Dream Golf Job: St Francis Links - Eastern Cape

LINKS by DEFINITION: The Links land was the marginal land lying between the beaches and the arable fields, and only good for grazing of sheep and rabbits and the bleaching of cloth. Open to the elements, wind and rain, the game was played on the links grasses between the dunes and the bush.

St Francis Links land may not have been grazing land for the sheep and rabbits, but a natural course between the beach and arable land it is. Jack Nicklaus has had the pleasure of taking Mother Nature's best piece of links land and signed his name to something unique. St Francis Links will challenge all who play it and reward those who respect it.

Hole 11

Eish! Par 4 (421, 394, 336, 258 Meters, Stroke 2)

Pronounced AYE SH in the native tongue, meaning WOW. When you first see the green and surrounds, your first thought will be EISH!

How to Play This Hole

Everything about this hole is big big dunes left and right all the way to a big green; a big tee shot will leave you perfectly placed to play into the green, which sits above what Mr. Nicklaus refers to as an ADAP™ - "as deep as possible" - hollow left of the green. The EISH exclamation refers to the view of the hole and the backdrop of the village and sea when you get to the turn in the fairway photo time, again!

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