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St Francis Links ready to host first DP World Tour event

As St Francis Links prepares to host its first Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournament with this month’s SDC Championship , the focus is on presenting a golf course that is “as playable as it is beautiful”.

That’s the vision St Francis Links CEO, Jeff Clause, and his team have for when this Jack Nicklaus Signature Course hosts the most global tournament in its history with the $1.5 million SDC Championship from 16-19 March.

“We’ve spent 16-and-a-half years now trying to make this a golf course that’s as playable as it is beautiful. The golf course is ready,” Clause says of a course that was voted South Africa’s Best New Course in 2007 and which is currently ranked fourth in the country.

St Francis Links has already established itself as a championship venue through its hosting of several tournaments on the Sunshine Tour, and more recently as the home of the prestigious South African PGA Championship.

“We’ve hosted everything from junior golf tournaments to women’s senior tournaments and everything in between. For the past two years we’ve hosted the South African PGA Championship which we wanted to associate with because of its history and standing in South African golf,” says Clause.

“The fit with SDC (Skills Development Corporation) is perfect for us because that’s what we have in our future here as well. We’re looking to create more facilities here for skills development. This tournament is a match in a lot of different ways. We want to use this opportunity to show off our area within the Kouga Local Municipality. We’re a golfing, surfing, hiking, cycling, boating and fishing mecca and we want to attract more people. This tournament will do that for us.”

Nestled on a hill overlooking the picturesque seaside village of St Francis Bay, Clause predicts that St Francis Links should be a challenging but fair test for this field.

“Every hole here offers everything, and we’ll have a good variety of par-three shots in particular. We’ve made a few small changes here and there. But we also know what Mother Nature can do at this golf course. If we get a bit of wind this golf course will be formidable from any tee and any pin placement. March weather is generally a bit more passive and then there will be a lot of birdies and opportunities out there.

“The golfer who can manage his ball around this golf course and keeps his ball in play will be right up there in the end.”

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St francis bay - eastern cape, course summary, four tees / par 72.

Gold 6553 metres, CR76.5/149 White 5945 metres, CR73.3/145 Blue 5353 metres, CR70.3/133 Red 4791 metres, CR67.3/122 Women’s blue, CR75.8/142 Women’s red, CR72.2/133

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R1 190, walking allowed R990 referrals Par 3 Course R395 Golf cart R420

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Previous ranking

4 (2022) & 5 (2021)

St Francis Links occupies one of the finest links sites, built in high rolling dunes overlooking St Francis Bay and the Indian Ocean. The dunes stretch for kilometres and you could have built as many links here as there are at St Andrews.

Jack Nicklaus excelled himself as a designer with his varied challenges, short and long, wide and narrow, uphill and down, each hole complemented by exquisite greens complexes with bent grass surfaces that hold their own mysteries. The course asks for brave shots and inventive ones. With cool season grasses it might not be a firm and fast-running links, yet it shouts links terrain of a magnificent quality from No 1 to 18.

The scene is set with a remarkable opener, requiring a drive over the edge of a bunker in a dune to a hidden fairway. Four different sets of tees make the course enjoyable for everyone, and forward tees are even the sensible choice for low-handicaps on a windy day. Some bunkers are deep and severe, yet the course has become more playable in recent years with fairways widened.

This is a True Links, although some purists might not appreciate the water hazards, unavoidable due to the Sand River running through the property. A large dam on the upper part of the course frames holes 13 to 15. It guards the left side of 13, shortest of the par 5s. And at the dramatic par-4 18th, played from a high tee, another prominent hazard left of the fairway makes for an intimidating tee shot.

Each hole is named, and some aptly describe what lies ahead. The par-3 fourth, Double Vision, has two separate greens, one on a lower level used most of the time, and another more difficult target higher on a dune. Eye of the Needle at No 8 is just that: you thread your tee shot through a gap to a narrow fairway. No 11 is simply called Eish! That’s what many golfers exclaim standing on the elevated tee when they first see this spectacular par 4 carved through the dunes.

The double-storey clubhouse occupies a scenic position above the 18th green. There’s a fine-dining restaurant, and is a popular venue for functions.

St Francis Links was named South Africa’s Best Golf Course at the 2021 World Golf Awards in Dubai.

