Venue

Promoter

Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club 1 Fairway Avenue Linksfield North Gauteng South Africa PO Box 46017 Orange Grove 2119 South Africa Tel: +27 11 640 3021 Fax: +27 11 640 1489 Location: Within city of Johannesburg Nearest Airport: Johannesburg International Airport (30 mins) Golf Course Website: www.royaljk.za.com Tournament Website: www.joburgopen.com

Bongi Mokaba Event Management Director City of Johannesburg Tel: + 27 11 407-7512 Fax: + 27 11 339-1872 Email: BongiM@joburg.co.za

Greens
Type of grass - L93 Bent
Height of cut - 3.2mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'2"
Any specific comments - pedestrian mowers

Fairways
Type of grass - Kikuyu
Height of cut - 9mm
General width and contouring - 20yds
Any specific comments - cross cut with boxes every day

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Kikuyu
Height of cut - 9mm
Any specific comments - mowed every day and box clippings

Rough
Type of grass - Kikuyu with mixed wild grass
Height of cut - semi 28mm, intermediate 65mm, rough +85mm (65mm on the West course)
Any specific comments - mowed three times per week

Course

			East			West
Opened			1935			1928
Designer			Bob Grimsdel (major upgrade by Mark Muller in 1998)			Major Hotchkin / Bob Grimsdell
Tree lined / exposed			2.5km long stream with 11 ponds

Special features - member friendly and champion challenging, with about 1800 tress across both courses
Undulating / flat - exotic and indigenous trees

Other features
Royal Johannesburg and Kensingtion Golf Club is Audobon Int. Sanctuary 'certified' with care to the golf course environment and better management practices