South Africa
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Mark Muller
Visitors welcome
Durban
Sid Brews. Updated by Gary Player in the mid 1990's.
Visitors on application
Johannesburg
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
A Gary Player Signature Golf Course
Not Saturdays
Johannesburg
Charles "Hugh" Alison, long-time design associate of Harry Colt.
Visitors welcome
Durban
Unknown
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Current layout by Martin G. Hawtree (1992). Design later upgraded by Golf Data.
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Current layout by Frederick W. "Fred" Hawtree (1968). Design later upgraded by Golf Data.
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Durban
Hugh Baiocchi
Wkends restrictd
Cape Town
Dr. Charles Murray
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Ernie Els
Visitors welcome
Durban
Peter Matkovich
Tues thru' Fri
Johannesburg
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Durban
Original design by South African golf professionals George Waterman & Laurie Waters (1922). Later modifications by English course designers Col. Stafford Vere Hotchkin (1928) and Bob Grimsdell (1950s).
Visitors welcome
East London
Current design by English course architect Col. Stafford Vere Hotchkin (1928).
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Peter Matkovich (of Matkovich & Hayes).
Visitors on application
Johannesburg
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Gary Player
(Closed in 2008)
George
Gary Player Design Co.
Rsrt guests only
George
Original design by Gary Player. Upgraded by David McLay Kidd (2006).
Rsrt guests only
George
Gary Player
Rsrt guests only
George
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
East London
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
George
Dr. Charles Murray
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Designed by Charles "Hugh" Alison, long-time design associate of Harry Colt; construction supervised by South African professional golfer Arthur Tomsett.
Visitors welcome
George
Gary Player. The full 18-hole course opened in 2002.
Visitors welcome
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell designed the original 18-holes. Upgraded and nine new holes added by Peter Matkovich in 2006/7.
Visitors welcome
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Ernie Els
Not Saturdays
Johannesburg
Original layout by Arthur M. Copeland (the club's first professional). Course completely redesigned as a Jack Nicklaus Signature course in 2008.
Visitors welcome
Port Elizabeth
Designed by English course architect Col. Stafford Vere Hotchkin (1928).
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Current layout designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1969).
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Major modifications Colonel S.V. Hotchkin (1927).
Visitors welcome
George
Danie Obermeyer designed this Sally Little Signature golf course.
Visitors welcome
George
Phillip Basson
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Arthur Tomsett
(Nothing built yet)
George
Phil Jacobs, in association with Retief Goosen.
Check status
Johannesburg
Overall design by South African designers David Riddle and Douw van de Merwe (of DDV Golf Design), with specific design input coming from 18 of the world's top professionals golfers on their respective assigned hole. Extreme 19th conceived by Graham Cooke and built by David Riddle.
Lodge guests only
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Original design by George Peck (1926), with later modifications by Col. Stafford Vere Hotckin (1929) and Peter Matkovich (1998).
Visitors welcome
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell. Upgraded by Peter Matkovich in 1999.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Mark Muller designed the current layout in 1995.
Not Saturdays
Johannesburg
Arthur Tomsett. Upgraded and redesigned by Hugh Baiocchi in 1990.
Visitors welcome
George
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell and upgraded in 1999 by Danie Obermeyer.
Visitors welcome
Durban
Daysen, De Villiers, Van Der Merwe
Visitors welcome
Durban
Original 18-hole course laid out by Sid Brews (1935). Later remodelled by Hugh Baiocchi (1992).
Course closed
Durban
Ernie Els in association with course architect Greg Letsche.
Visitors welcome
George
Ernie Els
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Original design dates from the 1950s. Course redesigned and nine new holes added by David Frost & Danie Obermeyer (1999).
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell. Later upgraded by Golf Data.
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
A Jack Nicklaus Signature course.
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
A Jack Nicklaus Signature course.
Visitors welcome
George
Ron Fream & David Dale
Visitors welcome
George
Co-designed by Peter Matkovich and Darren Clarke.
Visitors welcome
George
Original design by Frederick W. "Fred" Hawtree (1976). Later upgrade by Robert O'Friel (2000).
Visitors welcome
Port Elizabeth
Jimmy Johnstone
Visitors welcome
Durban
Sid Brews
Not Saturdays
Johannesburg
Original design by Robert (Bob) Grimsdell. Updated and re-bunkered by Gary Player in 2005.
Visitors welcome
Durban
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Original 12-hole course designed by Arthur Tomsett (early 1940s). Current layout designed by Robert "Bob" Grimsdell (1954).
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Sid Brews
Private club
Johannesburg
Originally designed by Robert "Bob" Grimsdell, with later improvements by Rob O'Friel (1998).
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
In 1929 Dr Charles Murray designed the course on which today's layout is largely based.
Visitors welcome
Durban
Original design by Innes Proudfoot & John Watt (1892). Modified by Robert Grimsdell (1935).
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Current course laid out by the then club professional Robert (Bob) Grimsdell (1935). Upgraded by Mark Muller (1998).
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Original course at this location laid out by Laurie Waters (1909), which has evolved into today's West Course with several revisions and upgrades along the way.
Visitors welcome
East London
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).
Visitors welcome
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Upgraded by Peter Matkovich
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Co-designed by Gary Player and Ron Kirby
Sat'day restrictd
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Original 9-hole course extended to 18-holes by Golf Data (1991).
Visitors welcome
Durban
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Durban
Denis Barker
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Durban
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
George
Jack Nicklaus
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell
Sat'day restrictd
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Club members
Visitors welcome
Durban
Original 9-holes designed by J Naven (the then pro at Umkomaas). Course extended in 1948 to 18-holes, layout designed by A.L. Mandy (of Durban Country Club).
Visitors welcome
Cape Town
Peter Matkovich
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Ken Elkin
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Nicklaus Design (lead designer Sean Quinn).
Visitors welcome
Port Elizabeth
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell
Visitors welcome
Port Elizabeth
Jack Nicklaus
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
Johannesburg
Gary Player
Visitors welcome
Durban
Sid Brews
Visitors welcome
Durban
Peter Matkovich
Visitors welcome
Durban
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell
Visitors welcome
Durban
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell. Upgraded and re-designed by Golf Data (2007).
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell. Upgraded in 1999 by Rob O'Friel.
Not Saturdays
Cape Town
Dr. Charles Murray
Visitors welcome
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Original nine-hole course (1924); modifications by Gary Player & Reg Taylor (1972). Extended to 18-holes by Golf Data (1992).
Visitors welcome
Durban
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Charles "Hugh" Alison, long-time design associate of Harry Colt.
Not Saturdays
Johannesburg
Peter Matkovich
Rsrt guests only
Durban
The first Tom Weiskopf designed course in Africa
Wkends restrictd
Johannesburg
Robert "Bob" Grimsdell. More recently upgraded by Peter Matkovich.
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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