Wanderers Golf Club
Illovo, JohannesburgDirections
Dating to 1939, Wanderers is a compact, mature parkland course in Illovo whose original opening holes were later surrendered to the neighbouring cricket stadium.
- Ranking
- No. 60 nationally · No. 21 in Gauteng
- Holes
- 18, par 71
- Established
- 1939
- Access
- Semi-private: visitors welcome
- Green fee
- R400–R760 for 18 holes
- Weekend tee times
- 17 of last 26 weekend days
- Course layout
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Open tee times at Wanderers
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 Wanderers
The club relocated to Kent Park in Illovo in the late 1930s, and Bob Grimsdell laid out the course under the supervision of Felix Oliver. Construction began in 1937, the first ten holes opened in 1939, and the remaining eight were completed by 1942. During the 1950s three of the original holes were given up to make way for the Wanderers cricket stadium, which still borders the property.
What remains is a tight, well-treed parkland course that uses a modest footprint efficiently and plays to a par of 71. Bent-grass greens were introduced in 1982, and Rob O'Friel redesigned the layout in 1999, rebuilding the greens and bunkers. Water features on several holes, including the dogleg 7th.
Visitors can expect a walkable course where accurate placement counts for more than distance, with the long par-5 10th, the layout's longest hole, running alongside the cricket stadium. It remains a members' club near Sandton that also accommodates visitor rounds and corporate days, and its membership has included well-known sportsmen such as Graeme Pollock.
Wanderers green fees
Non-member rates per player for 18 holes, as quoted on Wanderers'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 | R400–R610 | R400–R610 | R400–R610 |
| Weekend | R760 | R520–R760 | R520–R760 |
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Wanderers course layout
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Scorecard
6 150 m
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Stroke | 9 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 15 | |
| Metres | 490 | 373 | 345 | 350 | 400 | 145 | 405 | 300 | 346 | 3154 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Stroke | 12 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |
| Metres | 515 | 377 | 150 | 470 | 382 | 175 | 377 | 145 | 405 | 2996 |
Scorecard from wanderersgolfclub.com, mscorecard.com and satop100courses.com. Clubs re-rate and re-measure, so check the card on the day.
Good to know
- Compact, mature parkland layout
- Par 71 designed by Bob Grimsdell
- Bent-grass greens introduced in 1982
- Redesigned by Rob O'Friel in 1999
- Borders the Wanderers cricket stadium
