C.M.R. Golf Course

Overview: In Maraisburg, CMR Golf Club presents 18 holes of par-72 parkland golf in Maraisburg on Johannesburg’s West Rand. The club describes the current layout through wide fairways, fast bent-grass greens, rolling ground, strategic bunkers and water features. Its position within the Johannesburg area makes it a useful city round for golfers who want a traditional club course without leaving the western suburbs, and the facility also provides a driving range, putting green, lessons and clubhouse dining.

History: CMR’s story is linked to the mining development that shaped this part of Johannesburg. The club’s current material dates its established identity to 1932, while its history records that an 18-hole course was created in 1937 after golf architects were called in to transform the earlier facility. The sources do not safely name those architects, so the profile records the dated development without attaching an unsupported designer.

Did You Know? CMR has a strong connection with South African golf history through its association with Bobby Locke and Peter Heine, who played regularly at the club according to its own historical account. The course is therefore not just an urban parkland layout; it is also part of the golfing story of Johannesburg’s old mining belt.