Chapman Golf Club

The Chapman Golf Club is located near Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. It passes along an area covered with trees, which a tributary of the Mukuvisi River flows through. From Harare’s center, the Chapman Golf Club is 15 minutes away via Herbert Chitepo Avenue and the A5. It was already founded in 1928, but was renovated and modernized by the famous South African golf course architect Peter Matkovich in 1995. Today, the 18-hole parkland course with par 72 is a 6,582-meter-long course with mostly long, narrow, wavy fairways that wind along slightly hilly terrain. The layout of the Chapman Golf Club is characterized by numerous sand bunkers and water hazards in the form of ponds, streams, and lakes. Golfers encounter water at holes 5, 6, 9, 11, and 14. Hole 14 particularly stands out, at which two ponds must be played across to reach a peninsula green. Bunkers also ensure a high tactical and technical demand on the championship course at Chapman Golf Club. At hole 17, a mighty bunker must be overcome to reach the well protected green. The course is considered one of the best golf courses in southern Africa and has already hosted the Zimbabwe Open Golf Championships seven times.