Course Features
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Home to the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge |
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Requires stamina and accuracy from players |
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One of the longest courses in the world |
Description
Continually ranked the best golf course in South Africa, the Gary Player Golf course sets the standard. It is arguably the most famous course in South Africa and has hosted the Nedbank Million dollar golf tournament. This 18-hole golf course is both demanding and difficult, with some golfers claiming it to be the toughest course in the Southern Hemisphere.
Please note: As from 1 March 2004, the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City Resort will close for fifteen weeks to reseed all the greens damaged by chemical toxicity.
Playing the Course
The course is immaculate with generally wide kikuyu fairways and bent greens. Although this parkland course is fairly flat, the many water hazards, cunning sited bunkers (the fairway bunkers have just been deepened) and hidden pin placement make up for the lack of gradient. This course also cuts through the African bush leaving the fairways with only the bushveld as a border.
Multiple tees make this course both enjoyable and playable for the keen novice and the skilled professional. First timers will quickly learn that the course can be unforgiving of wayward shots - the 13th, steering away from the bunkers, could land the ball in some thick rough on the right.
The signature par-five 9th is an island green that dares only top players to go for the hole in two with the second being played over a mass of water.
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Course Information |
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Holes : 18
Par : 72
Length Men : 5890m
Length Women : 5004m
SAGA Rating : 71
Fees From : ZAR 275.00 |
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Club Rules & Regulations |
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 Appropriate golf attire required
No t-shirts or denim
Handicap required |
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Gary Player Golf Course Layout |
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Click on Gary Player map layout to enlarge |
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Location & Address |
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From Pretoria take the N4 towards Rustenberg, following the signs to Sun City. |
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