Nick Bachem 50/1 © BMW International Open
The European tour now splits in two with this section teaming up with the Sunshine Tour for several co-sanctioned events kicking off with the Joburg Open, which last year moved to Houghton Golf Club.
Houghton Golf Club was established back in 1926 and considered one of the best parkland courses in the Johannesburg area. The South African Open has been held here eight times between 1951 and 1992 and it has also hosted the Alfred Dunhill Tournament between 1996 and 2004.
Houghton sold the property and the Jack Nicklaus design group were commissioned to modernise the course and its facilities. The design is now a completely new golfing experience for those who have played the original layout – notwithstanding one or two holes that have been altered on the old course, everything else has undergone a complete transformation.
