Pinnacle Point G.C.: Pinnacle Point Golf Club

Pinnacle Point Estate opened in 2006 and commissioned Peter Matkovich and Darren Clarke to design a championship golf course on the rocky cliffs of Mossel Bay on the Western Cape of South Africa. The result is a unique routing that follows the natural contours of the land and features undulating and snaking fairways cut around steep cliffs and desert canyons. The front nine climbs in elevation before turning towards the water for the first of seven seaside holes, and is highlighted by the daunting par-3 seventh played over a steep canyon to a cliffside green overlooking the ocean. The second nine is routed along the water with each hole's view more impressive than the previous. The highlight of the back nine is the par-5 18th played over a deep canyon to a steep sloping fairway and then down to a green protected by snaking waste areas, bunkers, and cliffs behind. Ranked as one of the best courses in the world since it opened, Pinnacle Point Estate also includes a world-class Louis Oosthuizen junior academy as well as an elevated clubhouse with panoramic views of the sea.