Tom McKibbin 20/1 © planetgolfreview
The European Tour stays in South Africa but moves to Johannesburg and the Glendowner Golf Club. The course was designed by Englishman Charles Hugh Alison and opened for play on the 7th March 1937 and will be 87 years old on the commencement of this year’s tournament on Thursday.
The course has help many notable professional tournaments including the South African Open Championship from 2013 – 2018. The Glendower Golf Club prides itself as a “classic” course. The club has undergone improvements over the years and still maintains its status as one of South Africa’s best 18-hole parkland courses.
Such was the standard of the work and layout that after only two years the club played host to its first major tournament, The Transvaal Open Championship, which was won by Bobby Locke in a World Record score of 265, Locke shooting rounds of 66, 69, 66 and 64.
