It's probably been a good dozen years or so since I last played the Pezula Championship Course at the Knysna Heads. I played there on Wednesday as part of a 5 courses in 5 days golf competition with a few of the other Islanders. For some reason in the last few years whenever I've gone to Knysna, I've played at Simola. But aside from its dramatic elevated 2nd tee, I find Simola a bit back and forth and not particularly challenging (that's not to say that I'm acing the holes!). When I play golf on an expensive course, I want a bit of excitement - not gimmicky, but interesting.
Well, what a treat it was to be back playing Pezula again. I had forgotten how fun the course is to play (I do recall that the last time I played it was very windy, foggy and pouring rain - perhaps that's why it took me so long to go back....). The men all had their best scores of the 5 days on this course, but the ladies found the carries quite difficult - and it has to be said, the undulating greens were tricky.
It was rather cold (the coldest and cloudiest day of the 5 by far), but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. They don't offer affiliated rates, but they do have reduced green fees for the winter season starting on May 1st.
Well, what a treat it was to be back playing Pezula again. I had forgotten how fun the course is to play (I do recall that the last time I played it was very windy, foggy and pouring rain - perhaps that's why it took me so long to go back....). The men all had their best scores of the 5 days on this course, but the ladies found the carries quite difficult - and it has to be said, the undulating greens were tricky.
It was rather cold (the coldest and cloudiest day of the 5 by far), but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. They don't offer affiliated rates, but they do have reduced green fees for the winter season starting on May 1st.
