan Menteath","Peter Matkovich","Ryan Dodds","Peter Matkovich, one of the most productive modern golf course designers in South Africa, was the architect who fashioned the course at the Heritage Golf Club (formerly known as Golf du Château) within the enormous Domaine de Bel Ombre estate on the south" 26,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,101,"2018-09-02 22:09:31",Anahita,,"Beau Champ,",,http://www.anahita.mu,"30 miles E of Port Louis","Welcome, must have a valid playing handicap","M. Dominique Di Daniel","Ernie Els","Kevy Mohun","Situated within a very large 530-acre property on the east coast of Mauritius, between the hilly interior and the sparkling Indian Ocean, the golf course at Anahita Golf & Spa Resort was constructed to USGA standard in 2008 by Ernie Els in association wit" 27,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,102,"2018-09-02 22:09:42",Avalon,,"Bois Sec,",,http://avalon.mu,"43 km S of Port Louis",Welcome,"Ryan Dodds","Peter Matkovich","Jean Patrick Furcy","Designed by Peter Matkovich, currently the most prolific and most prominent golf architect on the African continent, the Avalon course occupies almost half the 544 acres of the Avalon Golf Estate which lies in the central highlands of the island, close to" 28,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,103,"2018-09-02 22:09:50","Belle Mare Plage (Legend)",,,,http://bellemareplagehotel.constancehotels.com,"25 miles E of Port Louis","Only for Belle Mare Plage and Le Prince Maurice hotel residents","Sébastien Pilot","Hugh Baiocchi","Marc Farry","Designed by the great South African champion Hugh Baiocchi in 1994, the Legend golf course is one of two 18-hole tracks at the Belle Mare Plage resort, which is located on the east coast of Mauritius. Set within a heavily wooded former hunting reserve, wh" 29,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,104,"2018-09-02 22:10:04",Tamarina,5,"Spa & Beach Club,",,http://www.tamarinagolf.mu,"16 miles S of Port Louis","Welcome, book in advance","Alain Lenoir","Rodney Wright","Sylvia Knauber","Unveiled in 2007, the course at Tamarina Golf, Spa & Beach Club was fashioned on the southwest savannah coast of Mauritius, inside the first residential golf estate to open on the island. Thankfully, even though many of the holes are laid out around prope" 30,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,105,"2018-09-02 22:10:20",Paradis,4,,,http://www.beachcomber-hotels.com/en/hotel/paradis-golf-resort-spa,"45km SW of Port-Louis",Welcome,"Jean Marc","David Dutton","Sebastien Ollivier","On the southwestern corner of Mauritius, at the Paradis Hotel and Golf Club, you’ll find a spectacular golf course that is routed across a narrow peninsula that separates the ocean from a beautiful lagoon. Is this paradise we wonder? Certainly Mark was su" 31,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,106,"2018-09-02 22:10:32","Belle Mare Plage (Links)",,,,http://bellemareplagehotel.constancehotels.com,"25 miles E of Port Louis",Welcome,"Sébastien Pilot","Rodney Wright and Peter Alliss","Marc Farry","The Links course at Belle Mare Plage on the east coast of Mauritius is the more accessible of two 18-hole layouts that are in play at this upmarket resort. The Legend course, which is exclusively the preserve of hotel residents, appeared first in 1994 wit" 32,32,"2018-09-01 04:42:29",Mauritius,"The island of Mauritius conjures up the tropical paradise image and the country of celebration… based on the sheer number of festivals that take place on this glorious and most accessible island in the Indian Ocean. With its Anglo-French history and its historical industries of sugar, tea and tobacco it’s becoming a desirable destination for more adventurous travellers.
Having recently been awarded “Golf Destination of the Year” for Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf States, Toto Ghoorah, Director UK Office, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority said: ""Mauritius is the new kid on the block as far as golf is concerned. After just five or six years we have been able to establish ourselves as a golf destination par excellence.”
With a dozen or so courses to choose from on the island, there is no doubt that Mauritius is well on its way to becoming a truly outstanding golf destination. If you don’t believe us, then simply check out Bernhard Langer’s Le Touessrok (recently renamed Ile aux Cerfs), which is set on its own island known as the “Island of the Deer”. Anahita, the course that Ernie Els designed, is causing quite a stir and the Legend course at Belle Mare Plage is well worthy of close inspection.
Our Mauritius rankings were last updated in February 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,107,"2018-09-02 22:10:37","Mont Choisy",,"Allėe des Flamboyants,",,http://www.montchoisygolf.com,"15kms N of Port Louis","Welcome, golf carts are compulsory","Andy Bean","Peter Matkovich","Jeremy d’Argent","Officially opened by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in October 2017, the 18-hole championship course at Mont Choisy Le Golf is the central sporting component of a modern residential development in the north of Mauritius, near the seaside resorts of Grand" 33,34,"2018-09-01 04:42:50",Morocco,"Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Morocco is situated on the north western corner of Africa with Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. The Moroccan coastline stretches from the Atlantic, past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, giving the country significant strategic control over traffic entering and leaving the Med. Most of the thirty million residents of “the Western Kingdom” – as its Arab name translates to – live to the west of the Atlas Mountains as the inhospitable Sahara desert lies on the other side of this range running down the spine of the country.
Marrakech attracts the bulk of the tourists and Fez is a major cultural and religious centre but the coastal cities of Agadir, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier are where modern day Moroccan movers and shakers operate. It’s also where many of the top Moroccan golf courses are located, with some long established courses – Royal Tangiers Golf Club was formed in 1917 – as proof of a strong golfing tradition dating back almost a century. It's a pity European golfers have been slow to recognise such an accessible, affordable, all year round destination lies right on their doorstep because Morocco has much to offer by way of top quality courses.
We last updated our Top 20 Golf Courses of Morocco rankings in December 2015. Click the link to read the story.
Independent from South Africa since 1990, Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated nations in the world. Considering a large proportion of the country is designated as desert, which explains why such a huge chunk of the southwest African continent should contain a relatively small number of people.
Namibia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and is noted for its mineral mining of lead, zinc, silver and diamonds. It has also increased export capacity of uranium in recent years and the country seems destined to overtake Niger as the leading producer in Africa.
Golf does not play a large part in the sporting life of the two million Namibians who inhabit the country but there are over a dozen golf courses dotted around the land – a legacy from its former colonial past with Germany – and the best of these are Windhoek Golf & Country Club, the Bush Course of Tsumeb and Rössmund Country Club near Swakopmund.
The Namibian golfing bar was raised in 2012 when Peter Matkovich's signature design at Omeya Golf Estate opened for play.
Our Namibia rankings were last updated in March 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,118,"2018-09-02 22:12:06","Omeya Golf Estate",,,,http://www.omeyagolfclub.com,"30 km S of Windhoek",Welcome,"Dan Zwiebel","Peter Matkovich","Jaco van Reenen","Developed by businessman Andre van der Walt and situated less than half an hour’s drive south of Windhoek city centre, Omeya Golf Estate is a self-contained satellite town on the edge of the capital that lies between the main highway and the railway line," 44,36,"2018-09-01 04:44:04",Namibia,"Independent from South Africa since 1990, Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated nations in the world. Considering a large proportion of the country is designated as desert, which explains why such a huge chunk of the southwest African continent should contain a relatively small number of people.
