Gowrie Farm Golf Club
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Gowrie Farm golf course in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal has been built in the classic style. The fairways are kikuyu, with bent grass greens and surrounds. A feature of the golf course is the rugged bunkers. Gowrie Farm is an interesting course which demands accurate iron play and good chipping.
Gowrie Farm Golf course is a 9 hole course, designed by Guy Smith, an Attorney from Pietermaritzburg.
In building Gowrie Farm, Guy identified the following as important elements in classic design:
- Tees, which are close to the ground;
- Fairway shapes which are dictated to by the natural features of the land;
- Push-up greens with interesting run-offs;
Bunkers which are tucked in close to the greens;
- Fairway bunkers which dictate a player’s choice of option from the tee.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 70 | 6177 meters | ||
| White | 70 | 5872 meters | ||
| Blue (W) | 70 | 5483 meters | ||
| Blue | 70 | 5483 meters | ||
| Red (W) | 70 | 4759 meters |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow M: 73.3/145 W: 81.4/155 | 429 | 219 | 498 | 361 | 405 | 180 | 580 | 481 | 312 | 3465 | 530 | 503 | 142 | 585 | 197 | 427 | 366 | 208 | 585 | 3543 | 7008 |
| White M: 71.7/137 W: 79.0/154 | 418 | 198 | 465 | 342 | 387 | 166 | 536 | 468 | 301 | 3281 | 514 | 477 | 131 | 549 | 179 | 410 | 353 | 187 | 541 | 3341 | 6622 |
| Blue M: 69.1/127 W: 75.5/148 | 399 | 175 | 443 | 317 | 361 | 137 | 492 | 416 | 284 | 3024 | 492 | 421 | 120 | 519 | 153 | 383 | 312 | 180 | 487 | 3067 | 6091 |
| Purple M: 65.5/115 W: 70.8/137 | 372 | 155 | 383 | 268 | 295 | 115 | 459 | 350 | 262 | 2659 | 454 | 361 | 104 | 448 | 137 | 295 | 290 | 148 | 432 | 2669 | 5328 |
| Handicap | 9 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
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