Garden Route Golf Courses
The Garden Route runs along a scenic stretch of coastline beginning in Cape Town and ending in Port Elizabeth. It is perennially green and therefore a fantastic location for golf courses, with some of South Africa’s top rates courses along the route. Styles of courses are either parkland, using the natural lakes and rivers of the region, or dramatic coastal links style courses, that wind along the Indian Ocean.
Fancourt Hotel
Fancourt has established itself as the top golfing destination in South Africa
and deservedly so. With 3 courses, maintained to the highest possible
standards, this is a golfer's dream destination. A mix of 2 parkland and 1
links style course, there is plenty of variety. The Montagu is a parkland style
course, and holder of the Top South Afric......click for full details > >
Humewood Golf Course, Port Elizabeth is as close to a traditional links course
as you will get in Africa. It is situated amongst the sand dunes along the
shores of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth. The fairways are exposed, undulating and
wide to compensate for strong winds, bunkers are few with steep faces, greens
are firm and fast, and rough is thick coastal bus......click for full details > >
A short drive from Fancourt, the new Ernie Els collaboration, Oubaai, is a
links style course with stunning panoramic views of the sea. Not the most
challenging of courses but its stylish Clubhouse facilities and friendly staff
put it on the map as a holiday golf destination. The dramatic Clubhouse
location overlooks the 16, 17 holes and the 18th green that......click for full details > >
The Pezula Championship Golf Course is perched between the Knysna Lagoon and
the Indian Ocean on the Eastern Heads. The dramatic coastal scenery is matched
by the breath-taking holes that wind around the cliffs and are flanked by the
fragrant 'fynbos' or indigenous wild plants.
One of our customer's reported that the course needs to be played at least
twice......click for full details > >
Pinnacle Point
A new addition to the golf courses of the Garden Route, Pinnacle Point is a
spectacular links course the winds along the cliffs at Mossel Bay, just a 30
minute drive from George. "One of the most stunning places I have ever seen",
was Darren Clarke's verdict.
The course has literally been carved out of the cliffs with tee boxes and
greens sep......click for full details > >
The Plettenberg Bay Golf Course is located on the outskirts of Plettenberg Bay
in the Piesang River Valley. Upgraded in 2000, the superb new greens have been
built to USGA specifications. Their shapes and slopes along with the new
bunkers and water features have created a challenging yet beautiful course, in
this stunning nature reserve area.
The highly rate......click for full details > >
Knysna has always been a favourite stopping point on the Garden Route, but with
2 excellent golf courses, it is now becoming a must-play destination for
golfers as well. Set high inland, Simola Golf Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus,
offers stunning views across the Lagoon. A parkland course that has been 8
years in development, the fairways have an establish......click for full details > >
Another creation under the watchful eye of Jack Nicklaus, St Francis Links has
tried to recreate the true 'links' style golf courses of Scotland. St Francis
Links will challenge all who play it and reward those who respect it.
The layout combines every element of shot making with its undulating terrain,
greens and surrounds as well as its variation in leng......click for full details > >
