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The St Francis Bay Golf Club offers competitions
every Wednesday and Saturday. Ladies more than
welcome.
In the early 14th century, either in Scotland's eastern Lothians or in the Netherlands,
where the game was called Kalvin, golf began.
The links land was the marginal land lying
between the beaches and the arable fields and
only good for grazing sheep and rabbits and
bleaching cloth.
Open to the elements, the game
was played on the links grasses between the
dunes and the bush.
St Francis Links may not have been grazing
land for sheep and rabbits, but a natural
course between the beach and arable land it is.
Jack Nicklaus has had the pleasure of taking
Mother Nature’s best piece of links land and
signed his name to something unique. St Francis
Links challenges all who play it and rewards
those who respect it.
The layout combines every element of shot making
with its undulating terrain, greens and
surrounds as well as its variation in length and
direction.
The bunkers look as though they have been ploughed out of the land.
The bunkering truly defines the quality and character of St
Francis Links. Others courses have a links "look". Here you will see what separates St Francis Links from the
rest – a consistent look throughout. One will
agree that, almost from the opening shot, St
Francis Links carries a look and feel that
breathes history from bygone times.
The shape greens' shape comes from the natural
movement of the land. The greens have simply
been placed on top of the sand, changing shape
as the wind changed its mind.
Some are more undulating than others. All
putting surfaces and green surrounds present a
mental and physical test.
St Francis Links is South Africa’s Pure Links! |
