St Andrews Rd,
Port Alfred, Eastern Cape 6170
The Course:
18 holes. Relatively open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and residential areas with several ocean views.
Designer:
Original nine-hole design by founder member Dr W.H. Atherstone; extended to 18-holes by Dr Atherstone and Laurie Waters (1908). Modifications by English course architect Col. Stafford Vere Hotchkin (1928), and by Robert "Bob" Grimsdell (1950s).
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Located in West Bank area / 1.5 km S of Port Alfred centre.
Royal Port Alfred
Royal Port Alfred Golf Club, home to a pleasant open parkland layout, is located in the southwest of the town of Port Alfred. The course offers stunning views onto the Indian Ocean from many holes. Course description, images and other details to follow soon.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
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King George V conferred the Royal title on Port Alfred GC in 1924, based on a visit in 1923 by Prince Arthur & Princess Alexander of Connaught. Prince Arthur, one of Queen Victoria's 42 grandchildren, was Governor General of South Africa at the time; his wife Princess Alexander was a great-grandaughter of Queen Victoria and granddaughter of Edward VII. There are four golf clubs in South Africa honoured by royal prerogative: Royal Cape (1910), Royal Port Alfred (1924), Royal Johannesburg (1931) and Royal Durban (1932).
2018 South Africa Golf Digest rating: 98th best course in South Africa.
Royal Port Alfred (o.5 km)
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Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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