Namibia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and is noted for its mineral mining of lead, zinc, silver and diamonds. It has also increased export capacity of uranium in recent years and the country seems destined to overtake Niger as the leading producer in Africa.
Golf does not play a large part in the sporting life of the two million Namibians who inhabit the country but there are over a dozen golf courses dotted around the land – a legacy from its former colonial past with Germany – and the best of these are Windhoek Golf & Country Club, the Bush Course of Tsumeb and Rössmund Country Club near Swakopmund.
The Namibian golfing bar was raised in 2012 when Peter Matkovich's signature design at Omeya Golf Estate opened for play.
Our Namibia rankings were last updated in March 2017.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,119,"2018-09-02 22:12:14",Windhoek,,"Western Bypass,",,http://www.wccgolf.com.na,"2 miles from Eros airport",Welcome,"James Short","Ken Elkin","Not known","Situated below the Aus Mountains on the southern side of Namibia's capital, the 18-hole course at the exclusive Windhoek Golf and Country Club opened in 1994 and was designed by South African professional Ken Elkin, offering “an alluring haven of greenery" 45,38,"2018-09-01 04:44:28",Nigeria,"Nigeria is one of the most populated countries in the world with around 150 million inhabitants, and it is estimated that one in four people in all of Africa is Nigerian. It is one of the largest oil producers in the world with petroleum products accounting for a significant proportion of the country’s earnings.
Located on the west of the continent in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria shares borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, gaining the status of a republic in 1963. The country was governed for years by the military but it now enjoys an elected leadership, which can hopefully steer it in the right direction towards prosperity.
Football is the chosen sport of the Nigerian people and the national team has performed well in recent World Cup and African Nations tournaments. Athletics, basketball and boxing are other sports that attract large numbers of followers but golf is beginning to capture the imagination of a growing number of Nigerians.
Our rankings for Nigeria's Top 5 Golf Courses were updated in October 2015, click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,151,"2018-09-02 22:19:44","Smokin Hills",,"Llara-Mokin,",,,"15 km NW of Akure","Contact in advance","Michael Ashe","Ron Garl","Not known","Located outside the university town of Ilara-Mokin, close to the Ondo state capital of Akure, the Smokin Hills Golf Resort was developed by one of the nation’s top businessmen, Chief Michael Ade Ojo, the founder of Elizade Toyota Nigeria. American archite" 46,38,"2018-09-01 04:44:28",Nigeria,"Nigeria is one of the most populated countries in the world with around 150 million inhabitants, and it is estimated that one in four people in all of Africa is Nigerian. It is one of the largest oil producers in the world with petroleum products accounting for a significant proportion of the country’s earnings.
Located on the west of the continent in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria shares borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, gaining the status of a republic in 1963. The country was governed for years by the military but it now enjoys an elected leadership, which can hopefully steer it in the right direction towards prosperity.
Football is the chosen sport of the Nigerian people and the national team has performed well in recent World Cup and African Nations tournaments. Athletics, basketball and boxing are other sports that attract large numbers of followers but golf is beginning to capture the imagination of a growing number of Nigerians.
Our rankings for Nigeria's Top 5 Golf Courses were updated in October 2015, click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,152,"2018-09-02 22:20:01","IBB International",,"41 Udi Hill Street,",,http://www.ibbgolfclub.org.ng,"15 km E of Abuja city centre","Members and their guests only","Ado N Gonji","Julius Berger","Not known", 47,38,"2018-09-01 04:44:28",Nigeria,"Nigeria is one of the most populated countries in the world with around 150 million inhabitants, and it is estimated that one in four people in all of Africa is Nigerian. It is one of the largest oil producers in the world with petroleum products accounting for a significant proportion of the country’s earnings.
Located on the west of the continent in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria shares borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, gaining the status of a republic in 1963. The country was governed for years by the military but it now enjoys an elected leadership, which can hopefully steer it in the right direction towards prosperity.
Football is the chosen sport of the Nigerian people and the national team has performed well in recent World Cup and African Nations tournaments. Athletics, basketball and boxing are other sports that attract large numbers of followers but golf is beginning to capture the imagination of a growing number of Nigerians.
Our rankings for Nigeria's Top 5 Golf Courses were updated in October 2015, click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,153,"2018-09-02 22:20:11","Le Meridien Ibom",5,"Nwaniba Road, PMB 1200 Uyo,",,http://www.lemeridienibom.com,"15 km E of Uyo",Welcome,"Roger Yates","Steve Ritson","Emmanuel Ochayi", 48,38,"2018-09-01 04:44:28",Nigeria,"Nigeria is one of the most populated countries in the world with around 150 million inhabitants, and it is estimated that one in four people in all of Africa is Nigerian. It is one of the largest oil producers in the world with petroleum products accounting for a significant proportion of the country’s earnings.
Located on the west of the continent in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria shares borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, gaining the status of a republic in 1963. The country was governed for years by the military but it now enjoys an elected leadership, which can hopefully steer it in the right direction towards prosperity.
Football is the chosen sport of the Nigerian people and the national team has performed well in recent World Cup and African Nations tournaments. Athletics, basketball and boxing are other sports that attract large numbers of followers but golf is beginning to capture the imagination of a growing number of Nigerians.
Our rankings for Nigeria's Top 5 Golf Courses were updated in October 2015, click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,154,"2018-09-02 22:20:16","Lakowe Lakes",,"Lekki Reserve, Eputu Town,",,http://www.lakowelakes.com,"40 km E of Lagos city centre","Members and their guests only","Campbell Elliott","Robert O’Friel","Femi Olagbenro", 49,38,"2018-09-01 04:44:28",Nigeria,"Nigeria is one of the most populated countries in the world with around 150 million inhabitants, and it is estimated that one in four people in all of Africa is Nigerian. It is one of the largest oil producers in the world with petroleum products accounting for a significant proportion of the country’s earnings.
Located on the west of the continent in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria shares borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, gaining the status of a republic in 1963. The country was governed for years by the military but it now enjoys an elected leadership, which can hopefully steer it in the right direction towards prosperity.
Football is the chosen sport of the Nigerian people and the national team has performed well in recent World Cup and African Nations tournaments. Athletics, basketball and boxing are other sports that attract large numbers of followers but golf is beginning to capture the imagination of a growing number of Nigerians.
Our rankings for Nigeria's Top 5 Golf Courses were updated in October 2015, click the link to read the story.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,155,"2018-09-02 22:22:17",Ikoyi,1,"6 Ikoyi Club 1938 Road, Ikoyi,",,http://www.ikoyiclub1938.net,"15 km SE of Lagos city centre","Members and their guests only","Otunba Abiodun Olufowbi",Unknown,"Matthew Jacob", 50,40,"2018-09-01 04:44:44",Reunion,"The French island of Reunion sits in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar and is home to a population of nearly a million Creoles. The Portuguese are believed to have been the first Europeans to visit here but it’s the red white and blue tricolour that has flown over the island since the early 17th century.
