Country Club Johannesburg: Woodmead

Woodmead is the premier course at Country Club’s 36-hole facility, a championship parkland layout with tall, mature trees defining the holes with undulating terrain, which provides interesting variety in terms of design and challenge. A large clubhouse (opened in 2000) stands on a ridge above the course, and each nine starts with a par 4 that sweeps downhill to start each round. The CCJ property covers nearly 1,500 acres and is home to over 100 different bird species. Woodmead, originally designed by Fred Hawtree in 1970, has been upgraded and improved by Golf Data. Louis Oosthuizen had a record 28-under total of 260 (66-63-66-65) in winning the 2008 SA PGA Championship here.