Greens
Type of grass - Bermuda (mini verde)
Height of cut - 3.2mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' on Monday

Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - generally 25-35m wide but in many landing areas only 12-15m

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Paspalum and Bermuda
Height of cut - 7mm
Any specific comments - some low areas have been affected by the rain

Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda and Buffalo
Height of cut - semi 35mm, rough 57mm

Weather
Weather in advance - the Durban area has been severly affected by a lot of rain over the last couple of months
Forecast for tournament - 30-60 per cent risk of rain and thunderstorms every day

Course
Opened - 1922
Course designer - George Waterman and Lawrie B Waters
General playability - generally regarded as one of the finest courses in South Africa
Undulating / flat - first 4 and last 2 holes are very undulating as they are built on sand dunes
Tree lined / exposed - many trees and shrubs on course
Many / few water hazards - very few
Changes to the course - par 3, 15th hole was redesigned and relocated to prevent flooding problems

Other features
There are a lot of monkeys to be found around the course