{"id":"blair-atholl-golf-estate","name":"Blair Atholl (Gary Player Course)","club":"Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate","former_names":null,"place":["Ashenti Road, Lanseria","Lanseria","Gauteng","South Africa"],"city":"Lanseria","country":"South Africa","lat":null,"lon":null,"access":"private","opened":2007,"architects":["Gary Player"],"par":72,"yards":8231,"signature_holes":"No. 3 (par 3 over a dam, likened to Augusta 12th); No. 16 (stroke 1, 512 m uphill par 4); Blair Mile Nos. 14-16 (longest consecutive par 4s in SA)","website":"https://www.blairatholl.co.za/golf/","facts":[["Club","Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate"],["Course","Blair Atholl (Gary Player Course)"],["Address","Ashenti Road, Lanseria, Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa"],["Access","private"],["Public booking","no"],["Green fees","ZAR 2500 (visitor, incl. shared cart and extras)"],["Opened","2007"],["Architects","Gary Player"],["Superintendent","Igor Duvel, Greenkeeper (confirmed 2026-10-20)"],["Head professional","Paul Marks (confirmed 2026-10-20)"],["Greens","bentgrass"],["Fairways","cynodon (couch); 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The club names King George the Fifth, but the 1947 royal tour of South Africa was made by George VI.","label":"legend","sources":[{"name":"Blair Atholl history","url":"https://www.blairatholl.co.za/history/"}]},{"headline":"The Blair Mile","story":"Holes 14, 15 and 16 are the three longest consecutive par 4s in South Africa, 1,509 metres from the pro tees; the 16th runs 512 metres uphill.","label":"documented","sources":[{"name":"Blair Atholl golf history","url":"https://www.blairatholl.co.za/golf-history/"}]}],"renovations":[],"card":[],"osm":null}