Humewood Gold Club
Found in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, the golf course is a genuine seaside links, with wide and undulating fairways, fast greens and thick coastal bush. A round is a must for any golfer visiting the ‘Friendly City’ of Port Elizabeth.
Humewood Gold Course - Hole By Hole
The Humewood golf course is best described as:
- Unique
- A Challenging layout
- A masterpiece
All are invited to enjoy a round on our championship links course and, whilst you’re soaking up an almost old-fashioned atmosphere, watch out for that wind!
The prevailing south-easterly and westerly winds will demand all your golfing skills.
And you better hope that gale force conditions are not the order of the day!
A Genuine Links Course
The Humewood Golf course has been designed with wide and undulating fairways, fast greens and thick coastal bush. A round is a must for any golfer visiting the ‘Friendly City’ of Port Elizabeth.
Today, Humewood is still one of only a few genuine seaside links courses found outside of Britain.
- It is situated on the sand dunes on the shores of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth.
- The fairways are exposed, undulating and wide to compensate for strong winds.
- Bunkers are few with steep faces.
- Greens are firm and fast, the rough is thick coastal bush and there are no water hazards.
Tournament History
The Humewood Links course is ranked 13th of South Africa’s top golf courses and has hosted a number of major South African tournaments.
The Humewood course was opened for play in October 1931 and hosted both the SA Amateur and SA Open in 1934.
Humewood Golf Club went on to host the SA Amateur 10 times, the last being in 2017.
The SA Open Championship
Humewood hosted the SA Open 5 times, the last being at the end of 2006 when it was won with a score of 24 under par by Ernie Els.
Other Legends who won the SA Open at the Humewood Links include:-
Bobby Locke – 9 SA Open Titles and 7 SA PGA Championships
Bobby Locke won 9 SA Open titles and 7 SA PGA Championships. At the age of 22, he won the 5th of his SA Open titles at Humewood in 1940, by a runaway 10-shot margin.
SA Open – 1934 and 1952 Sid Brews
Sid Brews winner of eight South African Open titles, won two of these titles at Humewood in 1934 and 1952. At the age of 53 yrs, he was the oldest SA Open Champion in 1952.
SA Open – 1957 – Harold Henning
Harold Henning, winner of two official PGA Tour events – the 1966 Texas Open Invitational and the 1970 Tallahassee Open Invitational, won his SA Open title at Humewood in 1957.
