Glendower Golf Club

Glendower Golf Club
Club information
Location Edenvale, Gauteng,
South Africa
Established 1937
Type Public resort
Total holes 18
Tournaments hosted BMW South African Open
Website https://www.glendower.co.za/Home.aspx/
Course
Designed by Charles Hugh Alison (1937)
Arthur Tomsett
Par 72
Length 6,963 yards

The Glendower Golf Club is a 18-hole golf complex located in Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa. The course has been the home of the South African Open for six competitions. South African golfer Brandon Stone won the 2015 SA Open.

History

In 1935, ten businessmen formed a company with an idea to create a country club and purchased the farm Glendower which in those days was on the edge to the town of Edenvale.[1] The land bought was 266.7 acres in size and consisted mostly of a tree plantation.[1] A parkland course was planned and an English golfing architect, Charles Hugh Alison, was employed to design the course and it was constructed by A.F.Tomsett.[1] The course would open on the 7th March 1937.[1] In 1939, The Transvaal Open Championship was held at the club.[1] In 1973, the club grounds would be declared a nature reserve.[1] The club has hosted the South African Open in 1989, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2015 and 2016.[1] The BMW South African Championship will again be hosted from 12-15 January 2017 at the Glendower Golf Club.[2]

Course

In 1985, the course was redesigned with all 18 greens reshaped and rebuilt to USGA standard, new tee positions added and extended and new water features added at eleven holes.[3] The course has fairways with 64 bunkers, 27 on the front nine and 37 on the back nine and has water hazards on 11 of its 18 holes.[1]

Holes and yardages

Championship Tee[4]

  1. 445 yards - par 4
  2. 557 yards - par 5
  3. 220 yards - par 3
  4. 509 yards - par 4
  5. 503 yards - par 4
  6. 199 yards - par 3
  7. 486 yards - par 4
  8. 522 yards - par 5
  9. 401 yards - par 4

Out: 3,842 yards - par 36

  1. 477 yards - par 4
  2. 433 yards - par 4
  3. 407 yards - par 4
  4. 571 yards - par 5
  5. 173 yards - par 3
  6. 547 yards - par 5
  7. 441 yards - par 4
  8. 222 yards - par 3
  9. 451 yards - par 4

In: 3,722 yards- par 36

Total: 7,564 yards- par 72

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Glendower Golf Club - The Classic Golf Experience". Glendower Golf Club. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "McIlroy causes run on SA Open tickets". SuperSports World of Champions. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Glendower - Gauteng - South Africa". Top 100 Golf Courses. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "GCL Golf Course Layouts". Golfers' Guide. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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