South Africa boasts some amazing golf courses. Golf Digest does a biennial South Africa's top 100 golf coursessurvey on the country’s top 100 golf courses, and there are some noteworthy changes since the last one from 2014. The old Johannesburg club Glendower has moved up to number 4 and is now right behind the Big 3 of South African golf – Fancourt Links, Leopard Creek and the Gary Player Country Club. Another big mover is Durban Country Club which returns to the top 5 for the first time since 2009. There are also two new entries – the Ernie Els-designed Highland Gate near Dullstroom (pictured above) and Wedgewood GC just outside Port Elizabeth.
Despite being a top golf destination for tourists, the top-ranked course in Cape Town is Royal Cape GC, in a rather lowly 48th position. Johannesburg on the hand boasts no fewer than 8 courses in the top 30! The popularity of golf alongSouth Africa's top 100 golf courses the Garden Route is reflected in 7 of the top 25 courses.

Several of these courses are included in SW Africa’s golf packages. Contact Peter for any golfing enquiries: peter@swafrica.co.za

Peter Faber

Office Manager

SW Africa Destination Management

Here is the list of the top 100 South African golf courses as ranked by Golf Digest 2016:

1.       Fancourt Links

2.       Leopard Creek

3.       Gary Player CC

4.       Glendower

5.       Durban Country Club

6.       Fancourt (Montagu)

7.       St Francis Links

8.       Pearl Valley

9.       Arabella

10.   Royal J&K (East)

11.   Humewood

12.   East London

13.   Wild Coast

14.   Blair Atholl

15.   George

16.   Fancourt (Outeniqua)

17.   Simola

18.   Sishen

19.   Pezula

20.   CCJ (Woodmead)

21.   Highland Gate

22.   Zimbali

23.   Pinnacle Point

24.   Serengeti

25.   Erinvale

26.   Elements

27.   Kyalami

28.   Lost City

29.   Royal J&K (West)

30.   Randpark (Firethorn)

31.   Oubaai

32.   Ebotse Links

33.   DCC (Beachwood)

34.   Pecanwood

35.   Champagne Sports

36.   Els Club Copperleaf

37.   De Zalze

38.   Maccauvlei

39.   Eye of Africa

40.   Prince’s Grant

41.   Hermanus (East)

42.   Parkview

43.   Cotswold Downs

44.   Bryanston

45.   Pretoria CC

46.   Legend

47.   Victoria

48.   Royal Cape

49.   Gowrie Farm

50.   Steenberg

51.   Irene

52.   Plettenberg Bay

53.   Clovelly

54.   CCJ (Rocklands)

55.   Fish River

56.   Modderfontein

57.   Ruimsig

58.   Vaal de Grace

59.   Silver Lakes

60.   Zebula

61.   Randpark (Bushwillow)

62.   Wanderers

63.   Houghton

64.   Dainfern

65.   Euphoria

66.   Krugersdorp

67.   Wingate Park

68.   Mt Edgecombe (One)

69.   San Lameer

70.   Woodhill

71.   Nelspruit

72.   Killarney

73.   Stellenbosch

74.   Kingswood

75.   Umhlali

76.   Parys

77.   Mossel Bay

78.   Westlake

79.   Atlantic Beach

80.   Bloemfontein

81.   Benoni GC

82.   Paarl (Old)

83.   Southbroom

84.   Milnerton

85.   Rustenburg

86.   Umdoni Park

87.   State Mines

88.   Wedgewood

89.   Glenvista

90.   Goose Valley

91.   Rondebosch

92.   King David Mowbray

93.   Reading

94.   ERPM

95.   PE Golf Club

96.   St Francis Bay

97.   Goldfields West

98.   Katberg

99.   Riviera

100. Eagle Canyon