Reading Country Club
Alberton, JohannesburgDirections
A tight, tree-lined parkland course in Alberton laid out by eight-time SA Open champion Sid Brews, with water in play on 14 holes.
- Ranking
- No. 72 nationally · No. 29 in Gauteng
- Holes
- 18, par 71
- Length
- 6,552 m (championship tees)
- Designer
- Sid Brews
- Access
- Semi-private: visitors welcome
- Green fee
- R130–R280 for 18 holes
- Weekend tee times
- 15 of last 26 weekend days
- Course layout
- View the map
Open tee times at Reading
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 Reading
Reading plays as a tight parkland course of par 71, closely framed by trees and stretching to about 6,550 metres from the championship tees. It was laid out by Sid Brews, an eight-time South African Open champion, and water comes into play on 14 of the 18 holes. Bent-grass greens and kikuyu fairways are typical of the region, and the greens were relaid to modern standards by Golf Data in 1996, though the original routing was retained.
The club was founded in the early 1940s, established by members of Johannesburg's Jewish community after they were refused entry to other city clubs. Its original clubhouse was expropriated in 1976 to make way for the N12 bypass, and the present clubhouse opened in 1978.
Visitors can expect a classic, mature design that rewards accurate iron play and thoughtful course management over sheer power, with trees and water shaping strategy on many of the par 4s. The club is located in New Redruth, Alberton, south of Johannesburg, and also has practice greens, a pro shop and a bowls section.
Reading green fees
Non-member rates per player for 18 holes, as quoted on Reading'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 | R130–R280 | R130–R280 | R130–R280 |
| Weekend | R280 | R280 | R280 |
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Reading course layout
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Scorecard
6 221 m · Rating 72.4 · Slope 132
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Stroke | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 2 | |
| Metres | 367 | 329 | 390 | 465 | 153 | 375 | 157 | 509 | 408 | 3153 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Stroke | 1 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 7 | |
| Metres | 405 | 177 | 448 | 436 | 335 | 135 | 386 | 345 | 401 | 3068 |
Scorecard from mscorecard.com, hole19golf.com, golfify.io and satop100courses.com. Clubs re-rate and re-measure, so check the card on the day.
Good to know
- Designed by eight-time SA Open champion Sid Brews
- Water in play on 14 of the 18 holes
- Tight, tree-lined parkland layout
- Greens relaid by Golf Data in 1996
- Par 71, championship length about 6,550 m
