Club House:
The clubhouse is an attractive building situated on a ridge overlooking the 18th green and fairway. It boasts a bar/lounge, ladies and gents locker-rooms, restaurant and conference room, the latter two ideally available for functions such as weddings, anniversaries, etc. Restaurant:
A fully equipped restaurant is available for all functions by prior arrangement with the caterers. With the exception of Mondays, the restaurant is open daily to serve light lunches. Large functions such as weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, etc can be arranged with the caterers.
A full buffet lunch is served on Sundays – bookings essential. Conference / Business centre:
The air-conditioned conference room is situated in the main clubhouse, seats approx 80 delegates, has full conference links i.e. overhead projector, data line, ISDN line for video conferencing and large screen. A smaller conference facility for house guests is available upon request within the confines of the Lodge for 16 or less delegates. History:
The present all-turfed golf course was originally built 25 years ago by Rössing Uranium Limited. The course was possibly one of the first to be constructed with the same grass on the tees, fairways and greens, but using different surface preparations. The greens are of particularly high quality. The first 9 holes were designed by Robert Trent-Jones and the second 9, established approximately 10 years later, were designed by Bill Kerr. The golf course was later taken over by private enterprise, as it remains today.
Surroundings:
The southern border of the course is the Swakop River. This is an ephemeral river which, in years of abundant rain, has flooded the course. The natural riverine bush provides protection for the fauna which roams freely throughout the area. In general the surrounding terrain consists of the harsh Namib Desert, which boasts its own unique beauty with a backdrop of the graceful Barkan dunes between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay and the Moon Landscape forming two contrasting features. A feature not to be forgotten is the Skeleton Coast where the great Atlantic Ocean pounds this arid desert where history records the grief of many mariners. |