The Lost City Country Club

Some ten years after the completion of the Gary Player Country Club, the popularity of the Sun City Resort and its many attractions demanded that another golf course be built. Again Gary Player was commissioned to lay out the course, his challenge being to create a very different golfing experience. A mere two-minute ride by shuttle bus from the Gary Player Country Club is the imposing Palace of the Lost City. In its shadow lies the legendary golf course. As with its older twin, the Lost City’s course required extensive earthmoving, yet amazingly, the finished product appears to have existed as long as the mythical Lost City. The course defies being bracketed into any particular genre – having touches of mountain, desert and even a brand of African parkland in its makeup. It is interesting to note that the architect of Lost City’s course argues against the views of the independent judges of South Africa’s golfing facilities, claiming that this layout is in fact better than the Gary Player Country Club. Maybe the fact that this was the first golf course in Africa to benefit from the work of a professional shaper has something to do with his position.Più