Sabie River Sun Golf Course

Overview: At Sabi River Sun, an 18-hole resort course plays to par 71 in Hazyview, measuring up to 5,534 metres. The layout sits in the Lowveld near the Sabie River and uses water hazards, sand, subtropical planting, and the wider bush setting to create a very different round from a Highveld parkland course. The course is playable for resort golfers but still asks for care around the water, particularly when the line to a green appears more open than it really is.

History: The course is associated with Peter Matkovich and Dale Hayes, although the reviewed current sources do not provide a dependable opening year. It has also appeared under the Sabie River Bungalows name in older golf material, so the profile keeps the current Southern Sun identity explicit. That naming history is useful when matching older tour or travel references to the present resort.

Did You Know? Hippos are a defining part of the course’s local identity. The 16th runs beside a dam where they are often seen, creating a rare situation in which the wildlife is not a decorative aside but part of the visual experience of a golf hole. The course remains unfenced in spirit, even though the golf itself follows a carefully maintained resort routing.