Leopard Creek Golf Course, Mpumalanga, South Africa
5.0 (9 reviews) Spent Ranking #4 in Malelane Golf Courses
Not easy to find a better golf course in South Africa than Garry Player’s Leopard Creek
While staying at the beautiful Buhala Lodge - 30 minutes’ drive - we played this well-known Gary Player course twice. It was a real treat and surprisingly enough, challenging as expected but not too difficult although the par 3’s (i.e. 5, 7 and 16) can be tricky. Loved the ‘so-called’ signature hole 18. Greens and fairways are in excellent condition. Courteous and friendly staff and no caddies by the way. At the halfway house we had a good lunch. Somewhat surprised though that only the green of hole 13 lies along the Crocodile river and at this hole we spotted for the first time some wildlife (i.e. elephants) across the river in the Kruger park. After our round we had some drinks with a splendid view over holes 9 and 18. There is a nice price tag involved of course but can still highly recommend playing this sublime golf course.
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, Malelane, South Africa.
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http://leopardcreek.co.za/site/
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5.0 based on (9 reviews)
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5Micheltravel 5:00 PM Feb 3, 2020
Bucketlist material
What a treat to play at one of the most exclusive courses in the world. We stayed at Olivers, see other review, highly recommended, an hour drive away. Take your time, as it will take you another 15 minutes to pass through the gate and drive up toi the clubhouse. Wonderful staff, but it all comes down to the course. I would say, not the most difficult of courses, no caddies so you know, just you in a splendid setting. Typical Gary Player course, gentle, but challenging. Really good par 3’s and the most magnificent view at Kruger Park from the green of 13. Guartenteed animals to see. Very expensive, but you only live once.
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4Sofia R 5:00 PM Apr 25, 2021
Very well maintained course, but very expensive
The golf course is very well maintained, the people and the management very kind and helpful! The price of over 320 € is high. There are neither bins nor any signs on any of the tee boxes indicating the hole number, distances nor any other information, hence the first time player might be challenged. There is a different leopard art sculpture on each hole. The service at the halfway house is very kind, their food options amongst others: croissants, scones, yoghurt, salad, various wraps and sandwiches like chicken-Mayo. Only on the green of hole 13 one has a nice view on the crocodile river and the Kruger parc on the other riverside. We spotted hippos in the water and on land. Impalas, springboks and water bucks as well as monkeys are visible all over the golf course. There are beautiful views on many holes of the course which feature built water streams, trees and lake structures. There is also a small 9 holes par-3-only course which costs over 50€ and has none of the views described above but equally well maintained. The clubhouse looks like a colonial mansion with locker rooms put one back into the movies from after the 2nd world war and carpets in the bathrooms. In 2018 this golf course was voted among the 100 best courses in the world. Overall a one-time experience for whoever is prepared to pay the price.
