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Lost City Golf Course
If golf courses were ranked solely on how spectacular and memorable they are, Lost City would come out on top more often than not. And no hole more so than the par-three 13th with its green shaped like the African continent, surrounded by pot bunkers and an enclosure to front left that is home to over forty crocodiles and hundreds of miss-hit golf balls.
The view of the hole from the elevated tee is unforgettable and one can understand why Gary Player sincerely believes he has created one of the top courses in the world at the Lost City, with its desert-style front nine and African bushveld closing nine.
Rocky outcrops and large waste bunkers, planted with a variety of cacti, are a feature of the desert- style front nine. The fairway landing areas are generous made more so by the recent conversion off all playing areas, tee to green, to kikuyu grass. The greens are large and generally flat in contrast to those across the hill at the Gary Player County Club.
Playing the back nine is like going on a golfing safari. It has often been noted that the game is more exciting when played downhill and this is certainly the case here. In addition to the previously mentioned 13th, holes eleven, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen are all played from elevated tees offering thrill, excitement and challenge to the golfer. And some of the most spectacular African views to be had on a golf course.
On the whole a round at Lost City is an experience which one will not easily forget. But it doesn't end with the golf.
Make sure you have allowed time for an after round sundowner at the Zimbabwe Ruins style clubhouse which overlooks the ninth and eighteenth greens. If you're looking for golfs "Out of Africa" experience, this is it
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