COURSES 81-90
91 BLOEMFONTEIN GC 63.1 POINTS Bloemfontein, Free State 6693 metres Bob Grimsdell / Peter Matkovich No change from 2023 92 KINGSWOOD 63.0 POINTS George, Southern Cape 6206 metres Danie Obermeyer Down 3 places from No 89 93 EMFULENI 62.8 POINTS Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng South 6518 metres Bob Grimsdell / Golf Data Up 5 places from No 98 94 SCHOEMAN PARK 62.6 POINTS Bloemfontein, Free State 6394 metres Bob Grimsdell New entry 95 BOSCH HOEK 62.5 POINTS Near Howick, KZN Midlands 5870 metres Bob Grimsdell / Golf Data No change from 2023 96 OLIVEWOOD 62.2 POINTS Near East London, Eastern Cape 6207 metres Algy Kietzmann Down 8 places from No 88 97 JACKAL CREEK 62.1 POINTS Honeydew, Central Gauteng 6540 metres Douw van der Merwe New entry 98 MAGALIES PARK 62.0 POINTS Hartbeesport Dam, North West Province 6047 metres Loutjie van Aswegen / William van Mierlo New entry 99 SOUTHBROOM 61.8 POINTS Southbroom, KZN South Coast 5571 metres A L Mandy Down 2 places from 97 100 PORT ELIZABETH GC 61.5 POINTS Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 6029 metres Bob Grimsdell New entry COURSES 91-100
81 GOOSE VALLEY 65.0 POINTS Plettenberg Bay, Southern Cape 6013 metres Gary Player Design Up 3 places from No 84 82 WESTLAKE 64.8 POINTS Cape Town, Western Cape 5867 metres Charles Molteno Murray Down 5 places from No 77 83 RANDPARK BUSHWILLOW 64.5 POINTS Randburg, Central Gauteng 6540 metres Bob Grimsdell / Golf Data Down 8 places from No 75 84 KING DAVID MOWBRAY 64.4 POINTS Cape Town, Western Cape 5916 metres Col SV Hotchkin / Bob Grimsdell Down 6 places from No 78 85 OUBAAI 64.2 POINTS Herold’s Bay, Southern Cape 6446 metres Ernie Els Down 17 places from No 68 86 ROYAL PORT ALFRED 64.0 POINTS Port Alfred, Eastern Cape 5732 metres Laurie Waters / Bob Grimsdell Up 6 places from No 92 87 WEDGEWOOD 63.8 POINTS Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 5930 metres Golf Data Up 3 places from No 90 88 PARYS 63.6 POINTS Parys, Free State 6860 metres Cobie Le Grange & DDV Design New entry 89 KATBERG 63.5 POINTS Near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape 5661 metres Golf Data Up 4 places from No 93 90 MILNERTON 63.3 POINTS Cape Town, Western Cape 5975 metres Archie Tosh / Golf Data Down 4 places from No 86
Hermanus is an interesting anomaly in that it has 27 holes by Peter Matkov- ich, and each of the three 9-holers are of equal quality and used every day as three separate courses. Having 27 pays off profitably in the holiday season, when Hermanus is overflowing with visitors. The championship layout, the one ranked at No 40, is known as the East Course, yet its 18 holes are not par- ticularly superior to the other nine. In fact, the best finishing hole of the three nines is the long par 5 on the nine that isn’t part of the East Course. And all are kept to the same level of perfection. A 27-hole facility works perfectly for Hermanus, yet is uncommon. Paarl Golf Club has a similar setup, yet their third nine’s design is a distinct contrast to the main 18, like playing nine holes at Eagle Canyon and then the next nine at Randpark. On quiet days it is even qui- eter. Serengeti originally had 27 holes, but the Whistling Thorn nine by Jack Nicklaus was reconfigured into an 18- hole Par 3 course.
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