Lagoonview Drive,
East Head, Knysna, Western Cape 6570
Office
+27 (0)44 302 5300Pro shop
+27 (0)44 302 5310Fax
+27 (0)44 384 1277Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Ashley Weir (Golf Director).The Course:
18 holes. Links-style & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb and long green-to-tee walks.
Surroundings:
Residential, coastal clifftop and seaside.
Designer:
Ron Fream & David Dale
-34.069564
23.089914
65 km E of George
Just over 1 km from the centre of Knysna, heading east, turn off the N2 into George Rex Drive. Pass Knysna Golf Club on your left, then turn left into Wilson Street, then right at traffic circle into Duthie Drive. Continue up the hill to Pezula Estate.
Pezula
Pezula Championship Golf Course: Variety, a roller-coaster ride (especially if the wind is blowing) and magnificent views ensure Pezula's place as one of the Garden Route's most exciting golf destinations. This impressive and undulating tract of coastal land, is home to a thoroughly absorbing and always challenging golf course.
The front-nine keeps you a kilometre or so back from the Ocean, on a ridge of land from which the views down into Knysna are spectacular. The long and tough opener (stroke index 1, par-5) will help dispel any illusions that your round will be a gentle stroll in the park. A precise tee-shot and a second over a ravine are needed to avoid the dense fynbos vegetation and set up your approach to a seriously large and extravagantly undulating green. Thankfully the holes do not come much tougher than this.
Also starting from the clubhouse, the back-nine takes you quickly down to the cliff's edge and some close-up views of the Indian Ocean. The potentially driveable par-4 14th is played alongside the cliffs, but beware, all manner of trouble awaits an errant drive.
For much of the time the layout here will feel quite open, but stray offline and dense fynbos awaits, stray too far offline and some of the growing number of large villas spread around the course might also come into play. The more you play Pezula the better you'll understand where to "work" the ball, and the more you'll marvel at the course's dramatic undulations and ever-present and majestic views.
Stay&Play at Pezula: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts compulsory; carts are fitted with GPS. White socks must be worn to accompany shorts.
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Pezula, sitting on its lofty cliff-top perch is well-named. It is an African word meaning "high up with the gods". Pezula Resort & Spa was the vision of Pezula group Chairman, Keith Stewart, whose dream was to create a luxury resort in one of the world's most scenic locations. Stewart, born in the UK and raised in Zimbabwe, returned to Africa in the 1990s having made his mark in America. In 2000 he bought the land he was to call Pezula.
South Africa's 20th best course (SA's Top 100 Courses, 2023).
Pezula Estate, Lagoonview Drive, Eastern Head, Knysna 6571
+27 (0)44 302 3333
Visit websiteLocated on the Eastern Head of Knysna, surrounded by a lush paradise of indigenous forests, mountains, lakes and pristine beaches, the Pezula Hotel offers unsurpassed luxury on South Africa’s iconic Garden Route. With a championship golf course, luxury suites, a Wellness Quarter and restaurant focused on locally sourced dining, Pezula Nature Hotel & Spa is one of the top Knysna hotels of choice.
Pezula
Knysna; Simola
Plettenberg Bay; Goose Valley (35 km)
Waterfront Drive, Knysna 6570
+27 (0)44 382 5005
Visit websiteThe Protea Hotel Knysna Quays enjoys a spectacular outlook. Located on the banks of the famous Knysna lagoon and facing the warm Indian Ocean through the Knysna Heads, this exciting hotel development is an integral part of the Knysna Quays Waterfront. Facilities at the PH Knysna Quays include a heated outdoor swimming pool, wellness centre for massages and a variety of restaurants to choose from for memorable lunch and dinners.
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Knysna; Pezula; Simola
Plettenberg Bay; Goose Valley (35 km)
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