Big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts birdied his last three holes to set the clubhouse target at eight under par during the first round of the KLM Open...BBC GOLF

Decade upon decade South Africa has produced some of the world's finest golfers. The late, great four-time Open Champion Bobby Locke has been followed in amazing style by nine-time Major Winner and Grand Slam Titleist Gary Player. Double US Open and Open Champion Ernie Els is being kept company by fellow countryman and two-time US Open Winner Retief Goosen, thus extending the continuity of a unique and wonderfully successful golfing lineage. Cape Town's Trevor Immelman joined this elite club by winning The 2008 Masters and TeamEgoli congratulate Pinnacle Point's Louis Oosthuizen on winning The 2010 Open at St. Andrews by an impressive 7 shots. With Rory Sabbatini and the 2010 Tournament Players Championship victor Tim Clark winning on a regular basis, could this possibly be South African Golf's equivalent of a Wildlife Big Five?!!!

These great champions are being chased by a highly motivated and hungry pack of Young Guns who are making their marks on the US, European and other Tours around the globe. Rory Sabbatini, Trevor Immelman, Darren Fichardt, Richard Sterne, Charl Schwartzel and Anton Haig are proven winners who will soon be joined by more exciting talent as the fallout from the explosive Super Nova that is South African golf, keeps gaining energy and creates yet more stars! 
An impressive list of overseas players used the Sunshine Tour and its superb courses to launch their careers and become stars on the international scene. Great golfers like Nick Faldo, David Feherty, John Daly, Corey Pavin, Tom Lehman, Tommy Tolles and many others competed with high quality local stars Dale Hayes, Cobie Legrange, Hugh Baiocchi, John Bland, Bobby Lincoln, David Frost, Tienie Britz, Fulton Allem, Jeff Hawkes, Gavin Levenson and the Henning brothers...to name but a few! Zimbabweans Tony Johnstone, Mark McNulty, Nick Price and Simon Hobday also enjoyed great success on this tour.
With the annual feast of exciting Nedbank Challenges at the Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, and co-sanctioned events between the European and Sunshine Tours like the Dunhill Championship at Johann Rupert's stunning hideaway, Leopard Creek, in the Kruger National Park, the South African Airways Open - played at a variety of outstanding venues throughout the country - and the newly created Joburg Open being broadcast worldwide by the SkySports team, these great events are proving to be yet another powerful advert for golf in sunny South Africa!

The reasons South Africa has - and indeed still is - producing so many fine players, are simple:

• The Climate: The weather on the Highveld is exceptional and golf can be played, quite literally, 365 days a year.
   

• Affordability: Golf is relatively inexpensive and therefore accessible to most people.
   

• The Golf Courses: Are championship quality, extremely well designed, have 'wall-to-wall' irrigation, are perfectly manicured and maintained, and provide a fair test to players at all levels of proficiency.
   

• Practice Areas: Almost all clubs have excellent facilities which include a full driving range with large practice chipping and putting greens. South African PGA professionals have a profound knowledge of the game, and are on hand at all times to give advice and sort out the quirkiest of swings with a laidback approach that will make even the most nervous of pupils feel more than comfortable!
   

• The Clubhouses: Are palatial and can host anything from a simple four-ball party to fields of up to 160. Luxurious, state of the art bars, restaurants, conference and banqueting facilities are serviced by highly skilled, friendly staff who wish to see their guests enjoy themselves and reserve future bookings!
  
  With bases in Stirling, Scotland, and Johannesburg, EgoliGolf run and organise golf holidays, safaris and tours from Joburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Allow us to arrange your accommodation, transportation and golf - any other activities you wish to participate in can be arranged on the day - thereby saving your hard-earned cash on pre-booked events which someone else "thinks you may enjoy".

In our continuing pursuit to offer existing and prospective clients the very best Golf, Holiday, and Safari experiences South Africa has to offer, it is with great pride that we at TeamEgoli welcome Keith from Alive in Africa into our family-run business.

Johannesburg is a big, buzzing, vibrant city which can cater to all your needs away from the golf course. Fine restaurants, theatres, nightclubs and casinos are plentiful - and with the added advantage of an extremely favourable exchange rate - surprisingly inexpensive. Modern shopping malls provide excellent retail therapy with art and antique stores showcasing a wide variety of African sculpture, wood carving, artwork, painting and curios. World famous fashion houses exhibit the latest haute couture and sit alongside high quality jewellers who manufacture and produce the most amazing creations using the worlds' finest gold, diamonds and other precious stones and metals.

Our TeamEgoli recommended accommodation sites specialize in taking care of the individual or tour groups of any size. Tennis, swimming, horse riding, hiking, fishing, mountain biking, water sports and many other activities are provided at these five-star venues. Fully supervised and tour-guided drives in private Game Reserves, Microlighting, Hot Air Ballooning, 4x4 Off-Roading and Quad-Biking can also be arranged for our more adventurous clients. These African style lodges are also the perfect places to hold conferences, product launches, weddings, team-building events and functions of any kind.  

TeamEgoli invite you to play at any or all of the thoroughbreds in our unique stable of world-class championship venues, and look forward to organizing a tour which suits both your needs and requirements.

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