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TOP 50 HALFWAY HOUSES
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Tommy Fleetwood
Africa’s Major
TOP 10 1 Blair Atholl 2 Country Club Johannesburg 3 Leopard Creek 4 The Links at Fancourt 5 Hermanus 6 Atlantic Beach 7 The Club at Steyn City 8 Bryanston 9 Knysna 10 Pretoria CC SECOND 10 11 Champagne Sports Resort 12 Paarl 13 Pearl Valley
14 De Zalze 15 Woodhill 16 Zimbali 17 Serengeti 18 Steenberg
5-star views: the halfway house at The Links at Fancourt.
"BLAIR ATHOLL, RANKED THE NO 1 HALFWAY HOUSE ON THE TOP 100 COURSES WEBSITE, OFFERS SOMETHING UNIQUE AND STYLISH, AN ALFRESCO DINING EXPERIENCE ON THE BANKS OF THE CROCODILE RIVER FLOWING THROUGH THE GAUTENG ESTATE."
19 San Lameer 20 Gowrie Farm THIRD 10 21 Houghton 22 The Belmont 23 Eagle Canyon 24 Lost City
tempting meals, healthy and otherwise, throughout the day. I usually plump for pan-fried fish and chips, which is hard to resist. Leopard Creek’s halfway house (No 3) is situated on a sunny upstairs deck at the rear of the clubhouse, overlooking another far larger Crocodile River. It’s a favourite spot and busy area, attracting not just golfers but anyone seeking a cup of tea and a quick snack with friends. A quality presentation of food and drink is refreshing on a warm Lowveld day. The Links at Fancourt, No 4, has one of the most attractive stand-alone halfway houses, built on a rise overlooking the green of the par-5 ninth, some distance from the clubhouse. The views of the Garden Route mountain range are sublime. Again, relatively compact, with an outside area of tables. Choice of food is limited, but can be exceptional. I once memorably sat down to a seared tuna steak and salad, followed by a Magnum. There’s an hourglass which measures the recommended length of time a fourball should stay. Hermanus at No 5 has the best halfway house – an attractive room at the far end of the clubhouse, catering for meals throughout the day – of any public access course in the Western Cape, edging out Atlantic Beach, where the clubhouse has been converted into a lifestyle centre for residents and members.
25 St Francis Links 26 Cotswold Downs 27 Kambaku 28 Erinvale 29 Durbanville 30 Arabella FOURTH 10 31 Bosch Hoek 32 Gary Player CC 33 Goose Valley 34 Glendower 35 Royal Johannesburg 36 Simola 37 Kingswood 38 Killarney 39 Stellenbosch 40 Olivewood FIFTH 10
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41 Fancourt 42 Dainfern 43 Ebotse Links 44 Westlake 45 Prince’s Grant 46 Pinnacle Point 47 Randpark 48 Centurion 49 Royal Cape 50 Goldfields West
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Stylish rattan chairs in the Leopard Creek clubhouse.
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NOVEMBER 2023
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