Hole nine is a short stroll from the eighth green. Instead of heading downhill towards Olivewood’s lake the fairway does an about-turn, winding its way back up the hill. At the apex of its climb, a mere lob shot to the green, the fairway gives the illusion of merging with the thirteenth, however it ducks… View Article

Hole eight tee complex is one of the most attractive features of this stunning hole. A long path along the side of a hill links the seventh green to the back tee, from here its switchbacks down to the other tees, then continues to drop onto the start of the fairway. The shot from the… View Article

Aside from being a great hole, hole seven also has a superb view of the Chintsa lagoon and Chintsa East village, which extends down to the river and the beach. The large green, which lies well below the tees, gives the appearance of sitting up and welcoming well-struck shots. As with many of the Olivewood… View Article

Our scenic hole six runs along the wall of a small dam towards a narrow fairway, which is shielded by a second dam to its left and guarded by bush on both sides. An over-cautious approach shot may end in a small water hazard to the right of the green and, if an easterly wind… View Article

Hole five is one of Olivewood’s friendlier holes, especially on a warm and windless day. The first half is straight with a broad fairway and light rough on either side. The only hindrances are the fairway bunkers which mat snag long hitters. As the course matures, the numerous sapling trees on either side of the… View Article

From hole four, an archway of trees confronts the golfer, framing the downhill fairway and three distant dams. During the design of this hole, the natural sweep of land was relied on to create the fairway. Past the third dam, the fairway slopes gently upwards to an elevated green. This is a great risk-reward shot… View Article

Hole three has spacious fairway slopes slightly uphill, with dense bush on the left, light rough on the right and a series of well-placed bunkers to scupper those favouring safe shots. A large erythrina (coral) three standing to the left of the fairway marks the start of a dogleg left. The green is protected by… View Article

Stuart Mclean, Editor of Golf Digest, described hole two as “resembling a grass waterfall, gently cascading into the damn below”. This is the intimidating impression golfers may get as they ready themselves for a tee shot that mist pass over a deep gully with heavy bush on the right and the estates largest dam on… View Article

Hole one is a relatively soft Par 5 with a generous tree-lined fairway to ease golfers into the round. The tee shot provides a wonderful opportunity to open one’s shoulders and the only hazard is some light rough to the left and right. The fairway narrows slightly at the 250 metre mark, edging gently down… View Article