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GOLF COURSES
ON THE GARDEN ROUTE
FANCOURT COUNTRY CLUB
George
Fancourt Country Club Estate offers three beautiful golf courses all renowned for their excellent year round condition. The Fancourt Links offers excellent facilities, generous kikuyu fairways and fast bent grass greens. The course has been said to be in the same league as the famous Links courses in Scotland. Contact Details: Tel: +27 (0)44 804 0030
Fax: +27 (0)44 804 0732
Website: www.fancourt.co.za Physical address: Fancourt, Montagu Street, Blanco, George, 6529, South Africa
GEORGE GOLF CLUB
George
George golf course is a combination of parklands and woodlands layout with the age of the course being reflected in the well-established trees. The course which has almost been hacked out of a forest and the surrounding natural vegetation together with backdrop of the Outeniqua mountain range makes a beautiful setting.Contact Details: Tel: +27 (0)44 873-6116
Fax: +27 (0)44 874-6191
website: www.georgegolfclub.co.za Physical Address: Langenhoven Str, George, 6530, South Africa
PEZULA GOLF CLUB
Knysna
The breathtaking, award-winning 18-hole golf course, designed by David Dale and Ronald Fream of GolfPlan USA, offers visitors who wish to play the ultimate golf course in Knysna, an unsurpassed golf experience, and rates amongst the best and the most scenic golf courses in the world. In 2001, just a few months after it opened, the course was awarded Best New Golf Course in South Africa. In February 2005 Compleat Golfer rated it a Five Star Golf Experience.Contact Details: Tel: +27 44 302 5311/10
Fax: +27 44 384 1277
Website: www.pezulagolf.com Physical Address: Lagoonview Drive, Eastern Head, Knysna, 6571, South Africa
KNYSNA GOLF CLUB
Knysna
Nestled on the shores of the Knysna Lagoon and close to the looming Heads, the Knysna Golf Club's 18-hole course meanders through tidal pools and between magnificent indigenous trees. An interesting parkland layout which has been enhanced over the past ten years, it has some of the best bent grass greens in the Southern Cape. Although flat and easy to walk, the course still provides players of all levels with a good challenge and is an affordable golfing experience not to be missed while touring the area. Contact Details: Tel: +27 44 384 1150
Fax: +27 44 384 1033
Website: www.knysnagolfclub.com Physical Address: Hunters Home, Howard Street, Knysna, 6571, South Africa
SIMOLA
Knysna
Simola is the first Jack Nicklaus Signature course on the Garden Route, reflecting the maestro's philosophy of attuning the layout and design to the natural lie of the land. The course offers challenging and rewarding golf amidst spectacular scenery. Set below the high ridges, it’s free from the wind that so often plagues coastal courses. Fairways flow with the natural undulating contours of the terrain and the unusual configuration of five par 5's and five par 3's adds a new dimension to the game. It's par for the course that every hole boasts exceptional views; either out across the Knysna Lagoon all the way to the Heads or over the picturesque Knysna River as it twists and turns through the valley below.Contact Details: Tel: +27 44 302 9600
Website: www.simolaestate.co.za Physical Address: Old Cape Road, Knysna, 6571, South Africa
PLETTENBERG BAY COUNTRY CLUB
Plettenberg Bay
Plettenberg Bay Country Club has an 18 hole parklands golf course set in a private nature reserve. The highly rated course is a very popular tourist destination. The course is easy to walk, and the 2 main inclines can be observed from the veranda. Visitors are welcome. Lush Kikuyu grass fairways and bayview greens recently over seeded to bent grass provides golfers with an excellent playing surface on this park like golf course. Despite intense competition from the beautiful white beaches and rolling surf, the club is busy and booking is essential. Contact Details: Tel: +27 (0)44 533 2132
Fax: +27 (0)44 533 0035
Website: www.plettgolf.co.za Physical Address: Piesang Valley Road, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
GOOSE VALLEY GOLF ESTATE
Plettenberg Bay
The Goose Valley Golf Course is situated in pristine surroundings, only 2km from Plettenberg Bay and bordering on the Keurbooms Lagoon. Golfers playing this magnificent Gary Player designed 72 par, 18 hole golf course in the heart of the Garden Route will experience breathtaking views of the lagoon, the ocean and the Tsitsikamma Mountains. The golfing experience is enhanced by the beauty of the natural fynbos and the abundance of animal and birdlife around the course, eg: small buck, tortoises and spectacular bird life. There must be very few courses, if any, elsewhere in the world where one can play golf and simultaneously watch whales breaching in the sea. Contact Details: Tel: +27 (0)44 533 5082
Fax: +27 (0)44 533 2856
Website: www.goosevalleygolf.com Physical Address: N2, 2km outside Plettenberg Bay, towards Port Elizabeth
MOSSEL BAY GOLF CLUB
Mossel Bay
Famed for having a view of the Indian Ocean from every tee, this 18-hole links-style course, with its large undulating greens, makes for an idyllic yet challenging round of golf. The golf club was founded in 1905 and the golf course relocated to its present position in 1924. A round of golf at Mossel Bay Golf Club is the perfect start to a golfing trip along the coastal areas of the Garden Route. The beautiful views of the Indian Ocean or the Springbuck roaming on the course might distract you, but they will most definitely leave you with lasting memories. Contact Details: Tel: +27 (0)44 691 2379
Fax: +27 (0)44 691 3819
Website: www.mosselbaygolfclub.co.za Physical Address: 17th Avenue, Mosselbay, South Africa
PINNACLE POINT GOLF
Mossel Bay
Rated as one of the top ten new golf courses in the world, the breathtaking Pinnacle Point Championship golf course sits perched on the Mossel Bay cliff tops overlooking the Indian Ocean, surrounded by natural fynbos and bird life. Pro golfer Darren Clarke claims that Pinnacle Point is "the best golf course on the planet" with a club house to match it.Contact Details: Tel: +27 (0) 44 693-3438
Fax: +27 (0) 44 693-2256
Website: www.pinnaclepoint.co.za Physical Address: 1 Pinnacle Point Road, Mossel Bay, South Africa
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