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Course Information
- Course Design: AF Tomsett, CH Alison, Upgrade by Golf Data
- Holes: 18
- Par: 72
- Championship: 6770m
Course Facilities
- Pro shop
- Driving range
- Golf club hire
- Golf Carts
Course Availability & Club Rules
- Visitors welcome everyday except Saturdays
Glendower Golf Course,
currently rated the No10 course in South Africa by Golf Digest
magazine, was originally a farm before English golf architect,
C.H. Allison was employed to plan the course and a South African
professional golfer, A.F.Tomsett, was assigned the task of the
construction.
Opened in 1937, such was the standard of the work and
layout that after only two years the club played host to its first
major tournament, the Transvaal Open Championship, won by the great
Bobby Locke with a world record score of 265 shooting rounds of 66,69,66 and
64.
During the 80’s the course saw a major face change. All 18 greens were
reshaped and rebuilt, new tee positions were set up, existing water
hazards were cleared and extended and new water features added at a
number of holes. The changes have made the club one of the most
challenging and beautiful courses in South Africa.
Conveniently located within 10 minutes of Johannesburg International
Airport, Glendower is a well designed 6 770m course, situated against a
tree-covered slope. The fairways are excellent, featuring numerous
hazards and narrowing at the greens.
Water comes into play on 11 of the holes. Magnificent
greens, an abundance of bunkers and luscious Kikuyu fairways complete
your experience.
Glendower has been prestigious host to the South African Open
Championship in 1987, 1993 and 1997. In 1973 the club was proclaimed a
Nature Reserve. This proclamation was in order to preserve the
excellent bird-life that is to be found on the course.
Signature Hole: The aesthetically pleasing
second hole is one of the best par-fives to be found anywhere,
requiring an accurate tee-shot to a fairway flanked by trouble both
left and right and a water hazard next to the green.
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