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| 2 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
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 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
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 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 3 | 2018-09-02 21:56:09 | Wild Coast | 5 | Main Bizana Road, | http://www.suninternational.com | Off the N2/R61, 110 miles S of Durban | Welcome, contact in advance | Myan Moodley | Robert Trent Jones II | Fred Beaver | Wild Coast Sun Country Club – another of the popular vacation destinations owned by the Sun International Leisure Group of Hotels, Resorts and Casinos – is laid out within a 1,800-acre estate on the edge of the Eastern Cape, overlooking the Indian Ocean, | |
| 3 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 4 | 2018-09-02 21:56:16 | East London | 22 Gleneagles Road, Bunkers Hill, East London, | http://elgc.co.za | Off the R72 North East Expressway | Contact in advance | Wellington Sonanze | George Peck, S.V. Hotchkin | Michelle de Vries | The ground at Bunkers Hill was the third and final site chosen by East London Golf Club members and the course opened in 1923, thirty years after the club was formed. The course has hosted the South African Open six times (between 1930 and 2001) and it’s | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 5 | 2018-09-02 21:56:23 | Fish River | http://www.suninternational.com | Off the N2 between Port Alfred and East London | Welcome anytime | Wessel Benson | Gary Player | Not known | The Fish River Sun Country Club – formerly part of the Sun International Leisure Group of Hotels, Resorts and Casinos – is located just outside Port Alfred on the Eastern Cape coast. It’s a Gary Player designed parkland course which plays to nearly 7,000 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 6 | 2018-09-02 21:56:30 | St Francis Bay | Lyme Road, St Francis Bay 6312, | http://www.stfrancisgolf.co.za | 64 miles W of Port Elizabeth | Welcome anytime but book in advance | Margie Dolgoy | Bob Grimsdell, Danie Obermeyer | Not known | In the mid 1970s, developer Leighton Hulett transformed part of the Sea Vista area – situated to the south of where the River Kromme reaches the ocean – into a 9-hole course designed by legendary golf architect Bob Grimsdell. Danie Obermeyer subsequently | ||
| 6 | 1 | 2018-09-01 04:39:16 | Eastern Cape | <p>Formed in 1994, Eastern Cape lies on the south coast of South Africa and it shares internal boundaries with four other provinces as well as a border with three districts in the land locked country and enclave of Lesotho. The conurbations around the coastal cities of Port Elizabeth and East London are where many of the seven million people in the province have gravitated to and these busy ports play a central part in the region’s economy. </p><p>Amateur golf in Eastern Cape is administered by the Eastern Province Golf Union</a> (with 7,000 members in 26 clubs) and Border Golf Union (which has around 3,000 members in 23 clubs). The Eastern Cape Women’s Golf Association</a> looks after female golfers, and this governing body oversees the golfing affairs of members in 26 affiliated clubs. </p><p>Humewood</a> is said to be the only true links layout in the whole country and it dates back to the late 1920s when SV Hotchkin set out the course whilst on a visit from England. He also, during the same trip, had a hand in the design of the East London</a> course on a site that the club had moved to in 1923. Of more recent vintage, Robert Trent Jones Jnr’s Wild Coast</a> course near Port Edward and the Jack Nicklaus St Francis Links</a> layout hold lofty positions in the national ranking charts. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 7 | 2018-09-02 21:56:44 | Wedgewood Golf & Country Estate | Old Cape Road, Greenbushes, 6070 Port Elizabeth, | http://wedgewoodvillage.co.za | 26 miles SW of Port Elizabeth city centre | Members and their guests only | Hector Nicou | Sean Quinn of Golf Data | Matthew Thompson | Members of the Port Elizabeth Jewish community established Wedgewood Park Country Club in 1949 and it was named in honour of British politician Josiah Clement Wedgwood, a strong campaigner for social justice who was also instrumental in saving the lives o | ||
| 8 | 2 | 2018-09-01 04:40:19 | Free State | <p>Formerly known as Orange Free State, the Free State province – with tens of thousands of farms laid out on the relatively flat plains in the heart of the country – is known as the granary of South Africa. British Army Major Henry Douglas Warden founded Bloemfontein, the largest provincial city, in 1846 and it’s now home to a population of around a third of a million people. </p><p>The Free State Golf Union</a> is the governing body for amateur golfers who are in membership of the 37 clubs in the Free State province. Twenty-four of the courses are 9-hole layouts whilst the fairways at Kroonstad number ten in total. The course at Harrismith was laid out in 1887 therefore it claims to be the third oldest in the nation.</p><p>The best two courses in the province are new millennium offerings that lie within six miles of each other on either side of Parys, a small town located on the Vaal River, which forms the boundary with North West province. The 18-hole layout at Parys Golf & Country Estate</a> debuted in 2007, shortly before the Nick Price-designed course at Vaal de Gráce Golf Estate</a> opened for play.</p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 28 | 2018-09-02 21:59:13 | Vaal de Grace | The Island, | +27 (0) 56 811 2013 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website | http://www.vaaldegracegolfestate.co.za | 71 miles SW of Johannesburg city centre | Welcome | Dean O'Riley | Nick Price | Dean O'Riley | The course at Vaal de Gráce is situated six miles along the Vaal River from Parys Golf & Country Estate in the Free State and it’s the first South African design project for Nick Price. In recent times, Nick has collaborated with the likes of Tom Fazio, C | |
