Gooderson Drakensberg Gardens Golf Club boasts the most spectacular views of the Rhino Horn Peak and Lake Kwanyoni boating and trout fishing dam with a beautiful clubhouse, unspoilt fairways and arresting greens that are kept in perfect playing condition throughout the year.
The Club's membership has been increasing every year and now has over 2000 members.Part of a scenic 860 acre estate in the heart of the Southern Drakensberg, the course offers beautiful scenery and crisp mountain air – and is a perfect escape from the hum drum of the office.
This 18 Hole Par 72 Golf Course plays 5830m (Club) and 6058m (Championship). The front 9 of the course offers 1x Par 3, 7x Par 4 and 1x Par 5 with a total distance of 3000m (Club) and 3104m (Championship). The back 9 of the course offers 3x Par3, 3x Par 4, and 3x Par 5 with a total distance of 2830m (Club) and 2954m (Championship)
The course is challenging but fair and is ideal for all golfers - from seasoned professionals to first timers.
Playing / Hire Cost
| Green Fees | Resort 18 Holes | R280 |
| Green Fees | 9 Holes | R220 |
| Member Green Fees | 18 Holes | R220 |
| Member Green Fees | 9 Holes | R160 |
| Member Green Fees | Weekly Rate | R600 |
| Green Fees | Resort Guest Weekly Rate | R700 |
| Green Fees Under 18 | Junior Golfers 9 or 18 | R120 |
| Green Fees | Day Visitor 9 Holes | R270 |
| Green Fees | Day Visitor 18 Holes | R370 |
| Motorised Golf Cart | 18 Holes | R330 |
| Motorised Golf Cart | 9 Holes | R240 |
| Golf Pull Trolleys | 18 Holes | R60 |
| Private Golfbuggy | Per Day | R80 |
| Private Golfbuggy | Per Week | R220 |
| Golf Club Hire Per Set | 18 Holes | R200 |
Drak Gardens Strokes have changed on our course, as well as our Course Rating.
We have bought our strokes to be in line with the WHS recommendations below.
Along with Good News! The new ratings tell us the course is more difficult than originally rated, and golfers will now gain a shot or two when calculating handicaps.
Stroke Index Guidelines as recommended by the World Handicap System:
1. Uneven stroke indexes on the front 9, even stroke indexes on the back 9 (Don't mix them between 9's).
2. Each segment of 3 holes should add to 27 on the front 9 and to 30 on the back 9.
3. Use WHS formula for ranking of the holes.4. Allocate the SI based on WHS guideline for triads.
5. Strokes 1 through 4 should not be on the 1st 3 holes or last 3 holes.
6. Try to allocate lowest possible stroke indexes to the most difficult hole in segment, while still keeping the above guidelines in mind.
7. A small variance from the segment totals is permissible IF there is an imbalance in a segment