KwaZulu Natal Golf Courses

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Durban Country Club

Course Information
18 hole, par 72, Championship Course
    Course
Yardage - 6074m (men), 5308 (ladies)

Location
South Africa’s most prestigious golf club, Durban Country Club is a must for any golf lover. It lies in a perfect location, backing onto the Indian Ocean and carved into the dunes. The course has some breathtaking scenery but is certainly not for the faint-hearted and players need to be at their best to score well here.

Playing the Course
South Africa’s highest rated golf course, Durban Country Club is unsurprisingly very testing! Carved into the dunes on the back of a beach of the Indian Ocean it consists of incredible wildlife and foliage, with an impressive range of tropical plants creating a colourful backdrop to your round.

Durban Country Club Beachwood Course

Course Information
18 hole, par 72, championship course
Yardage - 6016m

Location
The Beachwood Country Club, as it was known before, borders the Indian Ocean. This course boasts impressive views and a unique atmosphere, however it lacks the accentuated undulating fairways that can be found at the Durban Country Club course.

Playing the Course
An attractive course with 41 bunkers around the green and 33 fairway bunkers, it provides an enjoyable round in an dramatic setting. All the fairways run parallel to each other, bar the par 3 second, and they all run in straight lines, apart from the sixth and ninth holes which have a tricky dog-leg to consider. Most of the fairways are lined with trees and four holes have water features to navigate. The fairways are narrow and consequently require quite careful tee shots.

Zimbali Golf Course

Course Information
18 hole, par 72 Championship Course
Yardage - 6600 (Men), 5300 (Ladies)
Course Rating - 71

Location
The Zimbali Golf Resort Course is also situated alongside the Indian Ocean, which allows for breathtaking sea views from holes 14 through to 18. Being located just off the shore, the scenic environment compensates for the stiff coastal wind that sometimes blows, which may cause the odd problem or two.

Playing the Course
Golf carts are compulsory, which is fortunate as the course starts off with a coastal links feel, turning inland through rough rolling wetlands to end up in a coastal forest, which would have meant a challenging walk.

 The tees are almost invariably on the side of hills or sand dunes, with the fairways sloping through the valley, making the greens seem to be always at the bottom of the next hill. As a result, judging distance is a difficult task, especially if you play the course for the first time. The course does however provide a fair challenge to golfers of any level, especially being set in its beautiful surroundings

Wild Coast Sun Golf Course

Course Information
18 hole, par 72, Championship Golf Course
Yardage - 5800 (Men); 5000 (Ladies)
Course Rating - 69

Location
This course is located on and designed around the spectacular Wild Coast coastline. Be prepared to play over ravines, dams and even a waterfall on the 13th, with the course winding through a valley and the awesome natural beauty of the natural surroundings, making it an unforgettable experience for every golfer!

Playing the Course
Although the fairways are wide and generous, you will be severely penalised if veering off into the rough. The greens are immaculate, but beware of the more than 50 bunkers, placed strategically throughout the course, which seems to be always in play when the wind blows.

Of the six par threes, two don't have fairways, as you are playing across a beautiful, but scary gorge. The 12th hole is considered the signature hole - this par-five start off on an elevated tee, playing onto an elevated green. Flanked on the sides of the fairway, are a river on the left and a densely vegetated hill on your, right, so don't be too courageous!

Champagne Sports Resort

Course Information
18 hole, par 72
Yardage - 6994m

Location
Located in Central Drakensberg with impressive views of the Champagne Castle and Cathedral Peak, Champagne Sports Resort combines dramatic changes in elevation with hazardous water features to provide a testing round for any golfer.

Playing the Course
Ranked 6th as a golfing destination in KwaZulu Natal, this really is a memorable, though tricky course to play on. The wide fairways can give the impression of an easy course, but the awkward water features and changes in elevation soon change that, and the 600m long opening par five is not to be underestimated!

San Lameer Golf Course

Course Information
18 hole, par 70, Championship Golf
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Yardage - 6675 (Men), 5880 (Ladies)
Course rating - 72

Location
The well-known San Lameer golf course is situated in a beautiful nature conservation area and is consistently rated among one of the 10 best South African courses. Due to its layout on a wetlands area, the course offers a true challenge with water hazards to negotiate almost on every hole! Make sure you have enough balls for this one.

