Cnr Woodland Drive & Lincoln St,
Woodmead, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2128
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+27 (0)11 202 1600Pro shop
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John Dickson (Fellow PGA Professional)Academy
Country Club of Johannesburg Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and residential.
Designer:
Current layout by Martin G. Hawtree (1992). Design later upgraded by Golf Data.
Above distances are for the Rocklands course. Also at Country Club Johannesburg is the 18-hole Woodmead course (par-72; 6837 m from back tees), and the nine-hole executive Mashie course.
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6 km N of Sandton Centre (Sandton is in northern Johannesburg).
In north-east Johannesburg, just south of the M1/N1 Buccleuch interchange, leave the M1 highway at exit 29 (Woodmead Drive) and follow direction Woodmead (head north on the R55). After o.8 km, at traffic lights (opposite McDonalds), turn left into Woodlands Drive. After o.4 km turn right into Lincoln Street and then take first left into CC Johannesburg.
CC Jo'burg (Rocklands)
The Country Club Johannesburg (Rocklands course): Although a more recent addition than the Country Club of Johannesburg's very stylish Woodmead course, the Rocklands layout (formerly known as the Woodlands course) also provides an excellent golfing challenge in very pleasant surroundings. The terrain here is equally undulating but more open, giving rise to several holes that feel rather linksy in character.
At over 7,400 yards from the back tees, and with long grassy rough awaiting wayward tee-shots on many holes, you will need to employ good course management to score well, as well as some reasonably straight and long-hitting. Your short game will also need to be on song, with large, fast and sloping greens, usually protected by sizeable greenside bunkers, often one to the left and one right.
Water hazards are sparingly used on the Rockland's front-nine, but pose many threats on the back-nine, not least during the stretch from the good-length par-5 13th, through to the par-3 17th.
Occupying a slightly more elevated position than its sibling, the Rocklands course offers many attractive views over neighbouring Sandton suburbs, and further away to Johannesburg's downtown skyline. With the benefit of a generally high standard of green-keeping on both courses, try to make time to play the Woodmead and the Rocklands on your visit to the prestigious Country Club of Johannesburg.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; more restricted on weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2021].
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts available for hire. Caddies available at all times.
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Since its establishment in 1906, there has always been a grace and elegance about the much celebrated Country Club Johannesburg. The clubhouse here is surely one of the largest and most stylish in South Africa.
South Africa's best courses (SA's Top 100 Courses, 2023):
Country Club Johannesburg's Woodmead course ranked 22nd best; Rocklands course ranked 30th best.
Cnr Grayston Drive & Webber Road, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg.
+27 (0)11 784 8850
Visit websiteThis 142-room hotel is situated in Sandown, within 3 minutes drive of the shopping and restaurant centres of Sandton City and Nelson Mandela Square. A patio overlooking the swimming pool makes the hotel a relaxing spot in the hub of Sandton.
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Country Club Johannesburg (Woodlands & Woodmead courses); River Club; Bryanston; Wanderers; Killarney; Parkview; Houghton; Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East & West courses).
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Nelson Mandela Square, West Street, Sandton, 2146 Johannesburg
+27 (0)11 282 7000
Visit websiteThis elegant hotel, located in the heart of Sandton, captures the spirit of a bygone era. The hotel offers unsurpassed attention to detail and ensures that individual needs and tastes are catered for in every possible way. Beautiful Renaissance-inspired décor ensures that guests enjoy the utmost luxury both in their private suites as well as in the lounges and other public areas of the hotel. Exit the hotel and you are immediately in the shopping and restaurant centres of Nelson Mandela Square and Sandton City.
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Country Club Johannesburg (Woodlands & Woodmead courses); River Club; Bryanston; Wanderers; Killarney; Parkview; Houghton; Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East & West courses).
Glendower; Modderfontein; Randpark (Randpark & Windsor Park courses); Roodepoort; Dainfern; Kyalami; Blue Valley; Gardener Ross; Blair Atholl.
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