Randpark Golf Club - Firethorn Course

Formerly known as the Randpark Course, this exceptional championship golf course spans over 7000m from its back tees, providing a true test for golfers. Originating in the mid-60s, Randpark Club acquired adjacent land to the existing Windsor Park course and enlisted the expertise of local professional golfer and course architect, Sid Brews, to craft a remarkable layout.

By the early 90s, as the course matured, there arose a need for enhancements, including green modifications and aesthetic updates to stay in line with contemporary trends. Enter course architect Mark Muller, whose impactful work significantly shaped the course’s future. Notably, the revamped greens played a pivotal role in Randpark Club hosting a number of SA and Joburg Opens. Renowned players like Retief Goosen, winner of the 1995 South African Open, and Mathias Gronberg, who clinched victory in 2000, lauded the course’s layout.

With the turn of the millennium, South Africa experienced a surge in estate courses, each striving to offer the latest amenities. Recognising the need for rejuvenation, experienced designer Sean Quinn from Golf Data undertook the task of transforming the Firethorn course into its original form — a challenging layout suitable for professionals yet accommodating to everyday members. Although the tough par 4 16th, treacherous par 3 17th and long and difficult par 4 18th – with water coming into play on all three holes – make for a particularly demanding and superb finish to the round.