SOUTHBROOM GOLF CLUB
in Southbroom, South Coast,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Southbroom Golf Club boasts one of the most popular golf courses on the lower South Coast of
KwaZulu-Natal. As an integral part of the Southbroom village, the course is a rare South African
layout and if it wasn't for all the palm trees and tropical foliage, you'd think you were in Britain
or Ireland.
Only a stone's throw from the Indian Ocean, Southbroom Golf Club affords golfers impressive views of
pristine beaches and the sea; the tranquillity of playing alongside the lush indigenous vegetation
of the Frederika Nature Reserve; and an opportunity to feel the pride of the Southbroom village as
the course meanders past elegant coastal residences.
Each of the 18-holes has its own unique feature and ability to test the skill of even the most
accomplished golfer.
The Southbroom golf course is not a breeze to play especially when you experience it on a windy day.
The par-3 fourth, just 114 meters, is the most famous of the two seaside holes. On a calm day it's a
wedge, but it's a tiger when the wind is blowing into you. Water, in the form of both dams and river
flowing to the sea, quietly but surely come into play and golfers need a careful game plan to
negotiate this charming course.
Established in 1938, the Southbroom golf course has consistently been improved and upgraded over the
years and always has a neat, manicured look about it. A recent improvement doubled the size of the
green on the par-5 ninth which now sweeps towards the edge of a large water hazard that is hidden
from view when playing your approach.
The Southbroom Pro Shop, run by Derek & Sheena James, has an old-fashioned feel about it with every
nook and cranny crammed with interesting goodies and lots of the latest golf gear. It's a place
where you're assured of a warm welcome with everyone going out of their way to help you.
The clubhouse commands impressive views of the course and the Indian Ocean, affording opportunities
for frequent whale and dolphin spotting, and lives up to the early expectations of "popular amenity
and social centre" of the village.
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