St Francis Links Course

Category: Golf Holiday Packages South Africa

• Location: St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape
• Designed by: Jack Nicklaus
• Type: Links Golf Course
• Holes: 18, par 71
• Fairway Grass: Bayview
• Greens Grass: Kikuyu

Jack Nicklaus has had the pleasure of taking Mother Natures best piece of links land and signed his name to something unique. St Francis Links will challenge all who play it and reward 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 simply plowed out of the land. It is the bunkering that truly defines the quality and character of St Francis Links.

The shape of the greens comes from the natural movement of the land. The greens have simply been placed on top of the sand, changing shape in construction as the wind changed its mind. Some are more undulating than others. All putting surfaces and green surrounds present a mental and physical test.