Humewood Golf

The Humewood Links course is ranked 13th of South Africa's top golf courses and has hosted a number of major South African tournaments.

The Humewood course was opened for play in October 1931 and hosted both the SA Amateur and SA Open in 1934.

Humewood Golf Club went on to host the SA Amateur 10 times, the last being in 2017.

A Genuine Links Course

The Humewood Golf course has been designed with wide and undulating fairways, fast greens and thick coastal bush. A round is a must for any golfer visiting the 'Friendly City' of Port Elizabeth.

Today, Humewood is still one of only a few genuine seaside links courses found outside of Britain.

1. It is situated on the sand dunes on the shores of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth.
2. The fairways are exposed, undulating and wide to compensate for strong winds.
3. Bunkers are few with steep faces.
4. Greens are firm and fast, the rough is thick coastal bush and there are no water hazards.

   Comparison with Links Courses available in USA

   Especially in the U.S the term “links” is frequently misapplied. The name“Links” refers to very specific type of course. But nowadays it is common for any golf course that is relatively treeless to call itself a links course, and that’s not accurate.

   In America, they get away with it. Most American golfers, have never seen a links course.

   The British Golf Museum says that “links” are coastal strips of land between the beaches and the inland agricultural area where crops are grown. This term, in its purest sense, applies specifically to seaside areas in Scotland.

   So “links land” is land where seaside transitions into farmland. Links land has sandy soil, so crops cant be grown. The land, in fact, was thought to be worthless.

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