The Rocklands course (formerly known as Woodlands) is the newer of the two 18-hole layouts at The Country Club Johannesburg and its more open fairways are the perfect foil to the tougher, tighter Woodmead course.
Johannesburg (Rocklands)
Gauteng 2128, South Africa
The Rocklands course (formerly known as Woodlands) is the newer of the two 18-hole layouts at The Country Club Johannesburg and its more open fairways are the perfect foil to the tougher, tighter Woodmead course.
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Martin Grant Hawtree joined the family firm in 1973 and took over the practice in 1984. To date, Hawtree is the longest continuous practice of golf course architecture on record.
Hawtree is the longest continuous practice of golf course construction and design on record. Currently, Martin Hawtree is the third generation practitioner in a business started by his grandfather, Frederick George Hawtree, more than a hundred years ago. His father, Frederick William Hawtree, ran the firm after World War II before passing on the baton to Martin.
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Hawtree is the longest continuous practice of golf course construction and design on record. Started by Frederick George Hawtree in 1912, the firm was then managed by his son Frederick William Hawtree when he joined the firm in 1938. Grandson Martin Grant Hawtree entered the family business in the early 1970s, taking over operations a decade later.
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