Compleat Golfer

Compleat Golfer is the longest standing South Africa golf magazine and has been entertaining golfers for more than twenty years. Covering all aspects of the game, both locally and internationally, and focusing on courses, equipment, travel and instruction, it’s a one-stop shop for golfers looking to be educated and inspired about the game they love.

WELCOME • They call the Ryder Cup the greatest team competition in sport and this year's event promises to be a highlight on the 2023 calendar. Even those without a massive passion for golf find themselves lured in by the drama.

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Cash Machines • Forbes recently published its list of highest earners for 2023. It also released its top 20 golf earners

Golden Nectar • Each month, Compleat Golfer’s playing editor takes us into his world. This month he explains his love for whisky

WILD ABOUT WHISKY

My Other Passions • Our playing editor is producing a list of the best events he has attended. This list will vary from golf events to concerts to other sporting events

WHEN IN ROME • One of the most historic cities on the planet is about to stage one of the most historic contests in golf. The Ryder Cup is on its way to Italy. Let the battle commence.

VAMOS! LET'S GO! • The biggest team competition in women’s golf takes place in Spain with Europe looking to confirm their dominance over the USA

5 HISTORIC MOMENTS

GROWING THE GAME • When one of South Africa's most accomplished women teed up at a mixed event and matched shots with the men, it showed what can happen given the opportunity.

Easy Does It • PGA professional Grant Hepburn demonstrates some of the key concepts in becoming a better chipper around the greens

Organ Power • Another in our series of popular articles relating to wellness and fitness from one of the country's leading voices on the subject

Going the Distance • Another in our series from one of the Sunshine Tour's leading golf officials to help you get the best from your game

Practice Makes Imperfect

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS • Whales, wine, mountains and the ocean. Hertmanus has it all, including 27 glorious golf holes to choose from.

HERMANUS EAST COURSE

Easy As You Like • If the driver is the most glamorous club in your bag, your fairway wood is probably your go-to grafter - a worker club that gets the job done with very little fuss

Glory For Gia • A roundup of the latest amateur action involving South Africans, as overseen by GolfRSA

GOLDEN GENERATION • Following last month's deep dive into the structures that make the country's amateurs so successful, here we show you those successes have been

LICENCE TO LEARN • Compleat Golfer is media partner to Els for Autism and this month we touch on the inaugural Golf Curriculum

European Adventure

SEPTEMBER PICK OF THE MONTH • SOLHEIM CUP 22-24 AUGUST

Grant Knowles • This month we have a talk to a racing personality who plays off a 2.4 handicap and who always enjoys banter while on the course

Darren Plumb • Another in our series of getting to know the people behind golf clubs in South Africa. Here we visit Mbombela and speak to their CEO

SENSE OF BELONGING • A rookie who worked his way through the amateur ranks is already making a Sunshine Tour statement.

The Pain Of Letting Go

1 October 2012

What's Left? • Brian Harman's win at The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool was only the 11th instance of a left-handed golfer winning a Major.

Overcoming the Handicap