COURSES 61-70
COURSES 71-80
61 STELLENBOSCH 68.6 POINTS Stellenbosch, Western Cape 6388 metres Ken Elkin Down 2 places from No 59 62 MBOMBELA 68.5 POINTS Mbombela, Mpumalanga 6065 metres Bob Grimsdell / Peter Matkovich Up 1 place from No 63 Up 4 places from No 67 64 KRUGERSDORP 68.2 POINTS Krugersdorp, Central Gauteng West 6761 metres Bob Grimsdell Up 12 places from No 76 65 WANDERERS 68.0 POINTS Johannesburg, Central Gauteng 6500 metres Bob Grimsdell / Rob O’Friel Up 1 place from No 66 66 READING 67.8 POINTS Alberton, Gauteng South 6574 metres Sid Brews Up 6 places from No 72 67 PAARL OLD COURSE 67.5 POINTS Paarl, Western Cape 6214 metres Ken Elkin / Danie Obermeyer Up 3 places from No 70 68 CENTURION 67.2 POINTS Centurion, Gauteng North 6632 metres Peter Matkovich Up 1 place from No 69 69 EAGLE CANYON 67.0 POINTS Honeydew, Central Gauteng 6859 metres Douw van der Merwe Up 4 places from No 73 70 LOST CITY 66.8 POINTS Sun City, North West Province 6683 metres Gary Player Design Down 5 places from No 65 63 UMHLALI 68.3 POINTS Ballito, KZN North Coast 5943 metres Peter Matkovich
71 EUPHORIA 66.6 POINTS Mookgophong, Limpopo 7040 metres Annika Sorenstam Down 16 places from No 55 72 RUIMSIG 66.5 POINTS Roodepoort, Central Gauteng 6820 metres Gary Player Design Down 1 place from No 71 73 THE LAKES AT MOUNT EDGECOMBE 66.3 POINTS Umhlanga, KZN 6241 metres Douw van der Merwe Up 10 places from No 83 74 GOLDFIELDS WEST 66.1 POINTS Carletonville, Central Gauteng West 6399 metres Bob Grimsdell Up 11 places from No 85 75 KNYSNA GC 66.0 POINTS Knysna, Southern Cape 5752 metres Unknown / Phillip Basson Up 5 places from No 80 76 GLENVISTA 65.8 POINTS Johannesburg, Gauteng South 6561 metres Sid Brews Down 2 places from No 74 77 MOSSEL BAY GC 65.6 POINTS Mossel Bay, Southern Cape 5848 metres Bob Grimsdell / Danie Obermeyer Up 9 places from No 87 79 UMDONI PARK 65.3 POINTS Pennington, KZN South Coast 5592 metres Sid Brews No change from 2023 80 ST FRANCIS BAY GC 65.1 POINTS St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape 5647 metres Golfscape Up 1 place from No 81 Up 5 places from No 82 78 WATERKLOOF 65.5 POINTS Pretoria, Gauteng North 6677 metres Unknown / Peter Matkovich
of the site, with some significant chang- es in elevation in places which boosts Design Variety, and the plentiful indig- enous trees on the estate which have matured over almost 25 years and play strategic roles. It has both challenging and sensible holes, creative designs, but nothing unusual or outrageously different, which is rare for a Matkovich canvas. One course which has changed the perception of golfers to it from earlier years is Eagle Canyon in Gauteng. It began life in 2005 with a great title – the first Eagle term to be used on a SA course – but a Douw van der Merwe course with lots of blind shots and questionable playability. It remains an adventurous course to play, but most of the design oddities have been eliminat- ed, and landscaping programmes have transformed the look of the property. Eagle Canyon only broke into the Top 100 in 2016 (at No 100), yet its unique-
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