Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate
Kempton Park, Kempton ParkDirections
Set beside OR Tambo International at Kempton Park, Serengeti's championship layout is a Jack Nicklaus Signature course opened in 2009.
- Ranking
- No. 41 nationally · No. 14 in Gauteng
- Holes
- 18, par 72
- Length
- 6,489 m
- Designer
- Jack Nicklaus
- Established
- 2009
- Access
- Semi-private: visitors welcome
- Green fee
- R920–R1 170 for 18 holes
- Weekend tee times
- 21 of last 26 weekend days
- Scorecard
- View the card
Open tee times at Serengeti
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 Serengeti
The estate's headline layout, the Signature Course, is one of only five Jack Nicklaus Signature designs in South Africa. Measuring about 6,489 metres to a par of 72, it runs across rolling, rugged grassland, with bentgrass tee boxes and water hazards that come into play on eight of the holes.
Nicklaus unveiled the course in 2009, and Golf Digest named it South Africa's Best New Course in 2010. The property is run as a golf and wildlife estate, and a second 18-hole course, Whistling Thorn, gives members and visitors a companion layout alongside the signature design.
As a semi-private estate course close to the airport, Serengeti suits visiting golfers combining a round with travel through Johannesburg. Expect a long, fairly exposed championship test where accurate driving and careful positioning around the water carry more weight than on a typical parkland course, and where the open grassland setting is part of the appeal.
Serengeti green fees
Non-member rates per player for 18 holes, as quoted on Serengeti's own booking system over the last three months. Last priced 27 October 2026.
| Morning (before 11:00) | Afternoon (from 11:00) | All day | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday | R920–R1 170 | R920–R1 170 | R920–R1 170 |
| Weekend | R1 170 | R920–R1 170 | R920–R1 170 |
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Serengeti scorecard
6 246 m · Rating 72.3 · Slope 140
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 |
| Stroke | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | |
| Metres | 360 | 311 | 507 | 362 | 150 | 381 | 389 | 467 | 176 | 3103 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Stroke | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 | |
| Metres | 342 | 483 | 175 | 407 | 363 | 135 | 531 | 304 | 403 | 3143 |
Scorecard from mscorecard.com, hole19golf.com and satop100courses.com. Clubs re-rate and re-measure, so check the card on the day.
Good to know
- Jack Nicklaus Signature design
- Golf Digest SA Best New Course, 2010
- Water in play on eight holes
- Bentgrass tees over open grassland
- Second course (Whistling Thorn) on the estate
