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Pezula Championship Course

Located on the Garden Route in the picturesque town of Knysna the Pezula Championship Course a Top 20 South African ranked course and undoubtedly has some of the most photographed holes in South Africa.

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A round at this course on the East Head high above the town of Knysna delivers one exceptional hole after another. The front nine has magnificent views over the Knysna Lagoon, and the drama reaches a crescendo on the back nine as the holes tumble downhill to the brink of the high cliffs above the Indian Ocean.

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Pezula’s attraction lies in the originality of many of its holes, and the exhilarating elevation changes. Taking your driver out has never been this exciting or as much fun. The routing by American designers Ronald Fream and David Dale was inspirational. Given such undulating and inaccessible terrain on an environmentally sensitive property, there are only three holes where you play uphill.

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And five different tee options on every hole means Pezula caters exceptionally well for a broad range of golfers. The front tees are 1 800 metres shorter than the championship tees.

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Pezula is a cart course for good reason due to the East Head terrain. Even for fit and strong walkers the course is best enjoyed in the comfort of a cart, particularly in terms of pace of play. There are long walks between shots, and unless you are the only golfers on the property you would be holding up other groups in carts. There’s an extremely steep and twisting climb from the 16th green to 17th tee.

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Garden Route golf at its absolute best

 

Course Designer

Ronald Fream, David Dale

Feature Holes

On the par-5 13th, from a tee on the edge of a sheer precipice facing the ocean, the hang time on tee shots seems to last forever. The short par-4 14th is thought of as Pezula’s signature hole, with the ocean views, sloping fairway and challenging short-iron approach to a well-bunkered green. On the front nine the long par 4 seventh stands out. A downhill tee shot is followed by a further descent to the green.

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Practice Facility

Pezula has a short-game area close to the first tee.

Course Summary

  • Five tees / Par 72

  • Black 6393 metres, CR75.2/145

  • Yellow 5936 metres, CR72.8/139

  • White 5584 metres, CR70.8/131

  • Blue 5148 metres, CR68.5/125

  • Red 4629 metres, CR65.7/122

  • Women’s white CR76.6/143

  • Women’s blue CR74.0/137

  • Women’s red CR70.7/122

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