Playing the Course
Due to its location in a conservation area, San Lameer was designed to avoid areas of sensitive vegetation and utilise the natural features of its location and are conscious of protecting this environment. If you are a nature lover, this course will be a truly unforgettable experience as you might encounter almost 200 species of bird, and wildlife!

Most of the fairways are narrow, with right - to - left doglegs, thick rough, sand bunkers and of course the water hazards. The immaculate greens are considered to be playing fast. As with the Wild Coast, you have to play conservative - make sure you aim straight down the middle, to exclude the lush vegetation on the side of many of the fairways - which otherwise may cause you more trouble than you can handle. The 4th hole is considered the signature hole - this par three have even been compared with the famous 12th at Augusta, as you are playing across a water hazard on to a narrow green, with not much room for error!

Southbroom Golf Course

Course Information
18 hole, par 72, Championship Golf Course
Yardage - 6060 (Men), 5370 (Ladies)
Course Rating - 69 (Men) 70 (Ladies)

Location
This course is situated in the beautiful sub-tropical heart of the Kwa-Zulu Natal South Coast, with brilliant sea views from most holes and lush vegetation all year round. You can enjoy a round of golf and afterwards relax in the fine clubhouse with its magnificent sea views.

Playing the Course
It is a wonderful golf course, which offers spectacular ocean views from most holes. The greens are newly constructed and plays truly, with the fairways laid out tightly through the lush African coastal bush. Water comes into play at many of the holes and with the newly constructed greens the course has an increased difficulty factor. Playing this course is a truly African experience, as there are always Monkeys and indigenous birds to be seen.

Selborne Golf Course

Course Information
18 hole, par 72 Championship Course
Yardage - 6600 (Men), 5240 (Ladies)
Course Rating - 70

Location
Selborne Golf Course is situated approximately an hour south of Durban, next to the Indian Ocean. This course has also been rated among the top ten in South Africa. The Coastal forests surround this well maintained and manicured course, with the only disturbances possibly by wildlife.

Playing the Course
The golf course was constructed on hilly terrain and winds its way through natural coastal bush and forest, resulting in challenging uphill and downhill shots as a result of the sloping gradient. Most of the holes features beautiful trees, dense bush and irregular rough that surround the fairways, thus asking for straight drives. The greens are large and play true. This course achieves good balance with a mixture of short and long holes.

Considered the signature hole is the Par 5 third - The downhill fairway winds through an avenue of trees and thick bush, with the green surrounded on three sides by water and a vicious sand bunker.

Kloof Country Club

Course Information
18 hole, par 72
Yardage - 5781m

Location
Situated in the verdant hills of the mist belt of Kloof, near to Durban, Kloof Country Club is one of Natal’s finest and offers a distinct and original course surrounded by lush and impressive vegetation.

Playing the Course
Each of the 18 holes offers something different and the various hazards from one hole to the next mean that this is a very testing course for even the most able of golfers. All of the greens are constructed to U.S.G.A. standards and the grass is Penncross bent grass, which is ideal in the cool Mist Belt climate.

Mount Edgecombe Country Club

Course Information
18 hole, par 72
Yardage - 6265m (men), 5811m (ladies)

Location
The course is situated just 20 minutes north of Durban and lies in the sugar cane country on the north Natal coast giving it a very beautiful setting. The course is lined with Pines, Gum trees and dense shrubs that, along with the water features add to uniqueness of the course.

Playing the Course
Boasting both an 18-hole parkland course and an 18 hole links course, Mount Edgecombe Country Club provides a great round for any golfer. Both courses have their own clubhouses. The parkland course has multi-layered greens, attractive water features and forgiving roughs requiring accurate driving and fairway play. The links course, with its undulating fairways and more spectacular layout is for the more serious golfers who really want to test their skills!

Margate Country Club

Course Information
18 hole, Par 72, Semi-Links Golf Course
Yardage - 6063m (men), 5183m (ladies)

Location
The course is set among palm trees and lush tropical vegetation, sat on high ground with magnificent inland views and the odd water hazard, just to keep things interesting!

Playing the Course
Now included in the Golf Digest rating of the top 100 courses in South Africa, Margate is a picturesque and fun course to play with some testing holes, not least the 400m par-four 6th that requires a heavy drive up the right of the fairway and careful navigation of a heavily bunkered two-tiered green, which can surprise even the most confident of golfers! Five par-three holes and some attractive water hazards make this a very enjoyable and testing course to play.