The island measures only 39 miles by 28 miles and its rugged terrain can be compared to other volcanic islands such as those in the Canaries or Hawaii. The highest point on Réunion, Piton de la Fournaise, rises to more than 8,500 feet above sea level and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Not as well known as either nearby Mauritius or the Seychelles, Reunion appears to be a dot in the vast Indian Ocean, dwarfed by Madagascar.
With nearly twenty miles of welcoming beaches on its west coast and a host of mountains and forests to be explored further inland, Réunion offers visitors a wide variety of vacation opportunities and there’s some golf to be savoured too. The 18 holes at Golf Club de Bourbon are set in tropical surroundings where a host of other activities including tennis and swimming are available. The 9-holer at Dolf du Colorado makes for a pleasant afternoon, but the best golf course on the island we think is Golf du Bassin Bleu.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,156,"2018-09-02 22:22:25","Bassin Bleu",,"75 rue Mahatma Gandhi-Villèle,",,http://www.bassinbleu.fr,"4 miles NW of Pierrefonds airport",Welcome,"Jérôme Burgaud","Robert Berthet","Bruno Frechinos and Didier Fontaine", 51,43,"2018-09-01 04:45:07",Senegal,"Senegal, on the west coast of Africa, shares external common borders with Mauritania, Mali, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Internally, the country completely surrounds Gambia, the smallest nation on the continent. Culturally, the country is an exotic blend of several influences, including Western (through a long association with France) and Middle Eastern (due to trade with North African Arab nations).
For many years the grueling Dakar Rally began in Paris and ended in the Senegal capital but, due to security issues, the race was cancelled in 2008 then moved the following year to South America.
Senegal’s tourism is centred on its coastal resorts where reefs and cays are ideally suited for aquatic pursuits. Inland, large game parks and reserves await the more intrepid tourist and from a golfing perspective there are a handful of courses from which to choose.
The 9-hole Cap Skirring golf course is attached to the Club Med Resort and is a 3,455-yard Robert Berthet design from 1986. Michel Gayon skillfully laid out the Golf de Dakar-Technopole course on a tricky former salty swamp and, also in Dakar, is the 9-hole Golf des Almadies course. However, you’ll need to travel 50 miles to the south of Dakar, along the Atlantic coast, to find the country’s best golf course – Golf de Saly.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,157,"2018-09-02 22:22:35",Saly,,"BP 145,",,http://www.golfsaly.com,"50 miles SE of Dakar",Welcome,"Not known","Vic Bernstein","Not known", 52,44,"2018-09-01 04:45:23",Seychelles,"The Seychelles extend to around 174 square miles and they lie over 900 miles east of the African continent in the Indian Ocean, an archipelago nation of over a hundred different granite and coral islands. Along with Mauritius and Réunion, they form a trio of very desirable top-end holiday destinations.
Vasco de Gama is thought to have been the first European to set foot in the Seychelles in 1502 but it was the French, not the Portuguese, who ruled over the territory in the latter half of the 18th century. By 1810, however, Britain had stepped in to take control, a position that lasted until the islands gained independence in 1976.
The Lemuria golf course on Praslin is the only 18-hole layout in Seychelles but there is also the 9-hole Seychelles Golf Club layout – formerly known as Le Reef Golf Club – on the main island of Mahe. Routed around a mangrove swamp, it’s an interesting although rather short course.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,158,"2018-09-02 22:22:39",Lemuria,5,"Anse Kerlan,",,http://www.constancehotels.com/en/experiences/golf/lemuria/,"NW of Praslin island, next to the airport","No green fee for resort guests, compulsory cart charge applies","Olivier Morio","Rodney Wright with Marc-Antoine Farry",None,"The luxury resort of Lemuria in the Seychelles derives its name from a mythical “lost land” of the same name that was meant to exist somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Over a hundred suites and villas are laid out along the shoreline of the property between S" 59,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,1,"2018-09-02 21:44:38","St Francis Links",6,"1 Jack Nicklaus Drive, St Francis Bay 6312,",,http://www.stfrancislinks.com,"64 miles W of Port Elizabeth","Contact in advance","Jeff Clause","Jack Nicklaus","Not known","“True Links,” the excellent George Peper and Malcolm Campbell book that was first published in 2010, lists only 246 links golf courses worldwide and it features only one South African course, Humewood, a fine old layout established by Colonel Stafford Ver" 56,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,2,"2018-09-02 21:56:06",Humewood,5.3333333333333,"Marine Drive, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth,",,http://www.humewoodgolf.co.za,"5 miles SE of Port Elizabeth, off the M4","Welcome any day","Andrew McLean","S.V. Hotchkin","Brendon Timm","Humewood Golf Club was rated by the late, great Bobby Locke as one of the best links courses he’d ever played and for a man with four Open Championships to his name between 1949 and 1957, he was certainly well qualified to voice such an opinion. Dr Charle" 58,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,30,"2018-09-02 21:59:28","Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)",5.5,"1 Fairway Avenue, Linksfield North,",,http://www.royaljk.za.com,"Exit 116 from N3 eastern bypass","Welcome, except Saturdays and Sunday mornings","Chris Bentley","Robert Grimsdell","Greg Jacobs","It came as something of a shock to the system when Royal Johannesburg and Kensington golf clubs merged in 1998 to form the one club – after all, had both clubs not been established more than 100 years before? Proceeds from the sale of the Kensington prope" 60,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,31,"2018-09-02 21:59:40",Glendower,5,"20 Marias Road, Dowerglen ext2, Bedfordview,","+27 11 453 1013 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website Take the Linksfield turn off from the N3 Welcome, except Saturdays",http://www.glendower.co.za,"Take the Linksfield turn off from the N3","Welcome, except Saturdays","Sandy Burnard","C.H. Alison","Rudy Whitfield","Formed back in 1935, the Glendower Golf Club engaged the services of Harry Colt’s associate, Charles Hugh Alison, to lay out an 18-hole parkland course in two loops of nine on some old Glendower farmland. Fifty years later, the club embarked on a major up" 54,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,40,"2018-09-02 22:01:04","Durban (Country Club)",5.2,"Durban,",,http://www.durbancountryclub.co.za,"5km from Durban City Centre","Contact in advance","Pascale van Maris","Laurie Waters & George Waterman","Don Gammon","The Country Club course at Durban Country Club is universally considered to be one of the finest layouts in South Africa and it is regularly ranked as one of the World’s Top 100 golf courses. The experience is unforgettable and it has played host to seven" 55,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,65,"2018-09-02 22:04:10","Leopard Creek",5.5,"Malelane,",,http://www.leopardcreek.co.za,"4-hour drive from Johannesburg","Welcome midweek","Derek Muggeridge","Gary Player","Johan Piek","Leopard Creek Country Club is an exclusive facility, which opened in 1996. Businessman Johan Rupert owns it and his company sponsors the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. The front gate to the club is at the bridge leading over " 57,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,68,"2018-09-02 22:04:37","Gary Player",5.5,"Sun City Resort,",,http://www.suninternational.com/sun-city/activities/golf/,"100 miles NW of Johannesburg, off the R556","Welcome - Course is closed on Mondays for routine maintenance","Paul Kelley","Gary Player","Not known","The Gary Player Country Club is perhaps South Africa’s most famous course thanks to the annual Nedbank “Million Dollar Golf Challenge” which has been hosted here since 1981. Naturally the “Black Knight” designed the course and it’s one of the longest cour" 53,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,77,"2018-09-02 22:06:20","Fancourt (Links)",6,"George,",,http://www.fancourt.co.za,"7 km W of George","Hotel residents only","Ryan Reid","Gary Player","Tyronne Farrell","The Links course at Fancourt opened for play in November 2000 and it represents a unique and very tough South African golfing experience. The course was designed by Gary Player but only after the Black Knight’s team had studied in great detail the charact" 61,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,78,"2018-09-02 22:06:30","Fancourt (Montagu)",5.5,"Montagu Street, Blanco,",,http://www.fancourt.co.za,"7 km W of George","Fancourt Hotel residents only, book in advance","Ryan Reid","Gary Player, David McLay Kidd (2005)","Adam McKinlay","German entrepreneur Hasso Plattner – co-founder of computer software giant SAP – is the leisure time yachtsman and golfer whose vast financial resources were used to update the golfing complex at Fancourt in 1994. Located between the Outeniqua Mountains t" 62,47,"2018-09-01 04:45:55","South Africa","The term “Rainbow Nation” was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-1994 South Africa when apartheid rule officially ended. We’re now two decades on from the troubles and it’s brilliant to see this remarkable country blossom year on year. Long may it continue.
