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Golf Courses >> Kwa-Zulu Natal - South Coast
| San Lameer |
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San Lameer is a conservation haven with 195 different bird species, abundant wildlife - including impala, red, gray and blue duiker, reedbuck and bushbuck - and indigenous fauna and flora. Add to this a subtropical climate, the Indian Ocean and, of course, a Championship golf course and you have a golfer's paradise where Eagles and Birdies of all kinds abound. Set in the heart of this unique natural environment, San Lameer offers you everything you would include in a dream course.
Eighteen memorable holes that weave a natural challenge through the open glades, forest and wetlands with the relaxed roar of the Indian Ocean cheering you on. Enjoy a demanding round of golf on the 18 hole Championship golf course designed by Peter Matkovich and Dale Hayes. The course itself is sculptured around one of the last remaining wetland forests on the South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal. It was designed to avoid areas of sensitive vegetation and utilises the indigenous plants and shrubs in the natural features of the course. The club house is recognised as one of the most attractive in South Africa with spectacular views from the spacious terraces surrounding it.
The San Lameer Golf Course has been rated in the top 10 in South Africa on a number of occasions in previous years. The course is well wooded due to its tropical forest surroundings and has year round perfectly manicured greens. The greens boast fast and smooth "Country Club" grass. The par-3 4th hole has been considered to look a bit like the 12th at Augusta where you have to play across water to a narrow green.
| Course details |
| Designed by: | Peter Matkovich |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Holes: | 18 |
| Length: | Men: 6104m
Women: 5375m |
| Rating: | 72 |
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| Selborne Golf Course |
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Some call it the most spectacular 18 holes in southern Africa. Wild coastal forest frames a superbly manicured course where the only disturbance may be one of nature's creatures. Denis Barker, a well known local sugar farmer and dairy farmer purchased Selborne Park in 1979, which was used as his family home and to run his pedigree Jersey cattle herd.
In 1985, following a visit to the United States and Canada, Denis decided to build a golf course on the property. Together with a handful of local friends who offered support and advice, Denis designed and built the beautiful 18 hole golf course with his younger son, Gary and Selborne duly became South Africa's first golf estate. In many ways, the privately owned and built Selborne golf course, which was voted 7th best in SA in its 3rd year, was the catalyst for what has become a booming "golf estate industry" with over 30 resorts now in the Southern African region. The course has the distinct enjoyment that comes with having a water feature come into play on almost every hole (15 of the 18 holes).
The course is manicured to perfection, but it is also a fun round of golf for the not so serious, especially with the views of the Indian Ocean and the natural forest surroundings. The course can be described as quite hilly with natural coastal bush and forest. Due to its gradient it requires quite a few uphill and downhill shots. The greens are very straight and true. In all you will leave here satisfied, whether you played a good round or not
| Course details |
| Designed by: | Denis Barker |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Holes: | 18 |
| Length: | Men: 6041m
Women: 4797m |
| Rating: | 72 |
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| Southbroom Golf Club |
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Southbroom Golf Club boasts one of the most popular golf courses on the lower South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Only a stone's throw from the Indian Ocean, Southbroom Golf Club affords golfers impressive views of pristine beaches and the sea; the tranquility of playing alongside the lush indigenous vegetation of the Frederika Nature Reserve; and an opportunity to feel the pride of the Southbroom village as the course meanders past elegant coastal residences. Many antelope, monkeys and bird life are common sightings while playing a round of golf here.
Each of the 18-holes has its own unique feature and ability to test the skill of even the most accomplished golfer. The Southbroom golf course is not a breeze to play especially when you experience it on a windy day. The par-3 fourth, just 114 meters, is the most famous of the two seaside holes. On a calm day it's a wedge, but it's a tiger when the wind is blowing into you. Water, in the form of both dams and river flowing to the sea, quietly but surely come into play and golfers need a careful game plan to negotiate this charming course. Established in 1938, the Southbroom golf course has consistently been improved and upgraded over the years and always has a neat, manicured look about it.
The clubhouse commands impressive views of the course and the Indian Ocean, affording opportunities for frequent whale and dolphin spotting. Compleat Golfer magazine features Southbroom Golf Club as its "Course of the Month" - August 2006. "Short but very sweet: Southbroom is something of an institution. One of the most popular 'holiday' courses on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast, it is visited by thousands of local and foreign tourists each year and the course continues to garner new devotees."
| Course details |
| Designed by: | Frank Eyles |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Holes: | 18 |
| Length: | Men: 5475m
Women: 4926m |
| Rating: | 72 |
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| The Wild Coast Sun Country Club |
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The Wild Coast Sun Country Club is a rugged beauty of a course. Carts are compulsory but this does not detract from the competitive challenge. The course may be a daunting challenge for professionals and amateurs alike but its wide fairways and huge greens, attract golfers of all levels.
A first glance at the score card might suggest that this course is a bit of a push-over - less than 6 000 metres in length with six par threes. On face value this might seem so but in reality the Wild Coast Sun Country Club is one of South Africa's most testing layouts. Indeed renowned American golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones Jnr has created a dramatic golfing experience overlooking the Ocean. Possibly the greatest challenge is to conquer the prevailing winds which add an entirely new dimension to the course. Some of South Africa's finest and certainly most dramatic golf holes can be found here. The thirteenth, a par 3 played across a waterfall is generally regarded the best short hole in the country. And for drama nothing can match the outstanding par 5, twelfth.
Here the drive is hit from a high elevated tee to a fairway far below that snakes its way through a valley flanked by a dam and stream on the left with a natural hillock on the right. The more of the river you take on with your drive the easier the approach to the green - an excellent example of a risk and reward par 5. A round of golf at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club is a worthwhile and challenging experience. The course has since established itself as one of South Africa's best, regularly being voted in the top 10 in the country.
| Course details |
| Designed by: | Robert Trent Jones |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Holes: | 18 |
| Length: | Men: 5329m
Women: 4579m |
| Rating: | 72 |
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