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distance for championship tees - 6752 m. Championship Rating - 73.
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#1 - 358m - Par 4 |
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The
starting hole offers a wide fairway and plays steeply downhill to
a large green that is shared with Hole #10. A cascading water feature
frames the left side of this hole and separates Hole#1 & #10.
After a good drive, the golfer is left with a pitch shot that my have
to carry across the lake in front of the green depending on the pin
position. The green, which is a double green, shared with Hole #10,
must be the "largest in Africa". |
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#2 - 173m - Par 3 |
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The
relatively short Par 3 presents the golfer with an intimidating tee
shot over a lake, to a narrow green set diagonally across the line
of play. Bunkers come into play both in front and behind the green.
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#3 - 466m - Par 5 |
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This
hole is uphill from tee to green and will play much longer than the
score card suggests. After two good shots the golfer is faced with
a pitch shot to a well-bunkered green. |
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#4 - 430m - Par 4 |
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Being
downhill from tee to green, the golfer will find that this hole plays
shorter than the meterage suggest. The tee shot however is tested
with bunkers on the right and left of the fairway.
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#5 - 516m - Par 5 |
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On
this hole the golfer is faced with a tee shot that plays slightly
downhill and across a valley, followed by an uphill second shot to
a green that is out of reach for most golfers, except the exceptionally
long hitter. |
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#6 - 404m - Par4 |
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As
an uphill hole from tee to green, the gofer is faced with a tee shot
that has to be aimed at a fairway bunker that is set towards the center
of the fairway but which is generally way out of reach. The fairway
bunker to the left helps to frame the hole and the golfer is offered
a generously wide fairway to the right. The green is set across the
line of play and is only 15m deep. The bunker in the center front
of the green protects the pin position behind it. |
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#7 - 393m - Par 4 |
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As
a shortish Par 4 from the member's tee, this hole will nevertheless
play as a medium length Par 4 because of the uphill nature of the
hole from the tee to the green. Four fairway bunkers define the landing
area. The green is set along the line of play and the best entrance
into the green is from right to left. |
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#8 - 204m - Par 3 |
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The
tee shot calls for a downhill mid iron shot to a green that is elevated,
featuring a steep bank to the left of the green with bunkers to the
right and behind the green. The front of the green is open, which
allows a ball to bounce onto the green. |
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#9 - 445m - Par 4 |
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Bunkers
to the right and to the left of the fairway, on this slightly right
dogleg, focuses the golfers mind on the center of the fairway. This
hole plays downhill from tee to green. The green is elevated and features
deep bunkers to the left and to the right and a steep slope behind
he green. |
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#10 - 364m - Par 4 |
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Again
the golfer is faced with an exciting tee shot from an elevated tee
to a fairway that is much lower than the tee. The green, which is
a double green, shared with Hole #1 offers many pin positions because
of its enormous size - "the largest in Africa".
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#11 - 433m - Par 4 |
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The
golfer is offered a choice of hitting to a fairway to the left or
to the right of a stream that bisects the fairway. The RHS fairway
is narrow and is guarded by a bunker but an accurately struck tee
shot is rewarded by offering the golfer a shorter second shot to a
green that is situated on the edge of a large lake. This hole is one
of the most demanding holes on the golf course and it is justifiably
rated stroke 1.
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#12 - 169m - Par 3 |
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On
this Par 3 the play is slightly uphill, which makes club election
difficult. A bunker guards the front right of he green, which slopes
from back to front.
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#13 - 530m - Par 5 |
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This
hole plays primarily along the contour and features a fairway that
slopes from right to left. Bunkering to the right of the fairway both
in the first and second landing area tests the golfers inclination
to use the slope of the land for extra distance.
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#14 - 384 m - Par 4 |
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The
landing area is guarded by fairway bunkers to the left and to the
right. The approach shot to the green is from an elevated fairway
and has to carry undulations and a water feature in front of the green.
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#15 - 192m - Par 4 |
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A
long iron is required to reach this green which features bunkers both
to the left and the right. The area between the tees and the start
of the fairway features indigenous grasses.
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#16 - 391m - Par 4 |
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This
is an unusual hole in that big mounds, just in front of the tees,
feature bunkers across the line of play, with a gap in the middle
which allows the golfer to see only the center of the fairway. This
fairway is exceptionally wide, even though the golfer cannot see the
full width of the fairway from the tees. There are no bunkers on this
fairway. The second shot has to carry a water course in front of the
green. This hole again plays downhill from tee to green.
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#17 - 406m - Par4 |
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From
the championship tee this is an extremely demanding hole because of
its length and because of a huge water feature in front of the green.
The unique feature of this green is a bunker set into the green, but
done in such a way that the golfer does not have to chip on the green
to get to any pin position.
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#18 - 494m - Par 5 |
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The
finishing hole is a long uphill Par 5 that features a number of bunkers
in the first and second landing area. If the second shot is placed
to the left side of the fairway, the golfer has a good view of the
putting surface.
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