The San Lameer Golf Course

Fashioned out of the dense coastal bush and set in a nature conservation are a with its rich paradise San Lameer Golf Course is a paradise for nature lovers. The San Lameer Golf Course is situated on the Durban South Coast and is rated among the top 30 golf courses in South Africa. Set in the heart of a unique natural environment San Lameer Golf Course offers you everything that you would include in your dream course.

The San Lameer Golf Course was designed by golf course designer Peter Matkovich who tool time to ensure the conservation of the environment. Although the San Lameer Golf Course is only 6100 meters the course is a rare challenge as it is built on one of the last surviving wetlands in South Africa and therefore there is a water hazard at just about every hole. The San Lameer estate developers were extremely conscious of protecting the natural environment therefore the San Lameer Golf Course was designed to avoid areas of sensitive vegetation and use natural features. With over 195 different bird species, troops of the Impala, reedbuck and bushbuck.

Playing the San Lameer Golf Course

The San Lameer Golf Course comprises of eighteen classic that weave a natural challenge through the open glades, forests and lakeland, with the easy roar of the Indian Ocean in the background. At San Lameer Golf Course water and wind are the two main challenges making this a course for the thinker and not the bold. The fairways are narrow with many challenges to make the golfing game more interesting; right to left doglegs, large bunkers, thick rough and of course the water hazards. The greens are fast yet smooth and to enjoy the San Lameer Golf Course you will be required to play conservative golf and stay out of trouble.

The San Lameer Golf Course offers golfers the opportunity to enjoy a challenging round of golf with 18 holes or a more relaxed 9 holes on the Pitch and Putt course. The course has provision for four different tee placements which enables the course to be used as the venue for the SA Masters as well as able to accommodate corporate days and amateur players. The San Lameer Golf Course has been designed in such a way that the course not only test your ability as a player but also your mental ability and your will to triumph over the odds.

The 1999 meter par 3 ninth hole of the San Lameer Golf Course has an elevated tee that plays to a green that almost completely surrounded by water. The ninth hole is also the beginning of a practically continuous stretch of holes, right through to the 18th hole, where water comes in to play. The par three 4th on the San Lameer Golf Course can be compared with the famous 12th at Augusta; across water to a narrow green.

The facilities at San Lameer Golf Course

The clubhouse at the San Lameer Golf Course is a spacious and quite magnificent as it iffers its patron spectacular views from the terrace. There is a driving range and putting green that is available at the San Lameer Golf Course as well as a halfway house, restaurant and bars. The Pro Shop offers golfers the opportunity to stock up on all their golfing equipment as well as make use of carts, caddies and club hire. The locker facilities are superb and will afford you all the luxuries that you need.

Come on experience and exhilarating round of golf at San Lameer Golf Course; a nature lover's paradise. San Lameer Golf Course is a championship golf course that still places emphasis on the preservation of the surrounding nature.