Golf “
Our par 3 Tribute course replicates ten of the most famous par threes in the world. It includes the Postage Stamp at Troon, the 12th and 16th from Augusta and the 17th at TPC Sawgrass
The Gatehouse and Welcome Centre. The architecture has been inspired by buildings from the Old Kingdom of Monomatapa
greens will cut exactly the same. We also have LF3400 light fairway mowers which are very good on our undulating fairways, and their trim mowers, the AR3 and TR3, are performing very well.” “The Extreme 19th and Legends championship course get most of the press, but we also have our par 3 Tribute course, which replicates ten of the most famous par threes in the world. It includes the Postage Stamp from Royal Troon, the 12th and 16th from Augusta and the 17th at TPC Sawgrass, along with many impressive others. The grasses we’ve used mirror those on the original courses.” “Here at Entabeni, we are acutely aware
David Riddle, the resort’s golf director
We are acutely aware that we are operating in an environmentally sensitive area. Our greenkeeping
practices are aligned with Audebon International standards, which are recognised and accepted by the USGA
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that we are operating in an environmentally sensitive area. Our greenkeeping practices are aligned with Audebon International standards, which are recognised and accepted by the USGA, and that means we operate within strict parameters with regard to the use of pesticides, our water management, waste recycling and general management of the business.” Thanking David for his time, I jumped back
into the Landrover and was driven over to see Pete Richardson, Legend’s recently appointed Marketing Director, in his office at the Pioneer Camp. The Pioneer Camp was the first building
project at Legends, constructed to provide accommodation for the 1,000 labourers and offices for the support staff, who are on site for the duration of the building programme. When all construction is complete, the camp will be dismantled and the cement slab will be utilised as part of the resort’s recreational facilities.
“We see this as the first African
renaissance development in South Africa, encompassing the past and embracing the future,” he said. “We understand that we have a responsibility for the local community and have taken these social responsibilities extremely seriously. The Legend Foundation, a non-profit making trust, focuses on the development of previously disadvantaged communities through sport as well as other disciplines. This will help the development of many skills and assist in the social uplift of all the surrounding communities. We are
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