GOLF CLUBS
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Out of Kenya's 40 golfclubs Tobs has selected the 14 most beautiful challenging and scenic golfcourses.
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Golf and Country Club | Leisure
Golf Club | Limuru Country Club | Muthaiga
Golf Club | Mount Kenya Safari
Club | Nakuru Golf Club |Nandi
Bears Golf Club | 6801 yards - par 72 - 18 holes
Muthaiga Golf Club lies at the edge of Karura forest and sport many indigenous trees. A variety of trees and flowering bushes not only come into play on almost every hole, but also make this course one of the prettiest to play. The layout is beautiful and one that has many challenges in store for both the regular and the visiting golfer. Home of the Kenya Open Golf Championship - part of the European PGA. Past winners include Ballesteros, Woosnam, Canizaes en Maarten Lafeber. Beware of the bunkers in the front of the fastest greens in East Africa. The course is very well maintained and a pleasure to play. Muthaiga Golf Club has undergone a complete reconstruction of its course in 2003 by course architect Peter Matkovich, who also designed the Arabella Golf Club in South Africa. That course has been voted one of the top 10 golf courses in South Africa by S.A. Golf Digest. Muthaiga is once again the leading course with the fastest greens in Kenya and East Africa for professional golf tournaments and avid golfers alike. In 2009 it will be the host for the Tusker Kenya Open, part of the PGA European Challenge Tour. That course has been voted one of the top 10 golf courses in South Africa by S.A. Golf Digest. This accolade comes in its first full year of official ratings. When the work is finished, Muthaiga will once again be the leading course in Kenya and East Africa for professional golf tournaments and avid golfers alike. KAREN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB ***** 6953 yards - par 72 - 18 holes
Home of the Kenya Open 2004 and 2005. Considered by some to be one of the prettiest courses in Kenya because of its profusion of flowering trees and bushes, Karen Country Club is a must play. It is certainly one of the top 18-hole championship courses in the country. The course is next to the house of Karen Blixen - the author of "Out of Africa" and situated in the colonial suburb of Karen. Karen Country Club is a delightful course to play. You will most likely think back on your round of golf here, with fond recollections.
THIKA SPORTS CLUB **** 6724 yards par 72 - 18 holes Thika Sports Club is set in the serene countryside, amongst pineapple and coffee plantations and near the famous Thika Falls - the scene of Tarzans movies. Most of the fairways are undulating, most greens small and round. Only in 1996 the course was extended from nine to 18 holes. The clubhouse has a very rustic sense to it, with large uncovered wooden beams running the width of the ceiling, it is almost Swiss Alpine in appearance. A large fireplace warms both sides of the lounge. Thika Sports Club dates back to 1922, but the golf course was laid out 10 years later. The biggest event held here is the Winston Churchill Cup, which is scheduled as a Kenya Golf Union event since 1979. The Club which is only 15 minutes away from Safari Park Hotel will provide the visitor with a relaxing day of golf. LIMURU COUNTRY CLUB ***** 6598 yards - par 71 - 18 holes Limuru Country Club's 18-hole golf course is extremely enjoyable to play. Not only is its tea country location aesthetically appealing, but the lush, green course is well manicured and well maintained. The 40 minute drive takes you up through verdant tea fields stretching for miles and miles on either side of the road. At an elevation of 7000 feet (2330 meters), the golf course receives more rainfall and provides a year-round lush green carpet of turf. Most sand traps are deep and have very large mounds to contend with. This course is a delight to play and is guaranteed to have you coming back for more! SIGONA GOLF CLUB ***** 6892 yards par 72 - 18 holes
Sigona Golf Club has a fine reputation for having some of the most beautiful fairways in Kenya. Sitting near the Rift Valley at an altitude of 6,600 feet (2200m), Sigona receives more than average rainfall. The Kikuyu grass keeps the course looking lush and verdant year round. The green keeper tells: "any player can use almost any golf club, from his driver to his sand wedge, off these fairways". The course is very hilly and most of the eighteen tees are elevated. It is one course which will definitely test your golf skills along with your physical conditioning. Sigona provides a tough but very pleasant 18 holes of golf. ROYAL NAIROBI GOLF CLUB ***** 7021 yards - par 71 - 18 holes It hosts some of the country's prestigious events. The front nine is relatively flat, while the back nine have the characteristics of a rolling hill side. The course is very well maintained. Flowering bushes and a huge assortment of tree species lend color and aesthetic appeal to the course. The lovely Ngong Hills can be seen from different viewpoints all along the course. Royal Nairobi Golf Club hosts some of the prettiest holes in Kenya and offers the average golfer a real opportunity to card a good round of golf. [Karen
