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South Africa has great courses and one important attraction you
won't find here in the U.S.: elephants strolling through the courses
or warthogs grazing in the fairways. They aren't all that way, of
course, but there is usually a game reserve within a short driving
distance. Down here, you could opt for kitsch at Sun City. But if
you do, don't linger there -- there's too much of the real South
Africa to see.
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South Africa golf
Located in the winelands, with awesome mountain views, Erinvale Golf Club is a great setting for a visitor to get a feel for South
African golf, preferably with two big Afrikaners, sweating and cursing
their way good-naturedly around the course. From the back nine,
you can see the ocean, and from almost the whole course you'll have
views of the surrounding hills, the vineyards gleaming in the African
sun. The golf and wine culture blend spectacularly.
The sign as you enter the Skukuza Golf Course is a harbinger of
what you're in for: "Beware: Dangerous Animals. Enter
at Your Own Risk." Located, deep in the African bush, within
the confines of South Africa's Kruger National Park, this is
a place where the animals have a free, lifetime pass to the course.
With hippopatami, lions, leopards, elephants and rhinos in the mix,
never has keeping it in the fairway been better advice.
South
Africa course reviews
There can't be too many places on earth where you can put together
a Zulu-monkey-golf package. The Prince's Grant Golf and Country
Estate north of Durban happens to be one such place. If you like
your Zulu history, monkeys, wild and strange birds and - oh yeah,
if you like to play golf in exotic settings - you might want to
try this small property far from the well-trod South Africa tourist
path, writes Tim McDonald.
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