Paul Lawrie is looking to bridge a 13 year gap as he goes into the final round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy with a one stroke lead. Lawrie was the second winner of the title in 1999 - and followed it by becoming Open Champion at Carnoustie that July. Now, in an event cut to 54 holes because of strong winds, the 43-year-old Scot stands eight-under-par after a superb second round 67. That included a one stroke penalty on the tenth green after he dropped his ball on his marker - amazingly for the second week running!...Sky Sports
| Fantastic New South African Golf Tours, Holidays and Safaris for 2012! | |||||
| Battlefields | Bushveldt | Cape Escape | Cape - Fancourt | Cape - George | Cape - Knysna |
| Capital | Durban | Hans Merensky | Kruger Park | KwaZulu | Namibia |
| Parklands | Port Elizabeth | Stellenbosch | Sun City | Township | Wild Coast |
Situated in Lower Houghton and surrounded by the leafy
suburb of Norwood, Houghton Golf Club has hosted the
South African Open eight times since 1951. The European
Tour used the venue for the Alfred Dunhill
Championship, and this is one of Johannesburg's
outstanding golf courses. Recently the club has undergone a massive
regeneration which involves the building of a Five Star Hotel. The
Nicklaus Design & Construction Team has upgraded
one of Joburg's finest courses with an empathy and nuance that
only the more experienced architect could achieve.
In 1926, Mr. A. M. Copland, the club's first
professional, did a fantastic job of designing and laying
out the course on a densely treed, undulating piece of
land. Ponds and dams are a feature of the course, with an
abundance of flowering shrubs, exotic plantlife, indigenous trees and
all kinds of birdlife providing great variety and colour which
will make your
walk around Houghton an extremely pleasing visual experience.
At lengths of 6542 metres from the championship tees, and a more friendly 6135 metres from the club tees, Houghton offers a tough but fair challenge to players of all levels. A mouthwatering selection of four par fives, ten par fours and four picturesque par threes await the discerning golfer who is fortunate enough to play this stunning championship layout. Perfectly manicured fairways, shaped by bands of kikuyu semi and fescue rough are framed by tall and majestic trees which make accuracy from the tee an absolute must if golfers are to safely navigate their way around this fine parkland golf course. Straight hitting will be rewarded with the chance to hit everything from fairway wood, long, medium and short irons into well guarded targets with water being a major factor on quite a few of these already challenging holes. Once there, the large, fast and undulating USGA Spec Bentgrass greens require good reading skills and an extremely smooth putting stroke.
Always rated in the top ten courses of South Africa, Houghton is a great test of golf. Its comfortable clubhouse with excellent bar, restaurant and conference facilities, is serviced by a highly efficient and friendly staff. After your round feel free to enjoy long, cold sundowners in the clubhouse or on the outdoor patio which offers stunning views of the golf course. The idyllic, tranquil settings create the perfect ambience for a tough, challenging, but ultimately satisfying, nineteenth hole!
To arrange your round
of golf, company day, function or event call Keith Clarke
on +27 (0) 82 657 6434,
+27 (0) 11
025 2444 or
Email;
africa.alive@mweb.co.za