According to the South African Golf Association, there are more than 450 affiliated golf clubs serving more than 125,000 golfers. Surprisingly, the growth in the number of courses has remained relatively static over the last few years. Most new courses tend to be of the residential type and the recent majority have been built in the Western Cape.
In 2012, we extended our South African golf course rankings to a Top 100. To read our latest 2018 news release detailing the Top 100 Golf Courses of South Africa, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,79,"2018-09-02 22:06:32",Arabella,5.4444444444444,"Kleinmond, 7195 Cape Province,","+27 28 2840 000 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website 10km NW of Hermanus Contact in advance Mike Munro Peter Matkovich",http://arabellacountryestate.co.za,"10km NW of Hermanus","Contact in advance","Mike Munro","Peter Matkovich","Mike Munro","Arabella Golf Club is set dramatically on edge of the Bot River Lagoon. This wetland is home to thousands of waterfowl, so keep your eyes peeled for the Blue Crane… this beautiful bird is even the Arabella club emblem. The prolific architect Peter Matkovi" 63,49,"2018-09-01 04:46:28",Swaziland,"Swaziland – named after Mswati II the 19th century ruler – is a land locked country, bordered on its eastern side by Mozambique with South Africa surrounding it on its other three sides.
Independent from Great Britain since 1968, the one million inhabitants of Swaziland live in a country comparable in size to Wales (measuring around 125 miles in length by approximately 80 miles wide) with most of the working population employed in subsistence agriculture. A sad fact of life for this impoverished country is that it has the highest HIV infection rate in the world (a quarter of all adults) and the lowest life expectancy (32 years).
Both of these shocking statistics affecting the ordinary people of Swaziland makes the pursuit of golf within the country appear something of a grotesque irrelevance somehow. But despite this, there are in fact around a dozen golf courses in the country and the pick of these is a Peter Matkovich remodel at the opulent 4-star Sun International Resort of Royal Swazi Spa.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,187,"2018-09-02 22:25:06","Royal Swazi Spa",,"Main Road,","+268 416 5000 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website 120 miles E of Johannesburg Not known Peter Matkovich (redesigned)",http://www.suninternational.com,"120 miles E of Johannesburg",,"Not known","Peter Matkovich (redesigned)",None, 64,50,"2018-09-01 04:46:37",Tanzania,"Tanzania, formed by the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964, lies on the east coast of Africa, where it shares internal boundaries with eight other countries. It’s a land of diverse topography that encompasses such world famous locations as the snow-topped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the sparkling, deep waters of Lake Victoria and the vast plains of the Serengeti National Park – time to organise that long yearned-for safari, maybe?
The Tanzania Golf Union is the sport’s governing body in Tanzania with a membership of nine clubs, seven of which have the use of 9-hole courses. Two 18-hole layouts are situated in the capital at The Tanzania People’s Defence Forces Lugalo Golf Club (Howard Swan doubled the size of the old course recently) and at the Dar Es Salaam Gymkhana Club, where golf is just one of a number of sports available to members.
The course that will bring both golf and safari lovers to Tanzania opened in 2015 and the layout was designed by David Jones, the architect who fashioned Vipingo Ridge in neighbouring Kenya. The Kilimanjaro Golf Club, situated on the Kilimanjaro Golf & Wildlife Estate (also known locally as Kiligolf) is undoubtedly Tanzania’s flagship course that is routed under the watchful shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. You may also catch a glimpse of Monduli, Kiligolf's swimming giraffe, who regularly takes a dip in the club pool.
Our Tanzania rankings were last updated in March 2017.
Tanzania, formed by the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964, lies on the east coast of Africa, where it shares internal boundaries with eight other countries. It’s a land of diverse topography that encompasses such world famous locations as the snow-topped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the sparkling, deep waters of Lake Victoria and the vast plains of the Serengeti National Park – time to organise that long yearned-for safari, maybe?
The Tanzania Golf Union is the sport’s governing body in Tanzania with a membership of nine clubs, seven of which have the use of 9-hole courses. Two 18-hole layouts are situated in the capital at The Tanzania People’s Defence Forces Lugalo Golf Club (Howard Swan doubled the size of the old course recently) and at the Dar Es Salaam Gymkhana Club, where golf is just one of a number of sports available to members.
The course that will bring both golf and safari lovers to Tanzania opened in 2015 and the layout was designed by David Jones, the architect who fashioned Vipingo Ridge in neighbouring Kenya. The Kilimanjaro Golf Club, situated on the Kilimanjaro Golf & Wildlife Estate (also known locally as Kiligolf) is undoubtedly Tanzania’s flagship course that is routed under the watchful shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. You may also catch a glimpse of Monduli, Kiligolf's swimming giraffe, who regularly takes a dip in the club pool.
Our Tanzania rankings were last updated in March 2017.
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
Tunisia is the most northern country in Africa, flanked by Algeria to the west, Libya to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of a sandy coastline that extends to over 700 miles. Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all ruled this area of North Africa during the past few thousand years with the Tunisian people in control of their own destiny only since independence in 1956.
Tunisia lies very close to the European continent but many believe it has been slow to market the golf facilities it can offer a large number of potential visitors. There’s plenty of golfers in a large catchment area to the north just waiting to be tempted to travel a relatively short way to play here, especially when the sun shines on this part of the world nearly all the year round.
Although the first Tunisian golf course was established at Carthage in the 1920s, it was another fifty years before others followed and American architect Ron Fream led the way, designing exciting layouts from Tabarka in the north along the coastline to Monastir. Click here to read an exclusive quote he sent us from his home in Malaysia on his pioneering work in this country.
