5 Best Golf Courses in Johannesburg (2026)

Randpark Golf Club has operated in Johannesburg since 1940 and today runs two 18-hole layouts, Firethorn and the leafy Bushwillow, alongside a golf academy, a two-tiered floodlit driving range, and an on-site hotel and spa. It's a full recreational club rather than just a course, with padel courts, a health and wellness centre, and function venues for weddings and conferences layered onto the golf. The club leans into being a destination, not just a tee time.

The Country Club Johannesburg has run at its Auckland Park site since 1906, on 14 hectares that include rose, herb and cloud gardens alongside the golf. Its Woodmead campus adds two more courses, Woodmead and Rocklands, plus a 9-hole Mashie layout and a golf academy focused on developing league players. Beyond golf the club runs padel, cricket, tennis, bowls, a gym and a pool, positioning itself as a family sporting home rather than a single-purpose course.

KCC Killarney Country Club dates to 1903 and pairs an 18-hole golf course with bowling greens, a tennis academy, squash courts and a gym, plus function venues for weddings and conferences. The club markets itself as a full-service, homely operation rather than a purely competitive one, with a Terrace Restaurant and a 1903 Gin and Sports Bar rounding out the offer.

Houghton Golf Club is built around a Jack Nicklaus-designed signature course, with a golf academy, conference and event facilities, a kids' play area and padel courts folded into the same lifestyle precinct. Reviewers repeatedly describe it as one of the most demanding layouts in the city, with tricky greens that reward accuracy over power.

Glendower Golf Club is a highly ranked parkland course in Edenvale that has hosted eight South African Open Championships and is currently rated among the country's top courses. It combines a family restaurant with world-standard tennis facilities, and reviewers consistently describe the fairways, greens and tree-lined layout as some of the best in Gauteng.