Killarney Country Club
Lower Houghton, JohannesburgDirections
One of Johannesburg's oldest golf clubs, tracing its origins to 1903, and the only Robert Trent Jones design in South Africa.
- Ranking
- No. 49 nationally · No. 19 in Gauteng
- Holes
- 18, par 70
- Length
- 6,145 m (par 70, men's tees)
- Established
- 1903
- Access
- Semi-private: visitors welcome
- Green fee
- R315–R610 for 18 holes
- Weekend tee times
- 24 of last 26 weekend days
- Course layout
- View the map
Open tee times at Killarney
Thu 29 Oct
Fri 30 Oct
Sat 31 Oct
Sun 1 Nov
Mon 2 Nov
Tue 3 Nov
Wed 4 Nov
Thu 5 Nov
About Killarney
The club traces its origins to 1903, when it began as the Transvaal Automobile Club before growing into a multi-sport country club. When the new M1 motorway claimed part of the course in the late 1960s, Killarney recruited American architect Robert Trent Jones to reshape it, making this the only Robert Trent Jones layout in South Africa. Jones left early after a disagreement with the club, and his plans were carried out on the ground by South Africans Bob Grimsdell and Brian Wilkes.
The layout is a narrow, park-style test playing to par 70 over 6,145 metres from the men's tees, with the women's course a par 72 of 5,294 metres. Heavily wooded fairways reward straight driving and punish the wayward, since the rough here is effectively forest, while the greens themselves are relatively generous. Water and birdlife come into view on the closing stretch, notably at the 18th.
Set in Lower Houghton just off the M1 and close to central Johannesburg, Killarney is a mature, well-conditioned course where positioning from the tee matters more than raw distance. The club marked its 120th anniversary in 2023.
Killarney green fees
Non-member rates per player for 18 holes, as quoted on Killarney's own booking system over the last three months. Last priced 29 October 2026.
| Morning (before 11:00) | Afternoon (from 11:00) | All day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday | R315–R610 | R315–R410 | R315–R610 |
| Weekend | R610 | R410–R610 | R410–R610 |
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Killarney course layout
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Scorecard
6 078 m · Rating 71.2 · Slope 130
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Ladies par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Stroke | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| Ladies stroke | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 3 | |
| Metres | 378 | 305 | 380 | 167 | 483 | 174 | 412 | 337 | 403 | 3039 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Ladies par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Stroke | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 10 | |
| Ladies stroke | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |
| Metres | 420 | 368 | 352 | 389 | 155 | 446 | 386 | 175 | 348 | 3039 |
Scorecard from killarneycountryclub.co.za. Clubs re-rate and re-measure, so check the card on the day.
Good to know
- Only Robert Trent Jones design in South Africa
- Origins dating to 1903
- Narrow, heavily wooded parkland fairways
- Par 70, 6,145 m from the men's tees
- Central location off the M1 in Lower Houghton
