Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club
The Royal Johannesburg & Kensington logo | |
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Public resort |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Events hosted | South African PGA Championship Joburg Open |
| Website | https://www.royaljk.za.com/ |
| East Course | |
| Designed by | Robert Grimsdell (1935) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,940 yards |
| Course rating | 72 |
| West Course | |
| Designed by | Laurie Waters (1909) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,563 yards |
| Course rating | 70 |
The Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club is a 36-hole golf complex located in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
The resort opened in 1890 as the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club, and merged with the Kensington Golf Club in 1998. It is part of the PGA Tour network of golf courses. The East Course has hosted the South African PGA Championship since 2005 and both the East and West, the Joburg Open since 2007, the biggest annual professional golf event in Africa; the 2012 field was the largest of the PGA European Tour season, with 210 players. It also has hosted the International Final Qualifier (Africa) for the Open Championship since 2009, the Sanlam Women's Amateur Golf Championships of South Africa in 2008, and the 5 Nations Commonwealth Tournament in 2007.