| 9 | 2 | 2018-09-01 04:40:19 | Free State | <p>Formerly known as Orange Free State, the Free State province – with tens of thousands of farms laid out on the relatively flat plains in the heart of the country – is known as the granary of South Africa. British Army Major Henry Douglas Warden founded Bloemfontein, the largest provincial city, in 1846 and it’s now home to a population of around a third of a million people. </p><p>The Free State Golf Union</a> is the governing body for amateur golfers who are in membership of the 37 clubs in the Free State province. Twenty-four of the courses are 9-hole layouts whilst the fairways at Kroonstad number ten in total. The course at Harrismith was laid out in 1887 therefore it claims to be the third oldest in the nation.</p><p>The best two courses in the province are new millennium offerings that lie within six miles of each other on either side of Parys, a small town located on the Vaal River, which forms the boundary with North West province. The 18-hole layout at Parys Golf & Country Estate</a> debuted in 2007, shortly before the Nick Price-designed course at Vaal de Gráce Golf Estate</a> opened for play.</p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 29 | 2018-09-02 21:59:25 | Parys | c/o Briel and Venus Street, | http://www.parysestate.co.za | 66 miles SW of Johannesburg city centre | Welcome anytime | TBC | Cobie Le Grange with DDV Design | Jandre Nel | Parys Golf Club was founded in 1976 and it sits on the banks of the Vaal River in Free State province. Interestingly, the town lies within the Vredefort Dome – a large crater that was formed by an asteroid strike millions of years ago – which is now a UNE | ||
| 10 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
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 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
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 |
| 12 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 32 | 2018-09-02 21:59:52 | River Club - Johannesburg | 4 | Links Road, Sandton, | +27 (0) 11 783 1166 ‹ Previous › Next 12 km N of downtown Johannesburg Members and their guests only | 12 km N of downtown Johannesburg | Members and their guests only | Gustav Putter | Robert Grimsdell | Not known | Founded in 1967 by businessman Punch Barlow, the River Club is an ultra-exclusive golf club located in the well-to-do Sandton district of Johannesburg. Unlike most top South African courses, the River Club do not operate a pay-and-play facility so the onl | |
| 13 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 33 | 2018-09-02 21:59:58 | Blair Atholl | Centurion, | http://www.blairatholl.co.za | 30 miles NE of Johannesburg city centre | Welcome - contact in advance | Paul Marks | Gary Player | Paul Marks | Situated just outside the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservatory to the north of Johannesburg, Blair Atholl was Gary Player’s home for almost quarter of a century before developer Robbie Wray helped transform the property into a low density residential estat | ||
| 14 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 34 | 2018-09-02 22:00:06 | Johannesburg (Woodmead) | 5 | Lincoln Street, Woodmead, | http://thecountryclub.co.za | Exit 29 from M1 | Welcome, contact in advance | Bevan du Plessis | F. Hawtree | Richard Fulford | Woodmead is regarded as the more prestigious of the two 18-hole courses at the Country Club of Johannesburg though the Rocklands course is a very good, more open layout than its neighbour and well worth combining in a 36-hole visit. Located in the norther | |
| 15 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 35 | 2018-09-02 22:00:16 | Steyn City | Midrand, | http://www.steyncity.co.za | 40 km N of downtown Johannesburg | Members and their guests only | Norman Mashaba | Sean Quinn of Nicklaus Design | not known | |||
| 16 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 36 | 2018-09-02 22:00:24 | Kyalami | 5 | Maple Road, | http://www.kyalamicc.co.za | Take the Allandale off ramp from the N1 | Welcome Monday to Friday | Pierre Brink | Arthur Tomsett | Not known | Kyalami is perhaps better known in sporting circles as the race track used for the South African motor racing Grand Prix when it was held there between 1967 and 1993. The golf course near to the race circuit goes back even further in time though as it was | |
| 17 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 37 | 2018-09-02 22:00:32 | Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (West) | 1 Fairway Avenue, Linksfield North, | http://www.royaljk.za.com | Exit 116 from N3 eastern bypass | Welcome, except Saturdays and Sunday mornings | Chris Bentley | Laurie Waters | Greg Jacobs | For over a hundred years, Royal Johannesburg and Kensington golf clubs each went their separate ways until 1998 when they amalgamated to form a new club. The Kensington property was sold and the money used to upgrading the clubhouse and the two courses on | ||
