| South Africa's courses offer some of the world's | | | | 18-hole picturesque course, lined with trees, |
| best golfing and the climate is ideal for golf | | | | features wide fairways and requires accuracy, |
| year-round. Many of the courses have featured | | | | especially on the long seventeenth, which is rated |
| on both the European PGA Tour, as well as the | | | | one of the 500 best holes in the world. |
| local Sunshine Tour. Compiling a list of the top ten | | | | Glendower Golf Club |
| courses will be contentious, but here goes. | | | | Founded in 1937, the 18-hole, par 72 course |
| Arabella Country Club | | | | hosted the Transvaal Open in which champion |
| Host to the Nelson Mandela Invitational since 2003, | | | | Bobby Locke made his world-record score. Over |
| and designed by Pete Matkovich, this Western | | | | the years, the course has been reshaped and |
| Cape course was ranked among the top 100 best | | | | rebuilt, and trees, water hazards, and bunkers are |
| courses in the world, outside of the United States. | | | | plentiful. The fairways feature numerous hazards |
| Bordering a large natural lagoon, this demanding | | | | and the greens are excellent. |
| course stretches over rolling fairways, and has | | | | Leopard Creek Country Club |
| deceptive bunkers and tricky water traps. | | | | Arguably South Africa's best-known course, on |
| Durban Country Club | | | | the border of the world famous Kruger National |
| The host of 16 South African Open | | | | Park, was designed by Gary Player. Wild animals |
| Championships, this prestigious 18-hole, par 72 | | | | such as lions, elephants and rhinoceroses are |
| course has the honour of having three of its holes | | | | separated from players through innovative |
| listed in the top 500 holes in world golf. The | | | | landscaping techniques, and over 200 bird species |
| course undulates along the coastline, not far from | | | | have been noted. The elegant clubhouse is sited |
| the Indian Ocean, and wind variations will have a | | | | on the bank of the Crocodile River. |
| big effect on your game. | | | | Pecanwood Golf and Country Club Estate |
| Fancourt Hotel Country Club | | | | This Jack Nicklaus-designed, flat course, bordering |
| Located on the picturesque southern Cape, at the | | | | the Hartebeespoort Dam, and with the beautiful |
| foot of the imposing Outeniqua Mountains, the | | | | Magaliesberg Mountains in the distance, has |
| four courses here have something to suit all | | | | well-placed bunkers and caters for golfers of all |
| types of golfer. Designed by Gary Player, the | | | | standards. Carefully positioned water features and |
| main courses have hosted major events, and | | | | strategically placed bunkers make the course a |
| Fancourt has one of the finest golf academies in | | | | challenge. |
| the world, with state-of-the-art practice and | | | | River Club Golf Course |
| teaching facilities. | | | | The exclusive River Club Golf Course in |
| Gary Player Country Club | | | | Johannesburg is for members and their guests |
| Set in an extinct volcano in the Pilanesberg | | | | only. The long course is kept in stunning condition, |
| Mountains, this iconic par 72, 18-hole course hosts | | | | and has one of the toughest finishing stretches in |
| the annual The Million Dollar Golf Challenge | | | | South Africa. |
| tournament. One of South Africa's longest and | | | | Wild Coast Country Club |
| toughest courses, it includes two holes that rank | | | | With the Indian Ocean as your backdrop on nearly |
| in Golf Online's list of the world's 500 best holes. | | | | every hole, this 18-hole, par 70 course near Port |
| The course requires accurate approaches, due to | | | | Edward has a testing layout, with wide fairways |
| the many bunkers and water hazards. | | | | and huge greens, and is one of the most scenic in |
| George Golf Club | | | | the country. When the wind is up, this course is |
| Near Fancourt, in the southern Cape, this par 72, | | | | tricky. Carts are compulsory. |