Lost City Golf Course

The 72 par Lost City Golf Course has impressed golfers again and again the world over. Yet another Gary Player designed desert style course gets players entranced with the classic bushveld mountainous backdrop to the perfectly manicured lawns. The barren waste bunkers are another unique characteristic of this remarkable Lost City Golf course and the frequency with which they occur strongly encourages and rewards straight drives, punishing anything slightly off. The Lost City Golf course is spectacular with even Gary Player having mentioned on a few occasions that this is one of his favourites. The Lost City Golf course varies from 6 983 metres on the back tee to 5 953 metres off the front tee with the trickiest hole being the 13th. Rather unlucky to many for sure. This par 3 hole is shaped like the African continent, and as you stand ready to tee off, you look down to see the 9 bunkers and water hazards closely guarding the hole. Oh, and then of course to throw in a little bit of added intrigue, there are 38 crocodiles in the water hazard some almost 2 metres long. Naturally it is suggested that golfers refrain from retrieving their balls. This is rather typical of the effort that went into the Lost City Golf course, with no expense spared to transform this bushveld into a golfing oasis. The last nine are rather like going to a lookout point to take in the views. Playing the game from high to low really makes it a lot more entertaining and here the downhill is definitely evident on the eleventh, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth holes, being played from an elevated tee sending the ball flying. Watching the spectacular African landscape in the background as you watch the ball sailing over the course sometimes takes your breath away.

Of course the Lost City Golf Course forms part of the Sun City complex with it’s Valley of Waves entertainment complex. This area is the perfect place to let the family roam around whilst you enjoy the game. The complex is situated just north of Rustenburg in the North West Province. The area is semi desert and the course was carved out of the existing landscape. The first nine as mentioned before is more of a desert style, but the last nine were designed to be a sort of Out of Africa safari type course. With a fence being the only thing separating golfers from the wild animals n the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. The key to the experience, according to Gary Player, was to feel part of the country. Even the club house is based on the Zimbabwe Ruins and gives a classic African feel to the entire encounter.

The place even houses the Titleist Golf Academy. This exclusive academy is run by a professional golfer known as Teddy. He is very experienced in the game and in fact has over twenty years of teaching experience under his belt. The academy offers courses to groups and individuals and Teddy gives care and specific advice that has changed the game of all who go through the academy. He can even give you video feedback on your game that will help you see what he sees and in this way better your swing or stance that seems to be pulling you back in the game a bit. He offers tuition for every level of golfer, so if you’re keen to better your game or even step in as a beginner, give them a call on +27 (0)14 557 1555.

The green fee on this course is R495 for eighteen holes. For any enquiries or extra information on the Lost City Golf Course call them on +27 (0)14 5573711 or 557 1246. Or if you prefer contact them via email on kpayet@sunint.co.za. The complex has all the activities and entertainment needs you could possibly want with restaurants and hotels making a holiday easy and luxurious.