A visit to Sishen where my Son lives has had me photographing and playing this course on a regular basis…..
A wonderful club house greets you, with a restaurant, Ladies bar and lounge, members pub, and a lovely big stoep where braais and socialising takes place on a regular basis..
The course is built within a Camel thorn forest, a protected tree, so unless a permit is obtained even a dead tree may not be touched… apart from this being a hazard if you play off line it certainly adds to the beauty of the course..
Now for some of the views of the course… a tough course, with great greens that run true… they have some problems but when you consider you’re in the Kalahari….. semi desert…. the course is wonderful..
The Camel Thorn tree can be a great hazard…. strike one and get a thorn in the ball, throw it away. But it also has a habit of retaining your ball if it wants too….
That is in this tree…. way out of reach…..
But then some will refuse to loose a ball and go in search of it….(Where’s the bikini..???)
The tree is in flower at the moment and I took this photo so you get an idea of the thorns and flowers..
I love the signage that the course has… the pictures are mounted on old Railway sleepers… the red-billed buffalo weavers nests, adorn many of the thorn trees….
They have now started to build houses in and around the Golf Course and it is being done very tastefully with them being well back from the course and well camouflaged. Their web site is well worth a visit…
They even have a Guest house next to the first fairway… what a place to stay…
Watch out for the wild life and birds… there are some magnificent opportunities to photograph them.. look at my other blog to see some of what I have captured here….
Nice blog! I do have one question… probably is a silly one, but what is braais?
Braai is the same as a barbecue … sorry forgot the Americans call it a barbecue…
Thanks! It’s those little things that make your blog so interesting!
oooo not poo!
poo looks like heaven there… I hope you are having a fantastic adventure!! So happy to see a blog post from you — You are so missed!!! xo
Thanks Robyn…. inter is really bad here and I have another 2 weeks of it….
Beautiful course (especially all of the different trees!) Gorgeous!
Thank you…
Looks like a beautiful golf course.
It’s beautiful and one thing is the atmosphere… everyone talks to everyone here… such a wonderful place to be….
Great pics … and I hope you played well.
Not too bad… just can’t keep away from all the trees…
incredible course! I could see hitting the water and trees with my game, and not caring because it is so pretty!
Lost a few balls myself… the damn thorns…
The trees on the course are so beautiful, even the dead ones. My favourite ts the fourth image. Great composition and lines.
Thanks it is a lovely course…
Looks lovely there, and almost makes me wish I were a golfer, although I wouldn’t go paddling around looking for lost balls at our course in Florida. I’d very likely get eaten by an alligator.
Have a great weekend.
Thanks … the worst that could happen here is you slip and have a cool bath….
I’d rather that.
magnififcient..the club house looks posh
It is.. the mine holds many meetings etc here as well….
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