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Kenya is home to 37 golf courses, most of
which were established during the British
Colonial Era. The diverse settings offer the
most beautiful, challenging and suitable
courses for golfing anywhere in the world.
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DETAILS ON A SELECTION OF GOLF COURSES IN
KENYA
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MUTHAIGA GOLF CLUB, NAIROBI
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HOLES:
18-HOLE
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SIZE:
6676 YARDS – PAR 71
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Muthaiga Golf Club, situated at the quiet
suburbs of Muthaiga, at the edge of Karura
forest, spot many indigenous trees. It is
one of the prettiest courses to play on,
with a wide variety of trees and flowering
bushes coming into play on most every
hole. The lay out is beautiful and one
that has many challenges in store for both
the regular and visiting golfer. Home to
the Kenya Open Championship – part of the
European PGA tour - past winner include
Ballesteros, Woosnam and Canizaes. Beware
of the bunkers in the front of the forest
greens in East Africa. The course is very
well maintained and a pleasure to play.
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KAREN GOLF CLUB, NAIROBI
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HOLES:
18-HOLE
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SIZE:
6893 YARDS – PAR 72
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Considered by some to be the prettiest
course in Kenya because of its profusion
of flowering trees and bushes, Karen
Country Club is a must play. It is
certainly one of the top 18-hole
championship courses in the country. The
course is next to the house of Karen
Blixen – the author of “Out of Africa” and
situated in the colonial suburb of Karen.
Karen Country Club is a delightful course
to play. You will most likely think back
on your round of golf here, with fond
recollections.
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SIGONA GOLF CLUB, NAIROBI
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HOLES:
18-HOLE
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SIZE:
6519 YARDS PAR 71
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Sigona Golf Club has a fine reputation for
having some of the most beautiful fairways
in Kenya. Sitting near the Rift Valley,
at an altitude of 6,600 feet (220m),
Sigona receives more than average
rainfall. The Kikuyu grass keeps the
course looking lush and verdant year
round. The green keeper tells: “any
player can use almost any golf club, from
his driver to his sand wedge, off these
fairways”. The course is very hilly and
most of the 18 tees are elevated. It is
one course which will definitely test your
golf skills as well as your physical
fitness. Sigona provides a tough but
pleasant 18 holes of golf.
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RIFT VALLEY GOLF RESORT, NAIVASHA
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HOLE:
18-HOLE
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SIZE:
6580 YARDS – PAR 72
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Although still relatively new, the course
looks set to earn major international
kudos for its spectacular setting and
challenging character. The first player
to break the 71 par at the course, the
Irish professional David Jones, described
it as the best young course he had ever
played on. The Thomas Fjastad-designed
course is a pure pleasure to play for
golfers.
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NYALI GOLF CLUB, NORTH COAST MOMBASA
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HOLES:
18-HOLE
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SIZE:
6510 YARDS – PAR 71
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Nyali Golf and Country Club’s championship
golf course was the first 18-hole at the
Kenya’s coast. This is a gently rolling
course with a decent mixture of right and
left doglegs and shallow fairway bushes.
Players might see an abundance of wildlife
including dik dik and bands of velvet
monkeys (the Club mascot) frolicking about
the course. While the course is not
located on the ocean, the intrinsic winds
definitely influence the playing
conditions. The course displays a number
of beautiful flowering trees, including
the flamboyant Flame tree, originally from
Madagascar. This championship golf course
offers all challenges experienced golfers
look for, while at the same time it
provides the high handicapped an
entertaining round.
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LEISURE LODGE GOLF CLUB, SOUTH COAST
MOMBASA
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HOLES:
18-HOLE
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SIZE:
6510 YARDS – PAR 71
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Leisure Golf Club, the only Golf course on
Kenya’s Mombasa south coast is one of the
latest golf course in Kenya. Featuring 18
holes, it’s one of the most challenging
courses in Kenya. The course features
American-style bankers. Tifdwarf, tifgreen
and pennlinks grasses, imported from the
United States are used for the tees,
fairways and greens respectively. There
are two water feature holes. The first is
a manmade lake, converted from an old
quarry and holds 70 million litres (15
million gallons) and is the source for the
course wide pop-up sprinkler system. The
finishing hole is a 547 yard par five
dogleg, with a lake with live crocodiles
planned for it. This course is certainly
not for the weak hearted.
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ABERDARE COUNTRY CLUB, MWEIGA
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HOLES:
9-HOLE
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SIZE
4224 YARDS – PAR 33
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The Aberdare Country Club golf course is
considered to be “the most Rolling” course
in Kenya. The course, which is part of
this lovely country style hotel with the
same name, is perched on Mweiga Hill.
Located within an animal sanctuary of 526
hectare (1500 acres), the hotel and 9-hole
golf course receive a lot of wildlife
traffic. Giraffe, zebra, gazelle, warthog
and other plain animals can sometimes be
seen on the course. Since the baboons were
scattering the sand all over the green
rather than remaining in the bushes, the
greenkeeper decided to fill the traps with
sawdust with good results. Local rule
number 2 states that relief of 6 inches is
given if the ball lands on animal
hoofmarks or droppings. The Question is,
“who picks the ball, the player or his/he
caddy?’’
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MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB, NANYUKI
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HOLES:
9-HOLE
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SIZE:
2184 METRES – PAR 27
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Mount Kenya Safari Club is an experience
that the visitor must include in his or
her itinerary. Nowhere in the world do you
come face to face with one of nature’s
greatest anomalies – a snow-capped
mountain lying on the equator! This
exclusive retreat opened in 1959. Despite
the fact that is a 9-hole pitch and putt,
composed entirely of par 3 holes, it is
absolutely brutal. While the course is
laid out on one of the most beautiful and
serene settings in the Africa, you have to
be very accurate. The water hazards are
many and coupling with the splendid views
of Mt Kenya from virtually every hole on
the course with the variety of flowers and
birds decorating it, the golfer is sure to
leave Mt Kenya with lasting memories.
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