Golf Clubs

Complete Your Tanzania Journey With a Round of Golf

Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Golf Course

Opened in 1926, Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Golf Course is one of the world’s most spectacular golf course situated against the ambiance of the Indian Ocean. It is the largest golf course in East Africa and remains an excellent 18-hole par 72 running 7,530m with sweeping views down to the coast. The smooth browns replacing the standard greens, makes a superb and challenging round of golf in the heart of Tanzania’s cosmopolitan first city. The mild climate guarantees year round golfing and attracts many enthusiasts from colder parts of the world. The affordable visitor’s fees and easy access to Tanzania’s many natural highlights make Dar es Salaam Gymkhana a highly convenient golfers’ destination.

Contact Person: Akhil Yusufali @ +255-682-444420 orEmail: akhil@yusufali.biz

Lugalo Golf Course

Lugalo’s natural situate away from the bustling Dar Business District and off the extensive Mwai Kibaki Road offers a serene and friendly atmosphere for quality golfing. The 18 – hole par 71 invites the public for a natural retreat to the Army Barracks promising utmost secure environment but mainly a teething golfing experience. The newly constructed greens add to the warm hospitality at the gate where men in uniform keep vigil as golfers discover the unique nature of this particularly short, windy and tough golf course while walking through the attractive flora. Birds of the air sing lullabies, providing just the perfect escort for an imposing swing. The Infotek – Zuku Golf Challenge presents the biggest monthly golf attraction, making this picturistique golf arena a firm favorite for any golfer.

Contact Person: Japhet Masai @ +255 685 059492 or Email:japhetmasai2@gmail.com

Morogoro Gymkhana Club

Morogoro Gymkhana Club House

Morogoro Gymkhana Club is home to a running 9 – hole par 72 covering 6,021m. With the famous Udzungwa Mountain Ranges and its vast Miombo Woodlands in full view from a distance, the golf course offers a perfect golfing get away for families and business people alike. Every February, the annual Morogoro Open invites golfers to a 36 – hole golf scenery in the build up to the new Order of Merit golf season. It is here that the Nashera Morogoro Open will be born and brought to house the nation’s golf fraternity for two days.

Contact Person : Dickson Sika @ +255 787 600002 or email: dsika@aointl.com

Arusha Gymkhana Golf Course

A challenging 9-hole par 72 course kept in excellent condition by the plentiful water which runs through the course, aiding a consistent irrigation scheme to ensure a sustainably ever green golfing landscape and  thus providing a cool and imposing atmosphere for a great swing.

Contact Person: Shakir Bandali @ Email: golf@arushagymkhana.co.tz,

Tel: 0784 786 480

Moshi Gymkhana Club
Build in 1920, the well laid 9-hole par 71 covering tee distance 6436 metres is nestled at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro – the highest free standing mountain in the world. Moshi Golf Course is the only course in the world which has views of Mount Kilimanjaro as you head down the 6th and 8th holes making any golf time a great time for a visit., The annual Moshi Open is held here every August, inviting golfers to 36 holes of great golf and great discovery considering the unique view it affords from the slopes of the mountain.

Contact Person Chris Martin @ +255 784 491133 or email: chrismartin57@yahoo.com

Kilimanjaro Golf & Wild Resorts

David describes the course at Kilimanjaro Golf and Wildlife Estate as follows:

“The first nine tees off just beside the clubhouse with the very first green bordering a lake surrounded by acacias. The second hole runs the length of one of the largest lakes on the property of which the various levels are separated by small waterfalls and cascades.
The course then loops around the highest part of the site before returning to the club at the ninth, a beautiful and demanding par five, played along the stream on the left with an option to lay up for two or go for the green across the lake.
The second nine runs round the lower part of the estate, with some dramatic natural water features along the furrow, expanding into long and strategically placed lakes at the 11th, 12th and 13th.
The final hole, a real risk-versus-reward par three, requires a bold approach to a wonderful island green.”

Contact Person: Mini Trappe @ +255 784 111106 or email: mini@golfandwildresorts.com

TPC Moshi Golf Course
Swinging inside a sugar plantation in a 9 –hole par 72 covering 5582 metres golf course that is well maintained.