Following the 2010/11 Revolution, it will be interesting to see what the Tunisian government now does in order to further develop the nation’s golfing infrastructure.
We updated Tunisia's rankings in February 2017. Full details are here: Top 10 Golf Courses of Tunisia 2017
As you'd expect most of the golf in Zambia is centred around the capital. Lusaka is the product of a country battling to find its way in a new world, caught between colonial beginnings, years of socialist independence and now democracy.
There are a few sports clubs, and specifically for golfers there’s the Lusaka Golf Club, Chilanga Golf Club and Chainama Hills Golf Club, although according to the Zambia Golf Union there are more than twenty clubs operating a minimum of nine holes in the country.
Adam sent us the following comments in October 2013: “I used to live in Zambia. There is a surprisingly beautiful golf course in Solwezi in North-western Province. It is at the Kansanshi copper mine. It has zebras and sable living on the course. Considering the surroundings it’s surprisingly beautiful.” We're not sure the course is still in existence, if you have any information please let us know.
In the late 1970s Golf Digest ranked Nchanga Golf Club (built by copper miners) 14th in an article rating the 50 finest courses outside the United States, sadly it fell into disrepair, but it experienced a resurgence, hosting the Zambian Open in 2006 and 2011. If you've played any of these courses, or have any other information about golf in Zambia we'd love to hear about your experiences.
We updated our Top 5 Golf Courses of Zambia rankings in October 2016. Click the link to read the story.
As you'd expect most of the golf in Zambia is centred around the capital. Lusaka is the product of a country battling to find its way in a new world, caught between colonial beginnings, years of socialist independence and now democracy.
There are a few sports clubs, and specifically for golfers there’s the Lusaka Golf Club, Chilanga Golf Club and Chainama Hills Golf Club, although according to the Zambia Golf Union there are more than twenty clubs operating a minimum of nine holes in the country.
Adam sent us the following comments in October 2013: “I used to live in Zambia. There is a surprisingly beautiful golf course in Solwezi in North-western Province. It is at the Kansanshi copper mine. It has zebras and sable living on the course. Considering the surroundings it’s surprisingly beautiful.” We're not sure the course is still in existence, if you have any information please let us know.
In the late 1970s Golf Digest ranked Nchanga Golf Club (built by copper miners) 14th in an article rating the 50 finest courses outside the United States, sadly it fell into disrepair, but it experienced a resurgence, hosting the Zambian Open in 2006 and 2011. If you've played any of these courses, or have any other information about golf in Zambia we'd love to hear about your experiences.
We updated our Top 5 Golf Courses of Zambia rankings in October 2016. Click the link to read the story.
As you'd expect most of the golf in Zambia is centred around the capital. Lusaka is the product of a country battling to find its way in a new world, caught between colonial beginnings, years of socialist independence and now democracy.
There are a few sports clubs, and specifically for golfers there’s the Lusaka Golf Club, Chilanga Golf Club and Chainama Hills Golf Club, although according to the Zambia Golf Union there are more than twenty clubs operating a minimum of nine holes in the country.
Adam sent us the following comments in October 2013: “I used to live in Zambia. There is a surprisingly beautiful golf course in Solwezi in North-western Province. It is at the Kansanshi copper mine. It has zebras and sable living on the course. Considering the surroundings it’s surprisingly beautiful.” We're not sure the course is still in existence, if you have any information please let us know.
In the late 1970s Golf Digest ranked Nchanga Golf Club (built by copper miners) 14th in an article rating the 50 finest courses outside the United States, sadly it fell into disrepair, but it experienced a resurgence, hosting the Zambian Open in 2006 and 2011. If you've played any of these courses, or have any other information about golf in Zambia we'd love to hear about your experiences.
We updated our Top 5 Golf Courses of Zambia rankings in October 2016. Click the link to read the story.
As you'd expect most of the golf in Zambia is centred around the capital. Lusaka is the product of a country battling to find its way in a new world, caught between colonial beginnings, years of socialist independence and now democracy.
There are a few sports clubs, and specifically for golfers there’s the Lusaka Golf Club, Chilanga Golf Club and Chainama Hills Golf Club, although according to the Zambia Golf Union there are more than twenty clubs operating a minimum of nine holes in the country.
Adam sent us the following comments in October 2013: “I used to live in Zambia. There is a surprisingly beautiful golf course in Solwezi in North-western Province. It is at the Kansanshi copper mine. It has zebras and sable living on the course. Considering the surroundings it’s surprisingly beautiful.” We're not sure the course is still in existence, if you have any information please let us know.
In the late 1970s Golf Digest ranked Nchanga Golf Club (built by copper miners) 14th in an article rating the 50 finest courses outside the United States, sadly it fell into disrepair, but it experienced a resurgence, hosting the Zambian Open in 2006 and 2011. If you've played any of these courses, or have any other information about golf in Zambia we'd love to hear about your experiences.
We updated our Top 5 Golf Courses of Zambia rankings in October 2016. Click the link to read the story.
As you'd expect most of the golf in Zambia is centred around the capital. Lusaka is the product of a country battling to find its way in a new world, caught between colonial beginnings, years of socialist independence and now democracy.
There are a few sports clubs, and specifically for golfers there’s the Lusaka Golf Club, Chilanga Golf Club and Chainama Hills Golf Club, although according to the Zambia Golf Union there are more than twenty clubs operating a minimum of nine holes in the country.
Adam sent us the following comments in October 2013: “I used to live in Zambia. There is a surprisingly beautiful golf course in Solwezi in North-western Province. It is at the Kansanshi copper mine. It has zebras and sable living on the course. Considering the surroundings it’s surprisingly beautiful.” We're not sure the course is still in existence, if you have any information please let us know.
In the late 1970s Golf Digest ranked Nchanga Golf Club (built by copper miners) 14th in an article rating the 50 finest courses outside the United States, sadly it fell into disrepair, but it experienced a resurgence, hosting the Zambian Open in 2006 and 2011. If you've played any of these courses, or have any other information about golf in Zambia we'd love to hear about your experiences.
We updated our Top 5 Golf Courses of Zambia rankings in October 2016. Click the link to read the story.
Landlocked Zimbabwe has a rich cultural heritage that predates the Colonial era but few holidaymakers are heading to one of southern Africa’s most glorious countries.
Zimbabwe grew out of British Colonial Rhodesia and has been ruled since the Rhodesian Bush War by Robert Mugabe. Although the economy is slowly improving, millions of Zimbabweans are still dependent on food aid and disease outbreaks only compound the situation.
It seems crass to promote golf and travel to Zimbabwe but the reality is that golf has been played here since the early white settlers arrived in the 19th century. The first official golf club was founded in Bulawayo in 1895 and there are around 50 golf courses in Zimbabwe today. The best courses are located in Harare and we’ll be keeping a watchful eye on the Zimbabwean situation and fingers crossed hoping things continue to improve.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,236,"2018-09-02 22:31:11","Royal Harare",,"5th Street,",,http://royalharare.co.zw/Home_(1).aspx,"2 miles N of Harare city centre",Welcome,"Ian Mathieson","Steve Smyers","Mike Bayliss","The prestigious old parkland course at Royal Harare Golf Club – originally founded as Salisbury Golf Club in 1898 – occupies a sizeable property in downtown Harare, next to the Sports Club cricket ground and the Presidential Palace. The course has been th" 82,55,"2018-09-01 04:47:39",Zimbabwe,"Landlocked Zimbabwe has a rich cultural heritage that predates the Colonial era but few holidaymakers are heading to one of southern Africa’s most glorious countries.
