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Golf Tours in South Africa

South Africa boasts a number of world class Golf Courses. The KwaZulu Natal region of South Africa has become one of the worlds greatest 'new golf course discoveries'.  The area is especially famous for its glorious beaches and of course, the game parks and the Drakensberg Mountains.  It is spoilt with choice for golfers, with over a dozen top quality golf courses practically on your doorstep.  The climate is perfect, with a warm Mediterranean feel, without any of the humidity associated with it.  From October to February/March, the area is usually bathed in up to 15 hours of sunshine.

South Africa offers some of the world's greatest golf courses - they really are that special - and there are loads to choose from.  

Top 10 Golf Courses in SA

Fancourt Country Club Estate

27 Holes Varied Length Par 108: Southern Africa's premier golfing and leisure destination lies at the foot of the majestic Outeniqua mountains in the heart of the Garden Route. Fancourt is the premier Golf Resort in South Africa and has two excellent courses both in the top ten in South Africa. The Montagu course comes in at number 3 and the Outeniqua number 8. 

Erinvale Golf Estate

18 Holes 6 400 Meters Par 72: The Erinvale Golf Estate nestles at the foot of the Helderberg and Hottentots Holland Mountains in Somerset. Designed by the Gary Player Design Company with extensive sod layering in bunker faces; wide, gently undulating kikuyu fairways, Penn Cross greens; water on six holes. The rough is well kept and playable. Host to the 1996 World Cup of Golf.

Gary Player Country Club

18 Holes 6 947 Meters Par 72: The most well known course in Southern Africa mainly due to its annual tournament The Million Dollar Golf Challenge. The worlds greatest golfers have walked these fairways challenging for South Africans, by invitation only, premier golfing event. Carved out of an extinct volcano in the Pilanesberg Mountains, this is without doubt African golf at its magical best.

Hans Merensky Country Club

Holes 18 6127 Metres Par 72: Hans Merensky is rated as the best wildlife course in Southern Africa and one of the most unique golf courses in the world. As a result of it being situated on the borders of Kruger National Park many animals have made their home on the golf course. This 18 hole course is no push over and provides a formidable challenge to even the best golfers.

Wild Coast Sun Country Club

18 Holes 5 807 Meters Par 70: Ranked at number 7 one of the most scenic courses in the country. Spectacular scenery with Ocean views on almost every hole make this one of the favourite visitor courses in the country. The wild coast can be tame & easy today and wild & difficult the next day in the wind. The Wild Coast has spectacular scenery & six par 3’s. Designer: Robert Trent-Jones Jr

George Country Club

18 Holes 6 105 Meters Par 72: Situated next door to Fancourt and every bit as scenic as its better known neighbour. George features in the top ten list and it’s easy to see why. This undulating, densely wooded course is an established favourite because of it’s scenic setting and memorable layout. The course feels as if it has been carved out of a forest but the fairways are a generous width.

Durban Country Club

18 Holes 6 074 Meters Par 72: South Africa’s top rated golf course, Durban Country Club is a prestigious private club with a very colonial air. The course is both scenic and demanding and to score well here, you will have to be playing your best. The foliage on the course is breathtaking, with virtually every tropical plant imaginable creating a colourful scented backdrop to your round.

Humewood Country Club

18 Holes 6 1855 Meters Par 72: Humewood is a true links which has hosted numerous PGA events, including the South African Open. The course is surrounded by coastal bush and, although it is close to the centre of Port Elizabeth, one sees very little evidence of human encroachment. Humewood is caracterized by sand dunes, thick coastal bush, swales, humps and hollows.

Glendower Country Club

18 Holes 6 770 Meters Par 72: A well designed 6 770m course, situated against a tree-covered slope. The fairways are excellent, featuring numerous hazards and narrowing at the greens. The course opened in 1937 and has superb kikuyu fairways and excellent greens. There are 85 bunkers and water comes into play on 11 of the holes. It is a heavily wooded, parkland course.

Selborne Golf Club

18 Holes 6 040 Meters Par 72: The South African equivalent to Augusta National in Georgia, USA. It is a challenging test of golf with water features coming into play on just about every hole and with the Indian Ocean as a spectacular backdrop. Excellent reputation amongst the overseas golfing fraternity both for it’s challenge & for the high standard at which it is maintained.

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