Contact Person Daniel Gwacha @ +255 767 585395 or Email: Daniel.gwacha@tpc.co.tz

Mufindi Golf CourseIringa 9 – holes was laid out in 1942 at an elevation of 1960 – 1980 m above sea level inviting golfers to a course with an array of indigenous woody species

Contact Person: Janeth Sanders @ Email: sandersjaneth@gmail.com

Misenyi Golf Club in Bukoba

9-hole par 72 private club

Kilombero Golf Course

9-holes Par 72

Contact Person: Michael Quenet @ Email: mquenet@illovo.co.za

Five tips on how to place clubs in your golf bag

Step 1     Take a good look at your golf bag. Whether you have paid $30 for your bag or $600, all bags are divided into three distinct areas. Each area holds several specific clubs. The top and bottom thirds may be a tad smaller than the middle third in some bags.

Step 2     Use the top third of your bag for your driver and all your “woods.” Some golfers may not realize it, but there was a time in golf when the driver, the 2-wood, 3-wood and 5-wood were all made from wood. Now, all clubs are metal or hybrid and the only wood clubs are relics.

Step 3     Place your mid-level irons in the middle section of your bag. This means the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-irons. For those who carry an array of wedges, they may want to include their 7- and 8-irons in the middle section.

Step 4  Use the bottom section of your bag for your 7-, 8- and 9-iron, along with your sand wedge and your pitching wedge. If you have two or three pitching wedges with you, keep them in the bottom section of the bag as well.

Step 5     Place your putter in the top section along with your driver and the other woods. While it would seem to belong with the other short irons for use around the green, the putter is distinct and therefore is situated with the woods.

Keeping your clubs organized may not lower your score, but it will save you time and help you find the right club when you need it. It will show your playing partners that you have an organized mind and an organized game.

Match & Stroke Play Golf Rules

Golf is a great game for those who want to spend several hours outdoors taking in the sunshine, green grass and outstanding weather conditions. However, the game of golf also brings out the competitor in many golfers. There are many different ways to compete, including match play and stroke play.

Stroke Play
Most professional and amateur tournaments are conducted via stroke play. Stroke play is when each player’s score is written down on the scorecard for each hole and then the 18-hole total is added up. The player with the lowest total after 18 holes wins that round. In most professional tournaments, a player with the lowest total after four rounds is the winner of the tournament.

Match Play
Match play is the most traditional way of keeping score and one of the most interesting ways of competing. In match play, the player who wins a particular hole is given a score of plus 1 (1 up). If a player scores a 4 on the first hole and his competitor gets an 8, the first player is (1up). If the player who lost the first hole fires a 3 on the second hole and his competitor scores a 4, the match is now even. It doesn’t matter that a player won his hole by four strokes while the other player won his by only one stroke. The match continues in this manner until one player is ahead by more holes than those yet to be played. If a player wins the 15th hole to go 4 up, the match is over because there are only three holes left to play and the other competitor cannot possibly catch up even if he won all three remaining holes. The score is then termed as 4up and3 to go.

Stroke Play with Handicap
Handicaps may be used in stroke play. At the end of an 18-hole round of golf, the player’s USGA Handicap Index is subtracted from his gross score. This gives him a net score. The player with the lowest net wins. For example, if player A shoots an 85 with a handicap index of 15, his net total is 70. If that is the lowest total of any player in the tournament, player A wins.

Match Play with Handicap
In match play, the handicap index numbers of the two competitors are compared. If player A has a handicap of 10 and player B has a handicap of 5, player A will get a five-stroke advantage over his competitor. The handicaps are applied on the five most difficult holes on the golf course. That is determined on the scorecard where each hole is ranked with 1 being the most difficult and 18 being the easiest. If the two players both shoot 5 on the hole that is ranked the most difficult on the course, the player getting strokes would actually win the hole because it is one of the five on which he would get a stroke from his competitor.

Playoff Scoring
In many professional tournaments, players who are tied for the lead at the end of the fourth round will have a sudden-death playoff. The players who are tied will go back to the 15th hole and begin play again. Once a player has won a hole from his competition, he wins the tournament. Some professional tournaments require a four-hole playoff while others play an additional 18-hole round to determine a winner.

TGU CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014

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Bunkers: Tackling the Tough Situations - PGA Digital Golf Academy

Bunkers: Tackling the Tough Situations - PGA Digital Golf Academy

End of the Year Competition for Tanzanian Pros at TPDF Lugalo Golf Club on December 28, 2013

From left to right: Salim Mwanyenza, Hassan Kadio, Bhupesh Aima, Salim Dilunga, Rodrick John, Bryson Nyenza, Yassin Saleh, Daudi Helela, Geofrey Leverian, Hassan Mwanyenza and Rajab Iddi