Zimbabwe grew out of British Colonial Rhodesia and has been ruled since the Rhodesian Bush War by Robert Mugabe. Although the economy is slowly improving, millions of Zimbabweans are still dependent on food aid and disease outbreaks only compound the situation.
It seems crass to promote golf and travel to Zimbabwe but the reality is that golf has been played here since the early white settlers arrived in the 19th century. The first official golf club was founded in Bulawayo in 1895 and there are around 50 golf courses in Zimbabwe today. The best courses are located in Harare and we’ll be keeping a watchful eye on the Zimbabwean situation and fingers crossed hoping things continue to improve.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,237,"2018-09-02 22:31:16",Chapman,,"Samora Machel Avenue East,",,http://www.chapmangolfclub.co.zw,"1 mile E of downtown Harare","Welcome – contact in advance","Not known","Peter Matkovich","Roger Baylis", 83,55,"2018-09-01 04:47:39",Zimbabwe,"Landlocked Zimbabwe has a rich cultural heritage that predates the Colonial era but few holidaymakers are heading to one of southern Africa’s most glorious countries.
Zimbabwe grew out of British Colonial Rhodesia and has been ruled since the Rhodesian Bush War by Robert Mugabe. Although the economy is slowly improving, millions of Zimbabweans are still dependent on food aid and disease outbreaks only compound the situation.
It seems crass to promote golf and travel to Zimbabwe but the reality is that golf has been played here since the early white settlers arrived in the 19th century. The first official golf club was founded in Bulawayo in 1895 and there are around 50 golf courses in Zimbabwe today. The best courses are located in Harare and we’ll be keeping a watchful eye on the Zimbabwean situation and fingers crossed hoping things continue to improve.
",1,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Africa,238,"2018-09-02 22:31:25","Leopard Rock",,"Eggardon Road, Bvumba Road,",,http://www.leopardrockhotel.info,"180 miles SE of Harare",Welcome,"Not known","Peter Matkovich","Bryan Rocher", 84,57,"2018-09-01 04:48:11",Bangladesh,"Bangladesh is special, with passionate people and rich history. Located at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal, where it borders India on all sides with the exception of a small border with Myanmar. Bangladesh seems to hit the headlines after regular natural calamities such as cyclones and flooding. The adverse weather has kept the tourists at bay and therefore Bangladesh remains free from commercialisation. With one of the world’s longest beaches, a 2000-year-old archaeological site and a fantastic national park with wildlife ranging from crocodiles and dolphins to the Bengal Tiger, Bangladesh has much to offer. It can be wet during the monsoon season which once more places Bangladesh at the mercy of the weather.
Golf in Bangladesh has yet to find a passionate following, unlike cricket. But, according to the Bangladesh Golf Federation, there are 14 Bangladeshi golf courses and perhaps one of the best is located in the colourful capital of Dhaka. The 2006 Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship was held at the newly fashioned Kurmitola Golf Club and we are aware of courses at Bhatiary Golf and Country Club and Savar Golf Club but we can’t make any recommendations because we simply don’t know enough about golf in Bangladesh. If you can help, we’d love to hear from you.
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,244,"2018-09-02 22:32:15",Kurmitola,3,"Dhaka Cantonment,",,http://www.kgc-bd.com,"3 km S of Zia International Airport","Welcome - contact in advance","Col Sardar Hassan Kabir","Frank Pennink, Dr. Sukitti Klangvhisai","Not known", 85,58,"2018-09-01 04:48:26",Bhutan,"The Kingdom of Bhutan is nestled in the eastern Himalayas. This mountainous country is a spiritual place where many saints and mystics have made the long pilgrimage to bless the Bhutanese people and their land. The Bhutanese treasure their beautiful, natural environment and consequently Bhutan is guarded, with tourism and foreign influences regulated by the government to ensure that their Buddhist culture is preserved. With breathtaking scenery and stunning architecture in the shape of monasteries, chapels and precious Buddhist sites, Bhutan is a place of real magic and humble majesty and we hope it will always stay that way.
Do you need to pack your golf clubs? The short answer is yes. Even His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck plays golf. In fact the King has his own private layout on his property in Punhaka but you’ll naturally need a royal invite to play it. The only golf course open to the public is at Royal Thimphu Golf Club. All other Bhutanese courses are located at military bases. So if you fancy golf on top of the world at serious altitude, remember to take your clubs to Royal Thimphu.
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,261,"2018-09-02 22:34:13","Royal Thimphu",,"Chhopel Lam,",,,"5kms SE of Thimphu",Welcome,"Not known","Indian Army Officer, Ron Fream",None, 86,59,"2018-09-01 04:48:47","Brunei Darussalam","Negara Brunei Darussalam, to give Brunei its full title, is located on the island of Borneo (the third largest island in the world), but Brunei is a mere speck, surrounded by Malaysia and the South China Sea. Although very small, the sultanate of Brunei is one of the world’s richest oil states. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is quite a wealthy man too, once topping the world rich list with an estimated fortune of a $40 billion. Brunei, the gateway to Borneo, is a tea-total, alcohol-free country, so if you fancy a tipple you’ll have to pop across the border into neighbouring Malaysia. Jerudong Theme Park is the most commercially developed tourist attraction but if you want to get away from it all, the Belalong National Park takes some beating with its jungle and rainforest walks.
Despite its diminutive size, Brunei has six golf courses from which to choose and most are set against a rainforest backdrop or the glistening South China Sea (or both). Royal Brunei Golf & Country Club is the “Augusta of Asia”, according to Ronald Fream its designer and the Pantai Mentiri Golf Club which overlooks Brunei Bay is a nice test. Golf was first played in Brunei at Panaga in the 1920s, although the golf club was not inaugurated until 1934. The pick of Brunei's courses is the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout at the extravagant 5 star Empire Hotel & Country Club, which is a rather impressive “monument to luxury”.
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,266,"2018-09-02 22:34:55",Empire,5,"Jerudong Negara BG3122,",,http://www.theempirehotel.com,"5 miles NW of the International airport",Welcome,"Not known","Jack Nicklaus","Not known","The tiny sultanate of Brunei is home to one of the most surprising and opulent courses in all of Asia. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in the late 1990s, the Empire course was the venue for the inaugural Brunei Open on the Asian Tour in 2005, signali" 87,59,"2018-09-01 04:48:47","Brunei Darussalam","Negara Brunei Darussalam, to give Brunei its full title, is located on the island of Borneo (the third largest island in the world), but Brunei is a mere speck, surrounded by Malaysia and the South China Sea. Although very small, the sultanate of Brunei is one of the world’s richest oil states. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is quite a wealthy man too, once topping the world rich list with an estimated fortune of a $40 billion. Brunei, the gateway to Borneo, is a tea-total, alcohol-free country, so if you fancy a tipple you’ll have to pop across the border into neighbouring Malaysia. Jerudong Theme Park is the most commercially developed tourist attraction but if you want to get away from it all, the Belalong National Park takes some beating with its jungle and rainforest walks.