Golf and Country Club | Leisure
Golf Club | Limuru Country Club | Muthaiga
Golf Club | Mount Kenya Safari
Club | Nakuru Golf Club |Nandi
Bears Golf Club | RIFT VALLEY GOLF CLUB ***** 5940 yards - par 72 18 holes
Very popular over the weekends among the local golfers, the course has spectacular settings and a challenging character. This 18 hole course has superb views on extinct volcanoes, Lake Naivasha and the Mau Escarpment, while the setting is in a typical African semi desert. Zebras can sometimes be seen on the course! NYALI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB ***** 6510 yards - par 71 - 18 holes
LEISURE GOLF CLUB ***** 5838 meters - par 72 - 18 holes
NAKURU GOLF CLUB **** 6802 yards - par 73 - 18 holes Nakuru Golf Club 18 hole golf course was opened in 1929 by Lord Francis Scott and rests peacefully on the slopes of the volcanic Menengai Crater. It is the only uphill course in Kenya - the rolling fairways gradually lead to the mostly uphill greens. Spectacles of the blazing coral pink flamingo patches dotting the deep blue hue of Lake Nakuru, greet your eyes on the 8th and 18th tees. In the dry season, the course is difficult to play due to lack of a proper watering system.This championship course is visually pleasing and has some unusual challenges and therefore exciting to play. NYERI SPORTS CLUB *** 3316 yards - par 33 - 9 holes
Nyeri Sports Club is the second oldest course in the country, founded in 1910. This 9-hole course is laid out in a superb setting and offers exquisite scenery. While standing on the tee of the 6th, Mt Kenya can be seen looming above the green giving a breathtaking view of nature in all its glory. The greens are well bunkered with both sand and grass traps. The roughs are the highest you will find anywhere as the layout skirts around a thick forest of very tall evergreens. Add to this mixture a stream and a valley, and you have the recipe for a difficult game of golf. Nyeri's golf course is very pretty indeed and highly recommended for play for the ardent and the family golfer. MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB *** 2184 meters par 27 - 9 holes
Mount Kenya Safari Club is an experience that the visitor must include in his or her itinerary. Nowhere in the world do you come face to face with one of nature's greatest anomalies - a snowcapped mountain lying on the equator! This exclusive rich man's retreat opened in 1959. Despite the fact that this is a 9 hole pitch and putt, composed entirely of par 3 holes, it is absolutely brutal. While the course is laid out on one of the most beautiful and serene settings in Africa, you have to be very accurate. The water hazards are many and coupling with the splendid views of Mount Kenya from virtually every hole on the course with the variety of flowers and birds decorating it, the golfer is sure to leave Mt. Kenya with lasting memories. NANDI BEARS GOLF CLUB *** 2977 metres - par 36 - 9 holes A round of golf at Nandi Bears Golf Club’s very green nine hole golf course will rarely give the player a flat lie. Built around the side of a hill, the golf course provides a challenge in the game as well as in the player’s fitness. This most unusual golf course is the greenest in Kenya, as it is also one of the highest at 1890 metres (6200ft) above sea level. The course is always well maintained and in combination with the beauty of the surrounding area, evident on almost every hole, this golf course is worth visiting. VIPINGO RIDGE GOLF RESORT ***** North Coast - Mombasa The Baobab 18 Holes – Par 72 – 6653 metres
Vipingo Ridge is the latest sensation on golf in Kenya. This development of 36 holes, opened the first 18 holes – The Baobab - in July 2009. Vipingo Ridge has a lot to offer due to its unique location. Situated in the centre of a 2,500 acre former sisal estate, the property rises from just above sea level to a 140 metre high ridge before falling off again to the scenic lake and game conservation area to the west of the site. The two 18 hole golf courses, of which one is still under construction, at Vipingo Ridge, designed by David Jones, are the first in East Africa to be built to a truly international standard, with the world renowned USGA specification being used for all aspects of the course. The large and undulating greens are cultivated with fine Bermuda grasses to guarantee fast and true putting surfaces. A meandering system of waterfalls, lakes and streams runs through both courses giving a real risk-reward quality to many holes and also creating new natural habitats for birds and wildlife. Extensive fairway modelling and the planting of thousands of new trees ensured that every hole has strategic elements to bring interest and enjoyment. [Karen
Golf and Country Club | Leisure
Golf Club | Limuru Country Club | Muthaiga
Golf Club | Mount Kenya Safari
Club | Nakuru Golf Club |Nandi
Bears Golf Club | |
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