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.org.za Course Website: www.royaljk.za.com Tournament Website: www.joburgopen.com

Greens 
Type of grass - L93 Bent 
Height of cut - 3mm 
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, andbox clippings 

Rough 
Type of grass - Kikuyu with mixed wild grasses 
Height of cut - semi 24mm, intermediate 65mm 
Any specific comments - mowed three times per week 

Weather 
Weather in advance - hot with scattered showers (149mm of rain in December, and 42mm so far in January) 
Forecast for tournament - cloudy with afternoon storms 

Course 

East 
Opened - 1935 
Course designer - Bob Grimsdell (major upgrade - Mark Muller 1998) 
Many / few water hazards - 2.5km long stream with 11 ponds 

West 
Opened - 1929 
Course designer - Major Hotchkin / Bob Grimsdell (major upgrade - Mark Muller 1999) 

Special features - member friendly and champion challenging, about 1800 exotic and indigenous trees across both courses 

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