Despite its diminutive size, Brunei has six golf courses from which to choose and most are set against a rainforest backdrop or the glistening South China Sea (or both). Royal Brunei Golf & Country Club is the “Augusta of Asia”, according to Ronald Fream its designer and the Pantai Mentiri Golf Club which overlooks Brunei Bay is a nice test. Golf was first played in Brunei at Panaga in the 1920s, although the golf club was not inaugurated until 1934. The pick of Brunei's courses is the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout at the extravagant 5 star Empire Hotel & Country Club, which is a rather impressive “monument to luxury”.
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,267,"2018-09-02 22:35:07","Royal Brunei",4,"Jerudong Park,",,,"25 km W of Brunei International Airport","Welcome, except on religious holidays","Not known","Ron Fream of Golfplan","Not known", 88,59,"2018-09-01 04:48:47","Brunei Darussalam","Negara Brunei Darussalam, to give Brunei its full title, is located on the island of Borneo (the third largest island in the world), but Brunei is a mere speck, surrounded by Malaysia and the South China Sea. Although very small, the sultanate of Brunei is one of the world’s richest oil states. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is quite a wealthy man too, once topping the world rich list with an estimated fortune of a $40 billion. Brunei, the gateway to Borneo, is a tea-total, alcohol-free country, so if you fancy a tipple you’ll have to pop across the border into neighbouring Malaysia. Jerudong Theme Park is the most commercially developed tourist attraction but if you want to get away from it all, the Belalong National Park takes some beating with its jungle and rainforest walks.
Despite its diminutive size, Brunei has six golf courses from which to choose and most are set against a rainforest backdrop or the glistening South China Sea (or both). Royal Brunei Golf & Country Club is the “Augusta of Asia”, according to Ronald Fream its designer and the Pantai Mentiri Golf Club which overlooks Brunei Bay is a nice test. Golf was first played in Brunei at Panaga in the 1920s, although the golf club was not inaugurated until 1934. The pick of Brunei's courses is the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout at the extravagant 5 star Empire Hotel & Country Club, which is a rather impressive “monument to luxury”.
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,268,"2018-09-02 22:36:14","Pantai Mentiri",,,,,"17km E of Brunei international airport","Welcome, except on religious holidays","Not known","Ron Fream of Golfplan","Not known","Ron Fream of Golfplan laid out the course here at Pantai Mentiri Golf Club in 1983 and he would return again to Brunei before the decade was over to design and construct the Royal Brunei course, on the other side of the nation’s international airport. The" 89,60,"2018-09-01 04:48:56",Cambodia,"Cambodia has seen its fair share of problems but the country is getting back on its feet and back on the travel map. Located in southeast Asia, Cambodia has been occupied by many, consequently there’s an eclectic mixture of architecture and influence which can be seen in the French Colonial buildings in Phnom Penh for example. After the end of the Civil War during the 1980s things are finally settling down and long may it continue.
Naturally golf in Cambodia is relatively thin on the ground but we are aware of few golf clubs, several of which are located within a reasonable distance of the capital, Phnom Penh. Cambodia Golf and Country Club is home to the country’s first course which was opened for play in 1996 and the Royal Cambodia Golf Club came along in 2004.
In 2006, the new 7,145-yard Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap opened for play, bringing a world-class course to Cambodia and a tourism boost to the stunning area famous for its 1,000-year-old Angkor temples. In 2008, the Nick Faldo-designed layout at Angkor Resort was unveiled, raising Siem Reap's golfing bar even higher.
The best course that's located reasonably close to the capital is Garden City Golf Club, which opened in 2013. Further afield in Koh Kong on the Gulf of Thailand coast, we're keeping an eye on the developments at the Dara Sakor Resort, where 54 golf holes are planned. The first course, called the Ocean, is already open.
Our Cambodian Top 5 rankings were last updated in January 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Cambodia has seen its fair share of problems but the country is getting back on its feet and back on the travel map. Located in southeast Asia, Cambodia has been occupied by many, consequently there’s an eclectic mixture of architecture and influence which can be seen in the French Colonial buildings in Phnom Penh for example. After the end of the Civil War during the 1980s things are finally settling down and long may it continue.
Naturally golf in Cambodia is relatively thin on the ground but we are aware of few golf clubs, several of which are located within a reasonable distance of the capital, Phnom Penh. Cambodia Golf and Country Club is home to the country’s first course which was opened for play in 1996 and the Royal Cambodia Golf Club came along in 2004.
In 2006, the new 7,145-yard Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap opened for play, bringing a world-class course to Cambodia and a tourism boost to the stunning area famous for its 1,000-year-old Angkor temples. In 2008, the Nick Faldo-designed layout at Angkor Resort was unveiled, raising Siem Reap's golfing bar even higher.
The best course that's located reasonably close to the capital is Garden City Golf Club, which opened in 2013. Further afield in Koh Kong on the Gulf of Thailand coast, we're keeping an eye on the developments at the Dara Sakor Resort, where 54 golf holes are planned. The first course, called the Ocean, is already open.
Our Cambodian Top 5 rankings were last updated in January 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Cambodia has seen its fair share of problems but the country is getting back on its feet and back on the travel map. Located in southeast Asia, Cambodia has been occupied by many, consequently there’s an eclectic mixture of architecture and influence which can be seen in the French Colonial buildings in Phnom Penh for example. After the end of the Civil War during the 1980s things are finally settling down and long may it continue.
Naturally golf in Cambodia is relatively thin on the ground but we are aware of few golf clubs, several of which are located within a reasonable distance of the capital, Phnom Penh. Cambodia Golf and Country Club is home to the country’s first course which was opened for play in 1996 and the Royal Cambodia Golf Club came along in 2004.
In 2006, the new 7,145-yard Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap opened for play, bringing a world-class course to Cambodia and a tourism boost to the stunning area famous for its 1,000-year-old Angkor temples. In 2008, the Nick Faldo-designed layout at Angkor Resort was unveiled, raising Siem Reap's golfing bar even higher.
The best course that's located reasonably close to the capital is Garden City Golf Club, which opened in 2013. Further afield in Koh Kong on the Gulf of Thailand coast, we're keeping an eye on the developments at the Dara Sakor Resort, where 54 golf holes are planned. The first course, called the Ocean, is already open.
Our Cambodian Top 5 rankings were last updated in January 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Cambodia has seen its fair share of problems but the country is getting back on its feet and back on the travel map. Located in southeast Asia, Cambodia has been occupied by many, consequently there’s an eclectic mixture of architecture and influence which can be seen in the French Colonial buildings in Phnom Penh for example. After the end of the Civil War during the 1980s things are finally settling down and long may it continue.
Naturally golf in Cambodia is relatively thin on the ground but we are aware of few golf clubs, several of which are located within a reasonable distance of the capital, Phnom Penh. Cambodia Golf and Country Club is home to the country’s first course which was opened for play in 1996 and the Royal Cambodia Golf Club came along in 2004.
