Golf has been a popular sport is South Africa with the first club founded in 1885. Today, world-class golf facilities can be played in all of the country’s 9 provinces, where even golf giant Tiger Woods has teed off. South Africa is a dream golf destination blessed with great weather and gorgeous natural locations. Players have even lent their design talent to many of South Africa’s Premiere golf courses including the acclaimed Gary Player Country Club at Sun City, home of the annual Million Dollar Golf Challenge.

Here are a small sample of the top golf courses in South Africa:

• Legend Golf & Safari Resort
  • Near Johannesburg: “Home of the Extreme 19th”
• Pecanwood Golf and Country Club
  • In Hartebeespoort Dam, North West: Designed by Jack Nicklaus, the course also boasts the most bunkers of any in South Africa
• Royal Cape Golf Club
  • In Cape Town: This course has hosted the South African Open no less than 11 times
• Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club
  • In Gauteng: With 2 prestigious, scenic 18-hold courses, the club has hosted several South African Open Championships
• Humewood Golf Club
  • In Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape: Consistently ranked in South Africa’s top 10 for the past several years
• Pezula Championship Golf Course
  • In Weatern Cape: This 18-hole course has views of both Knysna Lagoon and the Indian Ocean and is designed to included a full range of shots, making is a rewarding expedience for all players at any level
• Hermanus Golf Course
  • In Western Cape: Whales can be seen off the coast between July and November
• Selbourne Golf Club
  • In KwaZulu-Natal: The South African equivalent of America’s famed Augusta course, water features come into play on just about every hole
• Wild Coast Sun Country Club
  • Near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: The dramatic coastal setting has been used to maximum effect by golf architect Robert Trent Jones