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63, Steve Surry, 2021 SA PGA Championship

Seven birdies and hole-in-one at No 7 in first round

63, Ruan Korb, 2022 Vodacom Origins

10 birdies and eagle at 6 in final round to win title

63, Jens Dantorp, 2023 SDC Championship, 10 birdies

SA PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

St Francis Links hosted this Sunshine Tour event for three years from 2021 to 2023, the first time the PGA Championship has been at a coastal venue. Winners: Dean Burmester (2021 on 271); George Coetzee (2022 on 273) and Rupert Kaminski (2023 on 280).

Feature Holes

Of the 229 holes-in-one at St Francis Links, 114 have been at No 17, where Nicklaus designed a Redan-style green in the dunes playing between 190 and 125 metres. Golfers of all abilities have improved odds of a hole-in-one if they hit the green, which slopes towards the back, where the pin is always placed. It has become a fun hole where groups are entertained with sundowner shootouts. Several other holes stand out as equally unique creations. The opening par 4 over a dune; the risk-and-reward short par 4 at No 5 with its array of bunkers; the wide fairway and hidden green at 12. And then there are a quartet of demanding par 4s at Nos 9, 11, 15 and 18, each with its own individual character.

Accommodation

Luxury self-catering homes are available to rent through the estate’s website. The St Francis Lodge has 10 guest rooms close to the clubhouse. A new sectional title development by Mantis Group features two-bedroom en-suite units (with double garage) overlooking the 18th hole with ocean views.

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Spacious 280-metre range with grass bays some distance from clubhouse. Short-game area adjoins clubhouse.

Did You Know

1/ St Francis Links was where Par-3 golf began locally. CEO Jeff Clause had the bright idea of converting the course into 18 Par-3 holes – “The Ultimate Par 3” with its own scorecard – employing temporary tees 75 to 130 metres from each green. It makes for a quick round using carts, and is popular on windy days. There is even a club championship.

2/ Voted Golf Digest Best New Course in 2007, and a constant presence in the Top 10 since then. Walking is allowed, yet many use carts.

3/  The estate has grown to 220 completed homes, out of a projected 540. St Francis Links has experienced an increase in property sales since Covid as young families move into the area.

4/  Numerous elite tournaments, pro and amateur, have been played here, including the DP World Tour in 2023 with the SDC Championship (won by Matthew Baldwin on 270).

5/ Jordan Duminy, 16, set a new amateur record of 65 (nine birdies) in winning the SA Under-17 title in 2019.

6/ The clubhouse is a popular wedding venue, the course hosts numerous charity days, raising more than a million rand annually, and a Park Run is held on the estate every Saturday morning.

7/  Dr Lynn Slogrove has won 43 club championship titles in the East Cape, at Humewood (24), St Francis Bay (13) and St Francis Links (6).

Club Champions

2023 Constantin Unger & Isabella O’Bray 2022 Michael Buckham & Isabella O’Bray 2021 Michael Buckham & Lynn Slogrove 2020 Michael Buckham (record 71-72=143) & Rita du Plessis 2019 Boetie Zietsman & Lynn Slogrove

Always fun to play and in pristine condition. Every hole is distinct, many risk-and-reward holes and, with a choice of 4 tee boxes, it is accessible for all handicaps and conditions. They offer electric bicycles in addition to golf carts, which are great fun to whizz around this beautiful course.

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Voted the Best New Course in South Africa in 2007 and consistently ranked one of the top 10 golf courses in the country, St Francis Links is a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. The Golden Bear, rated by many as the greatest golfer of all time, said St Francis Links may well be “...the best golf course I have ever seen”. The Links surpasses every expectation, every time and is not to be missed on any golfing holiday itinerary. Age-old golfing traditions combined with modern facilities, a challenging course, pristine natural surrounds and superb personal service, to create a memorable golfing experience where all are most welcome.

Our PGA golf team, headed by three-time PGA Professional of the Year and Master Professional, Jeff Clause, ensures that your golfing experience is seamless and memorable from arrival to departure.

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Every guest will have their own personalized locker for the day. Leave a change of clothes for after the game and enjoy a “power-shower” before joining your friends in Jack’s Bar. For groups, we provide individual lockers in the men’s and ladies’ locker rooms totalling 150. As a service to our guests, we offer complimentary shoe cleaning services. Leave your shoes at our Shoe Shine kiosk and let our staff bring them back to new!

