Entering the club, you descend a few steps and the tone is set with this "hole of frame" of the Nedbank Golf Challenge… Seve, Ernie, Nick, Tiger, Sergio and the others welcome you in pictures and taunt you with their scores which will seem completely surreal to ordinary golfers ... Although at altitude (1210 meters), the Gary Player CC is a course that requires a long drive, long iron strokes, a little game and a magician's putting to hope to play his handicap ; on condition that you start from the starting marks appropriate to your level!

Away from the hustle and bustle of Sun City casinos, the course very quickly enters a nature with typically African vegetation, surrounded by the hills of this park of ancient volcanoes.

From the 2nd until the start of the 8th, you have the impression of being alone in the world with your younger brother; no construction to alter the environment, no view of the fairways of the other holes; everything is done to recharge your batteries and concentrate on your game.

At the start of the 9, the player knows that he is approaching a mythical hole on which the best players in the world are fighting for an indispensable birdie or better an eagle ... but do not embark on the adventure of touching the island of the green of the 9 in 2 !

On the other hand, if you manage to land your third shot near the flag, crossing the small bridge will be all the more pleasant!

After the traditional half-way break, you will resume your game until the 18th and will enjoy every hole without exception; until the formidable 18, this very long uphill par 4 where the achievement of a bogey should be your objective.

The Gary Player Country Club brings you into the very private club of the great championship courses on the planet; an experience not to be missed!

Philippe heuze

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