Golf Industry in South Africa

The golf industry in South Africa is booming. All around the country we have seen the establishment of numerous new golf estates over the last few years, and there are plenty more in the pipeline. Throughout the country there are some 30 established golf estates with a further 51 under construction and 17 in the planning stage. International investors have poured millions into the golf industry in South Africa in the development of some of the finest world-class golf courses. This has seen the addition of a number of new golf-related companies into the industry, and South Africa tourism will benefit in the future by a sharp increase in the numbers of golfing visitors visiting these shores. The South African golf industry has benefited enormously by the contribution made in design and development by Jack Nicklaus, Ernie Els, Ronald Fream and Gary Player.

This rapid expansion has led to the establishment of the Emperor of Golf Club, a revolutionary new idea set up to offer members extraordinary access to a wealth of golfing data and products. The club was founded by a group of professional golf enthusiasts who are the directors of EGS (Emperor Golf Services, South Africa). Having seen the rapid expansion that was taking place in the golf industry in South Africa, they identified a need in the market for a central access point for golfing data. Emperor of Golf was established so that golfers in South Africa could spend more time playing and enjoying the game, and spend less time identifying courses, planning tournaments and making bookings.

Members of Emperor of Golf are able to use the club website to search for specific tee-off times at contributing golf clubs of their choice, or even to look for available tee-off times at several golf clubs in a specific area free of charge. Members will be able to sit at home and book a game of golf, choose the tee-off time, and even pay green and other fees. Using Emperor of Golf’s new National Online Booking System you can:

With the golf industry in South Africa developing the way it is in all areas of the sport, including both the business and leisure golfing sectors, it has become necessary to develop an online booking system for these golfers. As more and more traveling takes place internationally, local and foreign players need to access information about different golf courses, events, products and tournaments from around the world.

The booking system developed by EGS provides somewhere for club members to search for specific tee-off times and clubs, according to area specific criteria. Bookings and payments can now be done from a pc without ever having to call clubs and risk administration errors.