Golf Courses

The most important bit about golf holidays is probably the friends you go with, but after that it must be the courses, cast your eye over these:

Just a stones throw away you will find . . .

Selborne Country Club

Some call it the most spectacular 18 holes in South Africa. Wild coastal forest frames a superbly manicured course where the only disturbance may be one of nature’s creatures. This beautiful 18-hole, par 72 golf course provides a challenge for the more proficient golfer whilst also offering the social player an enjoyable round. There are water features on the 15 and 18 holes.

Driving time from Pennington: 0
Designer: Dennis Barker - 18 Hole - Par 72 - 6040m

•Pro Shop •Practice Area •Golf carts (with GPS) •Tuition. •Snacks and Meals •Bar

Wild Coast Country Club

The Wild Coast Country Club is a ruggedly beautiful course overlooking the Indian Ocean. Although it may appear a push over at just under 6,000metres its testing layout provides a challenge to golfers of all levels. Some of South Africa’s most dramatic holes can be found here, the 13th par 3 is played across a waterfall and is generally regarded as the best short hole in the country.

Driving time from Pennington: 25mins
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Jnr. - 18 hole - Par 70 - 5807metre

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts compulsory • Tuition available • Snacks • Bar

Umdoni Park Golf Club

One of the hidden treasures of the Golf coast. This 18-hole course situated on 200 hectares of indigenous coastal forest is renowned for it's fauna and flora and magnificent vistas. A true pleasure to play. A strong north easterly can make this course a challenge to any golfer. Very hilly with splendid views over the Indian Ocean.
A wonderful hole, the par 3, 12th is just 110 metres, but played steeply uphill to a green seemingly perched in the bush.

Driving time from Pennington: 0
Designer: Sid Brews - 18 hole - Par 72 - 5572metres

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Snacks • Bar

Port Shepstone Golf Club

Port Shepstone offers nine holes of parkland style play, with wooded fairways filled with indigenous trees such as the towering Mstintsi. The remaining nine holes are in links style, with wide open fairways. Accuracy might seem of less importance, but this impression can be deceiving as the holes are in fact longer and far more exposed to the elements, namely the wind.

Driving time from Pennington: 15mins
Designer: Sid Brews - 18 Hole - Par 72 - 5830metre

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Tuition available • Snacks and meals • Bar

San Lameer Country Club

San Lameer is a conservation haven with 195 different bird species, abundant wildlife and indigenous fauna and flora. Add to this a subtropical climate, the Indian Ocean and a championship golf course and you have a golfer’s paradise.
This demanding course weaves a natural challenge through the open glades, forest and wetlands.

Driving time from Pennington: 20mins
Designer: Peter Matkovich and Dale Hayes - 18 hole - Par 72 - 6111metre

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Tuition available • Snacks and meals • Bar

Southbroom Golf Club

Only a stone's throw from the Indian Ocean, the charming Southbroom Golf Club affords golfers impressive views of pristine beaches and sea and is one of the most popular courses on this part of the coast. It is unique in that it forms an integral part of the village. Water, in the form of both dams and river quietly but surely come into play. The par 3 fourth is undoubtedly the hallmark of this beautiful course. At just 112 metres, it has spectacular sea views and you can hear the waves crash over the rocks below the tee box.

Driving time from Pennington: 15mins
Designer: A.L. Mandy - 18 hole - Par 69 - 5564m

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Tuition available •Caddies • Snacks and meals • Bar

Margate Country Club

There is no doubt that this club has the perfect recipe.. A smashing course, one of the finest on the KZN coast, mixed with genuine hospitality and friendliness guarantees a great days golf.

Driving time from Pennington: 45mins
Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 6063m

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Tuition available • Snacks and meals • Bar

Scottburgh Golf Club

A shortie but a toughie, with the sight and sound of the Indian Ocean always lulling you into a false sense of security. Enjoy the drive on the 18th - over trees into the wild blue yonder and hope for the best.

Driving time from Pennington: 10mins
Holes 18 - Par 67 - Length 5323

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Snacks and meals • Bar

Umkomaas Golf Club

One of KZN‘s oldies and lovely for it. Great ocean views, loads of birds and huge big trees on this parkland course. The 4th is probably one of the toughest par 4s in SA and the 18th wrecks most aspiring medal winners cards - some think the most testing finishing hole this side of the equator.

Driving time from Pennington: 15mins
Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 5479

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts •Tuition • Snacks and meals • Bar

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Just a little bit further there are more. Easily do able in a day or in conjuction with a trip to one of the game lodges:

Durban Country Club

Durban Country Club has an air of relaxed elegance and tradition, an oldie and a goodie. It has played host the SA Open 16 times. Two great courses.

The Country Club Course

This course is still rated by many the best golf course in South Africa. It is a demanding semi links course which is challenging even to the most skilled golfer with elevated tees and greens and narrow fairways. It is not for the feint hearted.

Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 6075m

The Beachwood Course

Running parallel to the coastline for most of its length, this course with its relentlessly straight narrow fairways will make an honest player of most. Add to this, thick shrubbery, gigantic trees and some evil slopes and you have a course set to test the best.

Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 6016

Driving time from Pennington: 45mins

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts •Tuition • Snacks and meals • Bar

Prince’s Grant Country Club

This links/parkland course, although fairly new, has developed into one of SA’s top ranked courses. Large greens and impressive fairways and breathtaking views.

Driving time from Pennington: 90mins
Holes 18 - Par 72 Length - 6260m

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts • Snacks and meals • Bar

Kloof Country Club

When its hot hot hot on the coast, mad dogs and Englishmen find this lovely parkland course high in the hills a cool retreat. it’s a great course for mountain goats with some really tricky hazards and quite unique holes. Testing, even for the pundit, but worth it.

Driving time from Pennington: 45mins
Holes 18 - Par 70 - Length 5781m

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts •Tuition • Snacks and meals • Bar

Mount Edgecombe Country Club

Tucked away in the rolling hills of North KZN you will find two lovely courses at this club.

Course 1

This is the older of the two courses and mixes water hazards and multi tier greens between some wonderful old trees to its best advantage.

Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 6243m

Course 2

Some clever chaps took a piece of land with undulating hills and some water and magically entwined this lovely course around them, if nature made golf courses this would be one of them. Loads of space especially between holes! .

Holes 18 - Par 72 - Length 6265m

Driving time from Pennington: 60mins
Holes 18 - Par 70 - Length 5781m

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts •Tuition • Snacks and meals • Bar

Umhlali Country Club

Pretty as a picture this parkland course has sweeping fairways, memorable water holes and trees that would be pictured in National Geographic. What it lacks in length in makes up in difficulty, great for all level of golfers.

Driving time from Pennington: 90mins
Holes 18 Par 72 Length 5948

• Pro shop • Practice Area • Golf carts •Tuition • Snacks and meals • Bar