Gauteng
Three governing bodies are responsible for promoting the amateur game for male golfers in Gauteng: Central Gauteng Golf Union (26,000 members in 33 clubs), Ekurhuleni Golf Union (7,000 members in 17 clubs) and Gauteng North Golf Union with 19,000 members in 18 clubs. GNGU was also the first provincial Union to amalgamate with a women’s golf authority in 2005. A couple of Gauteng’s old courses from the mid-1930s have stood the golfing test of time and they are Bob Grimsdell’s Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East) and the CH Alison-designed Glendower in Bedfordview. Of similar quality, the pair of mid-1960s layouts at River Club and Johannesburg (Woodmead) are also highly regarded in the province. Fast forward to shortly after its debut in 2007 and Gary Player’s Blair Atholl layout leapfrogged this quartet of classic courses to very near the top of the national rankings.
Blair Atholl Golf Estate
Gauteng, South Africa
Blair Atholl Golf Estate
Measuring an incredible 8,300 yards from the back markers, Blair Atholl is one of the longest golf courses in the world...
Glendower Golf Club
Gauteng, South Africa
Glendower Golf Club
Formed back in 1935, the Glendower Golf Club engaged the services of Harry Colt’s associate, Charles Hugh Alison, to lay out an 18-hole parkland course in two loops of nine...
The River Club
Gauteng, South Africa
The River Club
Founded in 1967, the River Club is an ultra-exclusive golf club often referred to as "the Augusta National of South Africa".
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)
Gauteng, South Africa
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington (East)
The East course at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington is famed for its fearsome start to the inward half, with back-to-back par fours over 500 yards in length at the 10th and 11th holes.
Steyn City
Gauteng, South Africa
Steyn City
Opened in April 2015 after a lengthy grow-in period, the golf course at Steyn City is a Nicklaus Design that’s the focal point of an enormous parkland and real estate development on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Johannesburg (Woodmead)
Gauteng, South Africa
Johannesburg (Woodmead)
Woodmead is regarded as the more prestigious of the two 18-hole courses at the Country Club of Johannesburg though the Rocklands course is a very good track too...
Pretoria Country Club
Gauteng, South Africa
Pretoria Country Club
Pretoria Country Club put itself on the map after a 2004 Gary Player redesign. Pot bunkers are now the order of the day as are new and re-fashioned water hazards.
Randpark (Firethorn)
Gauteng, South Africa
Randpark (Firethorn)
The Randpark course (now called Firethorn) was established in the mid-1960s when the golf club acquired some land adjacent to their Windsor Park (now called Bushwillow) course...
