Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West Course
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West Course: Laurie Waters (1927). Par 72, 6,808 yards. Darren Fichardt won the 2017 Joburg Open here with 200 (−15).
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West Course: Laurie Waters (1927). Par 72, 6,808 yards. Darren Fichardt won the 2017 Joburg Open here with 200 (−15).
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington West Course: Laurie Waters (1927). Par 72, 6,808 yards. Darren Fichardt won the 2017 Joburg Open here with 200 (−15).
Updated October 24, 2026
1 edition on the record, by event, newest first.
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Darren Fichardt | 200 (−15) | by 1 stroke · DP World Tour; Sunshine Tour |
The Johannesburg Golf Club, founded in 1891, has been on its current site since 1909, received its Royal Charter in 1931, and in 1998 merged with Kensington Golf Club - the first merger of its kind in South Africa, funded by the sale of the Kensington property.
Source: Royal Johannesburg history page
For the club's centenary in 1991 the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews sent both its Captain and the Chairman of its Rules Committee as official representatives; the club calls itself the Home of Golf in South Africa and houses the PGA of South Africa.
Source: Royal Johannesburg history page
A natural stream enters near the 6th tee of the West and leaves at the 6th green of the East, affecting eight holes on the West and seven on the East.
Source: SA Top 100 Courses
The par-3 5th plays only 95 to 111 metres across a water hazard to a narrow, sloping green.
Source: SA Top 100 Courses
In the 2022 Agrano Turf upgrade the nines were swapped: the old 10th is now the opening hole and the par-5 9th became the 18th (507 m).
Source: SA Top 100 Courses
Golf was first played on the site in 1910, and the original West course had grass greens from the outset, uncommon in South Africa at the time.
Source: SA Top 100 Courses
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Joburg Open 23–26 February 2017 | Shubhankar Sharma | shortened · DP World Tour |
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The routing and ground are drawn from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The clubhouse is drawn by GNN from reference photographs; the photographs stay private.
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