South Africa’s Top 10 golf courses were announced during the SA Open in December 2007 at the annual BMW Golf Digest Awards, and now the February issue is on sale with the full Top 100 list revealed.
Leopard Creek retained their number one position for the fourth consecutive year,
but now find out which Joburg course dropped out of the top 10 for the first time, where the high-profile new entries of Simola and Oubaai (both in the Southern Cape) finished, and which remote North West venue climbed 11 places, while what Eastern Cape course dropped 13 spots?
Also ranked are the Top 30 Best Conditioned courses in the country.
The Gary Player Country Club at Sun City came in a very close second, with The Links at Fancourt third. The top three places on the Golf Digest rankings are always keenly contested, as well as being hotly debated by golfers in South Africa as to which is the premier layout between them. All three have hosted major tournaments which challenge and sometimes embarrass the best golfers in the world.
The latest rankings highlight the rising popularity of lesser-known and almost forgotten golf courses in remoter parts of the country, courses which provide good value and design variety such as Tzaneen, Mogol and Kameeldoring all in the Limpopo Province.
“When it comes to Golf Digest’s Top 100 Courses, the older courses are certainly under assault from the new creations which are stealing the attention of both golfing tourists and the many newcomers to the game,” says Stuart McLean, Editor of Golf Digest. “It’s important therefore that they seek upgrades and renovations not only to look and play better, but to keep up with the challenges of modern technology. East London, Glendower and Durban Country Club are all investing in makeovers this year.”
For more information on Golf Digest’s Top 100, including a history on each course in the rankings since its inception in 1998, and free course wallpapers, please visit www.golfdigest.co.za
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