Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate
Opened in Jun 2009, plans are in place to add nine more holes to the 27-hole already there. The championship 18-hole Masi Mara and the nine-hole Whistling Thorn offer differing feels, with the former a dunescape with rugged grassland surrounds and bordering a game reserve and the latter more of a plains-like track.
As one might expect the course was in immaculate condition, with a rye grass and fescue mix on the fairways, Kentucky Blue in the rough and Bentgrass greens and tees. These cool-season grass choices mean that the course is green and lush the whole year round. In the words of the general manager, sometimes the tees are running better than the greens!
The signature hole is the par-5 eighth with its island green. The fairways and greens are very undulating with flat lies a rarity. At over 7,700 yards it’s no pushover, but the forward tees at 6,300 yards and the more resort feel of the Whistling Thorn are there for a more relaxed experience. Finding a well-stocked complimentary bar inside the locker room was the perfect finishing touch to a superb experience. In a part of the country that boasts some of the finest courses, the developers knew the Serengeti had to be something special, and they’ve certainly achieved that.
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