Venue						Promoters
Leopard Creek Country Club PO Box 385 Malelane 1320 South Africa Tel: +27 13 791 2000 Fax: +27 13 790 3334 Location: Near Malelane in the heart of Mpumalanga, on the southern border of the Kruger National Park, four-hour drive from Johannesburg or 40 mins by plane.						Tournament Director Alfred Dunhill Golf, Richemont 3rd Floor, 460 Fulham Road London SW6 1BZ England Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7514 2762 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7491 2412 Email: golf@alfreddunhill.com Course Website: www.leopardcreek.co.za Tournament Website: www.alfreddunhillchampionship.co.za
Nearest Airport: Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (Nelspruit) (1 hour) & Johannesburg (4 hours) Golf Course Website: www.leopardcreek.co.za Tournament Website: www.alfreddunhillchampionship.co.za						Michelle van Eyden Tournament Implementation Manager SAIL P.O. Box 12555 Vorna Valley Midrand, Gauteng, 1686 South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 11 347 1300 Fax: +27 (0) 11 347 1504 Email: mvaneyden@sail.co.za
						Gary Todd Sunshine Tour PostNet Suite No 185 Private Bag X15 Somerset West 7129, Western Cape South Africa Tel: +27 (0) 21 850 6500 Fax: +27 (0) 21 852 8271 Email: gtodd@sunshinetour.com Website: www.sunshinetour.com

Greens
Type of grass - Creeping Bentt (Crenshaw + A1)
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 11' (Tuesday)

Fairways
Type of grass - Kikuyu
Height of cut - 13mm
General width and contouring - 20 to 25 metres depending on hole shape and type

Tees
Type of grass - Bermuda (tees)
Height of cut - 10mm
Bunker faces - Paspalum Grass

Rough
Type of grass - Kikuyu
Height of cut - semi 25mm, rough 70mm (prior to tournament start)

Weather
Weather in advance - hot and wet
Forecast fvor tounament - hot and humid with the possbibility of thunder storms Wed, Thurs and Fri

Course
Opened - June 1996
Course designer - Gary player
Special features - The course is set in the edge of the Kruger National Park, and incorporates much of the characteristics of the local area. The course winds among trees, bushes & grass land and includes several water hazards ranging from large lakes and ponds to brooks and streams set in rocks and cascading waterfalls. The signature hole would be Hole 13 a long Par 5 with a babbling brook on the left and the green framed against the Crocodile River with the plains of the Kruger national park beyond. The tournament back tee on Hole 15 is set high above the fairway and offers unbelievable views in all directions over the hills and National Park.

Other features
The course has many forms of wildlife on it:-
- A hippopotamus (named Harry) resides in the lake on Hole 16.
- Leopards are seen on the property in the evenings.
- Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Kudu, Impala & Giraffe all feature on and around the course.
- Crocodiles reside in the dam at holes 5 & 7 & 16.
- There is excellent tiger fishing in the dams around the Clubhouse.
- Each teeing area has a unique bronze statue of a leopard in various poses mirroring his day. These are the work of the young South African sculptor Dylan Lewis.
- Dylan Lewis also creates a unique bronze trophy for the winner each year.
- The spectacular colonial style clubhouse sits behind the greens of 9 & 18 offering superb viewing for the Club members