by AdminSoa
August 16, 2013

Muthaiga Golff Club

 
With lots of tradition and a most challenging golf course, Muthaiga Golf Club is a must play for any real golfer visiting Kenya.
Muthaiga enjoys the influential position of having been one of the Kenya's pioneer golf courses. Located only 15 minutes from Nairobi centre.
Host of Kenya Open, this prestigious club hosted notable names of golf David Jones, Bobby Locke, Bob Charles, Ian Woosman, Vijay Singh, Sam Torrance, Sandy Lyle, Sevi Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bill Casper and many others.
Course Information
18 holes, Par 71
Altitude: 1,710 metres
Tee distance (championship): 7,169 yards
Tee distance (men’s): 6,801 yards
Tee distance (ladies’): 5,783 yards
Course rating (SSS): 72, 71, 73

Nyali Golf Club

Located in Nyali suburb of Mombasa, Nyali Golf & Country Club is a traditional coastal golf course, lined with blossoming trees and featuring carefully maintained fairways and some of the fastest greens in Kenya.
 Location offers easy access to Mombasa’s world-class beach resorts, watersports centers, restaurants and shops – while the stunning Mombasa’s Old Town is just a short drive away.Course Information
18 holes, par 71
Altitude: sea level
Tee distance (championship): 6,715 yards
Tee distance (men’s): 6,510 yards
Tee distance (ladies’): 5,431 yards
Course rating (SSS): 72

Vipingo Ridge - Baobab

Another golf club on Kenyan coast, a little less than 50 km out of Mombasa. Opened in 2009, The Baobab Course, the first of Vipingo Ridge’s two 18-hole courses, is built to the most exacting international standards, with panoramic ocean views to the east and sunsets over the vast African interior to the west.
 Course Information
18 holes, par 72
Altitude: 125 metres (410 feet)
Tee distance (championship): 7,314 yards
Tee distance (men’s): 6,881 yards
Tee distance (ladies’): 6,483 yards
Course rating (SSS): 75, 74, 73

Leisure Lodge and beach resort, Mombasa

The course features a variety of engaging challenges, including 88 bunkers, a giant lake in an old quarry on the 15th hole, and a smaller lake teeming with aquatic life on the 18th. 

 

 The exotic fruit trees draw a steady procession of birds and monkeys, including friendly Sykes and raucous troupes of black-and-white Colobuses.
Course Information
18 holes, Par 72
Altitude: Sea level
Tee distance (championship): 6,632 yards
Tee distance (men’s): 6,385 yards
Tee distance (ladies’): 6,123 yards
Course rating: 73, 72, 69

Karen Country Club

A little less than 20 km out of Nairobi this golf course is located near Karen Blixen Coffee Estate.

Course Information
18 holes, par 72
Altitude: 1,830 metres 

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