Practice Facilities: 280m driving range with twenty hitting bays, bunkers, and putting green as well as target areas. Demonstration equipment from our major suppliers are available. Lessons with our PGA Professional team may be booked in advance. The Range is an exclusive members’ facility with guest use permitted on the days of play. All range balls are stacked in trays and provided on the day of play. Next to the Clubhouse is one of the largest practice putting greens and chipping areas in the country over 1000 square meters of practice pleasure. Our pro’s can also host you for a fun shoot-out on our 19th green! By way of elimination, the winner takes all.

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Forty five electric Club Car golf carts complete with sweater baskets, shatterproof tinted two-piece windscreens, cooler boxes, ball washers and club cleaners, sand bottles and Visage GPS, (licensed drivers only), make for a comfortable ride. Fifteen easy to push 3-wheel trolleys are also available. Note: walking is popular but we do not employ caddies.

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The Young Crew Out In Front At SA PGA Championship

by SFT | Sep 22, 2023 | Sport , St Francis

Sunshine Tour rookie Keegan Mclachlan broke new ground yesterday as he claimed a share of the first-round lead with Robin Williams in the PGA Championship at the St Francis Links, coming in with an outstanding four-under-par 68.

The SA PGA Championship is one of the most prestigious titles in the local game and this year the event celebrates the significant support of the Eastern Cape Tourism and Parks Agency and African Bank.

It is the first time Mclachlan, who has a title apiece on the Blue Label Development Tour and the Altron Big Easy Tour, has led on the Sunshine Tour.

Playing in his 11th event, he started South African golf’s second-oldest professional tournament on the back nine and birdied his first two holes, before picking up another two birdies to go to four-under through seven holes.

Back-to-back bogeys on the tricky par-four 18th and first holes were offset by three successive birdies from the fourth hole. Mclachlan closed with a bogey-five on the par-four ninth hole.

“I played quite nicely in the morning and it was a good start. There was not too much wind, but it started to pick up on my back nine. But overall it was a good round, for most of the day I kept the ball in play well, my approach shots were good and I made a few nice putts,” Mclachlan said.

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History not on his side, but Surry firm on changing it

ST FRANCIS (Eastern Cape)  – Steve Surry will take a two-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round of the South African PGA Championship at St Francis Links , and is looking to become the first Englishman to win this championship since it became a stroke play event.

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With a limited number of fans looking on as the Sunshine Tour welcomes back spectators to its events, Surry climbed to 13 under par overall with a third round of 67. South Africa’s Luca Filippi and Albert Venter are chasing him on 11 under par after they both signed for rounds of 67.

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Only seven foreigners – excluding Zimbabwean golfers – have managed to win the South African PGA Championship since 1965, when it moved from being a match play event to a stroke play tournament. And there isn’t an Englishman amongst them.

“I would’ve thought one of the English boys would’ve snuck in there already,” said Surry. “But if I am able to win it, it would be great in terms of the stature of this tournament in South African golf. I’ve been coming out to play on the Sunshine Tour for years now and I love it here. It feels like a second home for me. And in my off time I spend a lot of time with friends in Gqeberha and St Francis. It was great to play in front of crowds again and see some familiar faces from around here. This is probably the closest I’ll get to a home event outside of England.”

Surry led the first round with an impressive 63 but then struggled in the wind on Day Two with a 73. But on Saturday, with the course once again in a forgiving mood, the Englishman surged ahead with a fantastic start of six under through this first six holes, including four birdies and an eagle.

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“You can’t really ask for a better start than that. The course played a lot easier than the second round where there was a little bit of wind. It doesn’t take a lot of wind to make this course very tricky.”

Fellow Englishman Robin Williams joins European Tour champion Dean Burmester just three shots off the lead. Former South African PGA Championship winner Louis de Jager would’ve been in that group as well were it not for a double bogey on the 18 th

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St Francis Links to host SA PGA Championship

The SA PGA Championship, SA’s second oldest professional golf tournament, will begin a new chapter in its illustrious history as the 86th edition will be played at St Francis Links from November 4 to 7.

This will mark the first time St Francis Links hosts the flagship event of the PGA of SA.

“The association is proud to partner with the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency to stage the event in the province where the PGA was founded in 1922,” PGA of SA chief executive  Ivano Ficalbi said.

“This partnership will add to the PGA’s transformational strategy and allow the PGA to achieve numerous objectives such as the growth and education of diverse candidates to membership of the PGA within the province as well as promote the fabulous Eastern Cape as a golf tourism destination.”

Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency chief executive Vuyani Dayimani also expressed delight at hosting one of South African golf’s premier tournaments.

“The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency mandate is to promote economic growth through tourism and we look to utilise this golf tournament as such,” Dayimani said.

“Our partnership with the PGA is aimed at stimulating the Eastern Cape province’s tourism sector and thus save and provide much-needed jobs as the tournament will support local businesses and attract local and international tourists.

“Golf has been one of the growing sports during Covid-19 and from a sport tourism point of view it aligns to outdoor offerings that comply with necessary health protocols.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to tap into its resources and audiences for tourism benefit as per [the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency’s] events strategy of seeking to use events that have a huge following and loyal fan base to sell and showcase the Eastern Cape as a tourism destination of choice to wider audiences across the globe.”

Darren Fichardt won the 2020 championship to add his name to a list of champions including Gary Player, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Louis Oosthuizen and Dale Hayes.

“The SA PGA Championship has a proud history and occupies a premier place on our Sunshine Tour schedule,” Sunshine Tour commissioner Thomas Abt said. 

“The work done by the PGA of SA is vital in terms of the general health of South African golf and growing the game around the country, and it’s a privilege for us to work with them and the [Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency] in showcasing this championship at a world-class venue such as St Francis Links.” 

SA PGA Championship promoter Jimmy Headbush said: “We have a world-class golf course, leading professional golfers, a top broadcast partner in SuperSport and the beautiful Eastern Cape province all combining for a recipe for a successful tournament.

“To stage an event of this magnitude, it is vital to seek partners that share in the ethos of the PGA Championship of being embedded in tradition and excellence.

“We are delighted to include Dirk Ellis Volkswagen, Allesverloren Wine Estate, Provantage and Cape St Francis Resort to be part of this championship.

“Most importantly, the tournament is embraced and supported by the provincial government, the Sarah Baartman Municipality, Kouga Local Municipality and South African Tourism.” —  Vlismas Media

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The SDC Championship in the season 2023 is being played in St. Francis Bay, Ostkap, Südafrika at the St. Francis Links. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 16th of March and ends at the Sunday, 19th of March 2023.

The SDC Championship is part of the European Tour in the season 2023. In 2023 all players competing for a total prize money of USD 1,500,000.

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Eastern Cape to host 86th SA PGA Championship

South Africa’s second-oldest professional golf tournament will be played at St Francis Links in the Eastern Cape from 4-7 November.

This will mark the first time St Francis Links hosts the South African PGA Championship.

“The association is proud to partner with the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency to stage the event in the province where the PGA was founded in 1922,” said Ivano Ficalbi, chief executive of the PGA of South Africa.

“This partnership will add to the PGA’s transformational strategy and allow the PGA to achieve numerous objectives such as the growth and education of diverse candidates to membership of the PGA within the province as well as promote the fabulous Eastern Cape as a golf tourism destination.”

Darren Fichardt won the 2020 championship to add his name to a list of champions including Gary Player, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Louis Oosthuizen and Dale Hayes.

“The South African PGA Championship has a proud history and occupies a premier place on our Sunshine Tour schedule,” said Thomas Abt, commissioner of the Sunshine Tour.

“The work done by the PGA of South Africa is vital in terms of the general health of South African golf and growing the game around the country, and it’s a privilege for us to work with them and the ECPTA in showcasing this championship at a world-class venue such as St Francis Links.”

Jimmy Headbush, promoter of the South African PGA Championship, said: “We have a world-class golf course, leading professional golfers, a top broadcast partner in SuperSport, and the beautiful Eastern Cape province all combining for a recipe for a successful tournament.

“To stage an event of this magnitude, it is vital to seek partners that share in the ethos of the PGA Championship of being embedded in tradition and excellence. We are delighted to include Dirk Ellis Volkswagen, Allesverloren Wine Estate, Provantage and Cape St Francis Resort to be part of this championship.

“Most importantly, the tournament is embraced and supported by provincial government, the Sarah Baartman municipality, Kouga local municipality and South African Tourism.”

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Scheffler led by five shots and was through 15 holes when play was suspended for darkness Sunday evening at the RBC Heritage. Inclement weather rolled in earlier in the day, delaying play for 2 hours, 32 minutes.

The final round will resume at 8 a.m. ET on Golf Channel/Peacock, marking the second unscheduled Monday finish on the PGA Tour this year – and first since the Cognizant Classic in early March.

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