Course Features
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A Jack Nicklaus designed golf course |
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An enjoyable golf challenge |
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Golf course bordered by vineyards in the heart of the winelands |
Description
Pearl Valley is the latest addition to the Jack Nicklaus’s repertoire of signature-designed courses worldwide. The Pearl Valley Golf Estate is surrounded by the Simonsberg and Drakenstein Mountains and bordered by vineyards with The Berg River water hazard running through it!
Nicklaus has stayed true to his design principles by working closely with nature and has provided a golf course that fits in with the environment. This fairly flat and largely uninterrupted terrain enabled Nicklaus the freedom to develop hole strategies making this a golf course the golfer has to think his/her way around. The course is spectacularly set in beautiful surroundings and it is only a matter of time before Pearl Valley hosts an international golfing event.
Playing the Course
The fairways are unique in that they have been sown with ‘all season cool grass’ imported from the USA, a first in South Africa. With 17 hectors of running water, water hazards come into play on just about every hole. Typical of a Jack Nicklaus design there are many bunkers, 76 to be exact, which have been cleverly sculptured into the fairway and around the greens!
The course is so new that a signature hole has not been decided on but the resident pro assures us that it’s the par-three 13th. The green is situated on the edge of a small dam that must be cleared with a bunker guarding the far side.
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Course Information |
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Holes : 18
Par : 72
Length Men : 6090m
Length Women : 4703m
Champion : 6511m
Course Rating : 72
Fees From : ZAR 300.00 |
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Club Rules & Regulations |
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 Appropriate golf attire required
No t-shirts or denim
Handicap required only comp |
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Pearl Valley Golf Course
Layout |
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Click on Pearl Valley map layout to enlarge |
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Location & Address |
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From Cape Town take the N1 towards Paarl, taking exit 59 towards Wellington/Franschhoek. Turn right under the bridge & proceed towards Franschhoek on the R301 / R303 & follow the signs to Pearl Valley Estate |
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