The best golf courses in Johannesburg
Johannesburg punches above its weight for golf. Its best courses include multiple SA Open hosts, several entries in South Africa's Top 100, and signature designs from the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman — many of them open to visiting golfers.
This is our pick of the standout courses to play around the city. Open any one to read about it, then check live tee-time availability for the date you want.
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Blair Atholl
Lanseria, Johannesburg
Set on Gary Player's former Gauteng farm near Lanseria, Blair Atholl is a Player-designed championship course and one of the longest on earth.
Gauteng · #118 holesPar 72Gary Player
Eagle Canyon
Honeydew, Roodepoort
Built across a former granite and sand quarry in Honeydew, Eagle Canyon brings a links feel to Johannesburg's parkland belt.
Gauteng · #2318 holesPar 72
Eye of Africa
Eikenhof, Johannesburg
Greg Norman's first South African design, Eye of Africa opened in 2010 across the high, rolling hills south of Johannesburg.
Gauteng · #1218 holesPar 72Greg Norman
Glendower
Edenvale, Johannesburg
Glendower Golf Club is a mature parkland course in Edenvale, built to a Charles Hugh Alison design and long a South African Open host.
Gauteng · #218 holesPar 72
Houghton
Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
Houghton is a Jack Nicklaus signature course opened in 2010 on a mature, undulating estate minutes north of central Johannesburg.
Gauteng · #818 holesPar 72Jack Nicklaus
Kyalami
Midrand, Johannesburg
One of the region's older parkland courses, Kyalami opened in 1955 on gently undulating ground between Johannesburg and Pretoria, with unusually narrow, tree-lined fairways.
Gauteng · #1118 holesPar 72
Randpark Firethorn
Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg
Firethorn is Randpark's championship layout, a tree-lined par 72 rebuilt in 2015 that has staged both the SA Open and the Joburg Open.
Gauteng · #1718 holesPar 72Sid Brews (Golf Data remodel)
Royal Joburg East
Linksfield North, Johannesburg
Royal Johannesburg's East is a Bob Grimsdell parkland championship course and one of the longest layouts used on the European Tour's African swing.
Gauteng · #318 holesPar 72Royal Joburg West
Linksfield North, Johannesburg
The West is Royal Johannesburg's original 1909 layout by Laurie Waters, a shorter, recently rebuilt parkland companion to the championship East.
Gauteng · #618 holesPar 72
Serengeti
Kempton Park, Kempton Park
Set beside OR Tambo International at Kempton Park, Serengeti's championship layout is a Jack Nicklaus Signature course opened in 2009.
Gauteng · #1418 holesPar 72Jack Nicklaus