In 2006, the new 7,145-yard Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap opened for play, bringing a world-class course to Cambodia and a tourism boost to the stunning area famous for its 1,000-year-old Angkor temples. In 2008, the Nick Faldo-designed layout at Angkor Resort was unveiled, raising Siem Reap's golfing bar even higher.
The best course that's located reasonably close to the capital is Garden City Golf Club, which opened in 2013. Further afield in Koh Kong on the Gulf of Thailand coast, we're keeping an eye on the developments at the Dara Sakor Resort, where 54 golf holes are planned. The first course, called the Ocean, is already open.
Our Cambodian Top 5 rankings were last updated in January 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Cambodia has seen its fair share of problems but the country is getting back on its feet and back on the travel map. Located in southeast Asia, Cambodia has been occupied by many, consequently there’s an eclectic mixture of architecture and influence which can be seen in the French Colonial buildings in Phnom Penh for example. After the end of the Civil War during the 1980s things are finally settling down and long may it continue.
Naturally golf in Cambodia is relatively thin on the ground but we are aware of few golf clubs, several of which are located within a reasonable distance of the capital, Phnom Penh. Cambodia Golf and Country Club is home to the country’s first course which was opened for play in 1996 and the Royal Cambodia Golf Club came along in 2004.
In 2006, the new 7,145-yard Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap opened for play, bringing a world-class course to Cambodia and a tourism boost to the stunning area famous for its 1,000-year-old Angkor temples. In 2008, the Nick Faldo-designed layout at Angkor Resort was unveiled, raising Siem Reap's golfing bar even higher.
The best course that's located reasonably close to the capital is Garden City Golf Club, which opened in 2013. Further afield in Koh Kong on the Gulf of Thailand coast, we're keeping an eye on the developments at the Dara Sakor Resort, where 54 golf holes are planned. The first course, called the Ocean, is already open.
Our Cambodian Top 5 rankings were last updated in January 2017. Click the link to read the story.
China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,293,"2018-09-02 22:39:17","Shanqin Bay",5.5,"Bo’ao,",,http://en.shanqinbay.com,"100 miles SE of Haikou","Members and their guests only","Joey Garon","Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw",None,"You’ll find Shanqin Bay in the south east of Hainan Island, close to the remote village of Bo’ao, and its fairways occupy a spectacular coastal site on which many thought a golf course could never be built, such is the extremely challenging nature of the " 95,61,"2018-09-01 04:49:07",China,"China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,294,"2018-09-02 22:39:22","Spring City (Lake)",5,"TangChi, YiLiang, Kunming,",,http://www.springcityresort.com,"15 miles E of Kunming","Welcome - contact in advance","Albert Leong","Robert Trent Jones Jnr","Jason Hoyles","When playing some Trent Jones Junior designs, you sometimes become aware of the sheer effort that has been made to lend the desired drama to the golf holes. Trent Jones posited the theory that a good golf course is a blend of holes drawn from three styles" 96,61,"2018-09-01 04:49:07",China,"China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,295,"2018-09-02 22:39:27","Mission Hills (Blackstone)",3.5,"No 1 Mission Hills Boulevard, Haikou,",,http://www.missionhillschina.com,"12 miles W of Haikou Meilan International airport",Welcome,"Gerd Knaust","Brian Curley and Lee Schmidt","Peter Krause","Described as the “crown jewel” at the Mission Hills Resort on Hainan Island, the Blackstone course is marketed as the premier 18-hole layout at a ten-course golf complex where each and every track was designed by the prolific Schmidt-Curley Design team. F" 97,61,"2018-09-01 04:49:07",China,"China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,296,"2018-09-02 22:39:40","Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula (East)",5,"Wanning,",,,"100 miles S of Haikou",Welcome,"Jimmy Luk","Tom Weiskopf with Phil Smith","Stewart Kemp","Located on the south side of Hainan Island, a mere 60 minutes by high speed train from Haikou, the 36-hole Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula golf complex was fashioned by Tom Weiskopf and his design associate Phil Smith. The two 18-hole courses – West and East " 98,61,"2018-09-01 04:49:07",China,"China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,297,"2018-09-02 22:39:43","Sheshan International",6,"Lane 288, New Linyin Avenue, Sheshan National Tourism Resort, Sonjiang District,",,http://www.sheshangolf.com,"20 minutes W of Shanghai centre","Members and their guests only","Roger Foo","Nelson & Haworth","Roger Foo","Shanghai is becoming a must-visit golfing destination as great courses are being built in the area to cater for not only visitors and Chinese members but also ex-pats who work in the numerous blue chip international companies based in the city. Sheshan In" 99,61,"2018-09-01 04:49:07",China,"China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,298,"2018-09-02 22:39:49","Spring City (Mountain)",5,"TangChi, YiLiang, Kunming,",,http://www.springcityresort.com,"15 miles E of Kunming","Welcome - contact in advance","Albert Leong","Jack Nicklaus","Jason Hoyles","The Jack Nicklaus designed Mountain Course at Spring City in China kept a little closer to the resort brief and is consequently a more forgiving course compared with Trent Jones Jnr's [Lake] design slightly lower down the hill. Jack's course is perched mo" 100,61,"2018-09-01 04:49:07",China,"China is a world rather than a country. You will need a great deal of time and money to travel thoroughly around this cultural centre of Eastern Asia and the world’s fourth largest country. It is just as well that China is big because it’s home to a great many people – this is the world’s most populous country. We have much more than the Chinese Takeaway for which to thank them. Paper money began here in China, along with gunpowder and credit banking. Where might China be now if it wasn’t for the authoritarianism of Chairman Mao? Perhaps without Mao, China would boast at least as many golf courses as the USA, but the reality is that golf outside Hong Kong is a relatively new sport and the Republic's golfing heritage reaches back only a few decades.
We’re not too sure exactly when the Golf Association of the Republic of China was founded, but the game of golf here in the east is still the preserve of the wealthy. Nevertheless, China has the world’s biggest golf club at Mission Hills, perched high on the Hong Kong border. This 216-hole super club has twelve courses (seven at Shenzhen and five at Dongguan), all of which have been designed by world-renowned architects from five continents. Els, Faldo, Norman, Duval, Ozaki, Leadbetter, Olazábal and Nicklaus have all signed their name indelibly at Mission Hills. But the best layouts in the Mission Hills twenty-two course portfolio are actually located at Haikou on Hainan Island, where the Schmidt-Curley Design team fashioned each of the ten courses.
We last updated our China Top 50 rankings in December 2017. Click the link to read the story.
Crackdown on Golf in China
",2,"2018-03-21 04:56:38",Asia,299,"2018-09-02 22:40:00","Shanghai Links",6,"1600 Ling Bai Road, Pudong New District,",,http://shanghailinks.com,"13km N of Shanghai Pudong international airport","Members and their guests only","Danny Jiang","Jack Nicklaus","Not known","The private Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Shanghai Links Golf & Country Club is laid out within a large residential site close to where the mighty Yangtze River empties into the East China Sea. In this windswept environment, it’s hard to imagine you a"