[PLANNED COURSES, yet to open]
Off the N2, George, Western Cape
The Course:
36 holes. Links-style.
Surroundings:
Residential and rural countryside.
Designer:
Phil Jacobs, in association with Retief Goosen.
-34.040996
22.342243
22 km SW of George
Located just off the N2, approximately 20 km west of George.
Lagoon Bay
Lagoon Bay Golf Estate: This planned development on South Africa's Garden Route originally envisioned two Retief Goosen Signature golf courses and a luxury 5-star onsite hotel.
The courses, Fish Eagle and Fynbosch Links, were designed in collaboration with Phil Jacobs, but ground was never broken to commence their construction. As of end-2023, the two courses have not been built, and the Lagoon Bay Lifestyle Estate could take a different form without golf.
Courses unlikely to be built.
Situated on the historic Hoogekraal farm, one of the oldest farms in the Southern Cape dating back to 1723, the Lagoon Bay Lifestyle Estate is planned to cover an area of more than 800 hectares (2000 acres) of coastal farmland and fynbosch (natural shrubland). Local planning regulations appear to be at the centre of the delays behind implementing the Lagoon Bay project, which is now unlikely to feature the originally envisioned golf courses.
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Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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