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 • Attaining the No 1 ranking used to be the holy grail for any individual or team.
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GALLERY
Back in the Groove • Compleat Golfer's Playing Editor is back on the DP World Tour - and loving every moment of it. Here he again takes us into his world
Road to Paris
BEAM ME UP, SCOTTIE • Scottie Scheffler is the men's world No 1 but there's more debate now than ever about the significance of the rankings.
THE LONG GOODBYE • After nearly three decades of a marriage made in commercial heaven, two of sport's biggest brands have split.
(STILL) SWINGING HARD • This Proteas icon recently turned 50 and talks about his love for golf, his admiration for Tiger Woods and why the LIV circuit cannot be taken too seriously.
GOLFRSA THE BEST DRILLS ON THE PLANET High Or Low • Different circumstances call for different shots, particularly when it comes to chipping around the green, explains PGA professional Grant Hepburn
No ‘I’ In Team • The latest in our series from one of South Africa's leading wellness and fitness experts to help you get the most from your game
Knowledge Is Power • Another in our series of columns by one of South Africa's leading officials to help you get the most from your golf game
A ROYAL HONOUR • There are four golf clubs in South Africa which carry the word ‘royal’, but this one, in Cape Town's Southern Suburbs, is the oldest of them all.
ROYAL CAPE GOLF CLUB
Price For Being An Amateur
Showstoppers • The 71st PGA Show, the largest annual gathering of PGA members and the international golf industry, was held in Orlando,Florida. It again created a number of talking points
Burnand Hangs Tough • All the latest action from the amateur scene involving South African golfers as governed
On The Move • South Africa's amateurs continue to produce world-class performances. Here are the latest monthly rankings as overseen by GolfRSA
MAKING AN IMPACT • Apart from the Ernie Els Charities South Africa golf days, the Els for Austism Foundation will continue its ground-breaking work off the course this year
In A Good Space
MARCH PICK OF THE MONTH THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 14-17 MARCH
DANGLING THE BAIT • One of the hottest players on the PGA Tour has committed himself to the circuit… for the rest of 2024, at least
Ash Making Cash • In the sixth in our series on southern Africa's most momentous golfing achievers, we revisit a teenage South African's first professional win.
NO LAYING UP • This month we shine the Sunshine Tour spotlight on another young pro making his way in the game.
Dylan Has That Drive
One Of A Kind • This year marks the 13th anniversary of the great Seve Ballesteros’ death at the age of 54. Here is an edited version of a story that appeared in The Observer in 2004 when he was still 47.
VISITORS’ PLAYGROUND • Crafted along the south-western shores of Mauritius Heritage Golf Club,part of Heritage Resorts,is one of the world's most sought-after golf destinations
Win or Bust • In golf, the sudden-death playoff makes for exhilarating viewing. Like football's penalty shootouts, it creates one of the most dramatic endings in modern sport.
Praise Singers