| 18 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 38 | 2018-09-02 22:00:45 | Randpark (Firethorn) | Setperk Street, Randpark, Randburg 2194, | http://www.randpark.co.za | Take Bayers Naude Drive off ramp from N1 | Welcome, except Saturday mornings | Mellett Hendrikse | Sid Brews, Sean Quinn (Golf Data) | Martin Whitcher | The Randpark course was established in the mid-1960s when Randpark Golf Club acquired some land adjacent to their Windsor Park course and Sid Brews was tasked with routing a second 18-hole layout. Mark Muller later redesigned the Randpark course greens in | ||
| 19 | 3 | 2018-09-01 04:40:28 | Gauteng | <p>Measuring a mere 7,000 square miles in area, Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but it’s also the most densely populated, with an estimated eleven and a half million residents. Much of its landmass is classed as Highveld – an inland grassland plateau that sits more than 5,000 feet above sea level – where golf balls fly a lot further than down on the Indian Ocean coastline to the south. </p><p>Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union</a> (26,000 members in 34 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union</a> (7,000 members in 18 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union</a> with 19,000 members in 25 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. </p><p>A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)</a> and the CH Alison-designed Glendower</a> in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club</a> and Johannesburg (Woodmead)</a> are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl</a> layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 39 | 2018-09-02 22:00:52 | Serengeti (Masai Mara) | Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, | +27 (0) 11 552 7200 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website | http://serengeti.co.za | 10 km NE of Johannesburg | Welcome – contact in advance | Mark Renwick | Jack Nicklaus | Pierre van Vuuren | Named after the game reserve in Kenya, the Masai Mara course at the Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate was designed by the Golden Bear and opened for play in June 2009. The main Masai Mara championship layout is accompanied by the 9-hole Whistling Thorn cou | |
| 20 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
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 | |
| 21 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 41 | 2018-09-02 22:01:09 | Zimbali | 4 | http://www.zimbali.co.za | Take exit 210 from the N2 | Welcome anytime | Gavin Woodroffe | Tom Weiskopf | Kyle Caitano | Tom Weiskopf has designed more than 40 courses worldwide since he stopped playing competitively, which is not a prodigious number compared to other top-end golf course architects. However, Tom is in the business of providing quality, not quantity and Zimb | ||
| 22 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 42 | 2018-09-02 22:01:11 | Champagne Sports | Winterton 3340, | http://www.champagnesportsresort.com | 15 miles from Winterton, off the R600 | Welcome anytime | Trevor Livesey | Hugh Baiocchi | Not known | Johannesburg golfer Hugh Baiocchi – well respected member of the European Tour in the 1970s and 1980s – designed the 18-hole championship course at Champagne Sports Resort and it first opened for play in 1997. Located in the Drakensberg mountain region be | ||
| 23 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 43 | 2018-09-02 22:01:21 | Cotswold Downs | Inanda Road, Hillcrest, | http://www.cotswolddowns.com | 24 miles NW of Durban | Welcome, book in advance | Wayne Krambeck | Peter Matkovich | Not known | Located just south of the Valley of 1,000 Hills, the fairways at Cotswold Downs Golf & Country Estate are routed in a figure of eight round a former sugar cane plantation where a number of wetland areas have been retained or introduced to enhance the natu | ||
| 24 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 44 | 2018-09-02 22:01:27 | Durban (Beachwood) | 4 | 9 Beachwood Place, off Fairway Drive, Durban, | http://www.durbancountryclub.co.za | 5 km N of Durban Country Club, off the M4 | Welcome, contact in advance | Wynand Du Bruyn | Gary Player Design Group | Wynand Du Bruyn | Since 1996, when the Beachwood course was acquired, Durban Country Club members have been in the fortunate position of being able to play on two great championship courses. The Gary Player Design Group and Top Turf remodeled Beachwood, substantially alter | |
| 25 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 45 | 2018-09-02 22:01:33 | Prince's Grant | 6 | The Lodge, 1 Babu Bodasing, Stanger, | http://www.princesgrant.co.za | Stanger/Blythdale Beach exit from the N2 | Welcome, contact in advance | Roelf du Toit | Peter Matkovich | Dane Vosloo | George Wilson Prince acquired Prince’s Grant, formerly part of Hyde Park sugar cane farm, in 1856 through Deed of Grant from Queen Victoria for the princely sum of two pounds, five shillings and four pence. Not a bad price for nearly three and a half thou | |
