Gaborone Golf Club

Before independence in September 1966, golf in Gaborone was played on a nine-hole course with eighteen tees that ran around and across the airstrip. The course has been developed and refined over the last 40 years and is now a fine test of golf in tranquil surroundings with over 80 species of birdlife and a variety of animals that makes every round a pleasure. The lush kikuyu fairways give way to generous 8cm semi-rough before the natural Botswana bush makes any wayward shot an adventure all of its own. The greens have been rebuilt and will continue to improve every season. The club has hosted the BGU Independence Trophy for 44 years and has hosted the Zone 6 internationals three times, the Botswana Open over 20 times and the Sunshine Tour FNB events many times in the past. It has also hosted 7 of the last 12 Botswana Nomads National Tournaments and remains the club with the highest membership numbers in Botswana.