| 26 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 46 | 2018-09-02 22:01:37 | Gowrie Farm | 3 | Nottingham Road, | http://www.gowrie.co.za | 20 miles NW of Howick, via the R103 highway | Welcome | Justin Roux | Guy Smith | Not known | Intriguingly, the eighteen holes on the Gowrie Farm layout play to only twelve greens in what might best be described as a highly unconventional golfing configuration. The course was designed by Guy Smith, the developer behind the Prince’s Grant Golf Esta | |
| 27 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 47 | 2018-09-02 22:01:50 | Victoria Country Club | Duncan Mackenzie Drive, Pietermaritzburg 3201, | +27 (0) 33 347 1394 ‹ Previous › Next Golf Club Website | http://www.victoria.co.za | 48 miles NW of Durban | Welcome anytime, book in advance | Not known | Bob Grimsdell, Golf Data | Mark Truter | The city of Pietermaritzburg is the capital of the KwaZulu-Natal province and it sits on the main road between the Pretoria-Johannesburg conurbation in the interior and the harbour city of Durban on the coast. The Victoria Country Club lies five miles to | |
| 28 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 48 | 2018-09-02 22:02:00 | San Lameer | Main Road, Lower South Coast, | http://www.sanlameer.co.za | 95 miles S of Durban, off the N2/R61 | Welcome anytime | Meyer du Toit | Peter Matkovich and Dale Hayes | Not known | As part of a 470-acre residential estate where development is limited to 40% of the landscape, the San Lameer Country Club course was designed by Peter Matkovich and opened for play in 1992. Houses line the fairways at several holes but never intrusively. | ||
| 29 | 4 | 2018-09-01 04:40:41 | Kwazulu Natal | <p>Kwazulu-Natal occupies an area of around 36,000 square miles and it lies to the east of South Africa, bordering three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland. Durban, the largest provincial city and busiest port in the country is also a well-developed tourist centre that markets its sub-tropical climate and long, sandy beachfront to potential visitors. </p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Golf Union</a> is the governing body for male amateur golfers in the province and its 91 member clubs are spread throughout the five districts of Zululand, Northern Natal, Midlands, North Coast and Southern Natal. Female golfers have their own provincial authority, the Kwazulu-Natal Ladies Golf Association</a>, an organisation that can trace its roots back to 1918. </p><p>Any list of top tracks in KwaZulu-Natal has to include three terrific Peter Matkovich courses at Prince’s Grant</a>, Cotswold Downs</a> and San Lameer</a>. Hugh Baiocchi’s Champagne Sports</a> course at Winterton and the 18 holes of Tom Weiskopf’s Zimbali</a> course are wonderful late 1990s designs, but the “Best in Province” tag still belongs to the old Durban (Country Club)</a> layout that was first played in 1922. </p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 49 | 2018-09-02 22:02:06 | Vulintaba | D 96 District Road, Newcastle 2940, | http://www.vulintaba.co.za | 27 kms SW of Newcastle | Welcome, contact in advance | Francois Wessels | DDV Design Group | Matthew Gale | Developed by the Ni-Da Group, which is also involved in mining, construction and transportation activities across seven countries, the Vulintaba Country Estate sits a mere 30-minute drive from Newcastle, in the northwest corner of the Kwazula-natal provin | ||
| 30 | 5 | 2018-09-01 04:40:50 | Limpopo | <p>Limpopo – which changed its name from Northern Province in 2003 – lies in the north east corner of South Africa where it shares international boundaries with Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. One of the poorest regions in the country, Limpopo is doing its best to develop an eco-tourism industry, attracting visitors to the likes of the 5,800 square mile Waterberg Biosphere, a UNESCO-designated reserve. </p><p>The Limpopo Golf Union</a> is the smallest of the fourteen South African provincial unions with only fifteen affiliated clubs and a membership of around two and a half thousand male golfers. Its female counterpart, Limpopo Ladies Golf Union, caters for a smaller number of members attached to the same fifteen golf clubs. </p><p>Bob Grimsdell’s Hans Marensky</a> course in Phalaborwa was, for many years, the number one course in the province but three new millennium layouts have overtaken it in the rankings. The mighty Legend</a> layout at Sterkrivier is the first of these modern offerings, measuring an incredible 8,500 yards from the back tees. The other two tracks, Zebula</a> and Elements</a>, are highly acclaimed Peter Matkovich designs located within twenty miles of each other, near Bela Bela.</p> |
47 | 2018-09-01 04:45:55 | South Africa | <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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</a>, simply click the preceding link or scroll down to see the current list.</p> |
1 | 2018-03-21 04:56:38 | Africa | 60 | 2018-09-02 22:03:32 | Elements | 5 | Cyferfontein Road 440KR, | http://www.elementspgr.co.za | 80 miles N of Pretoria via the N1 highway | Contact in advance | Ian Leach | Peter Matkovich | Not known | The Limpopo Province is the most northerly district in South Africa and its beautiful Waterberg Bushveld region is home to a number of stunning, modern golf courses, two of which – Elements and Zebula – are situated within twenty-five miles of each other. | |
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