The Museum is 507 sq. metres plus a miniature putting green and consists of memorabilia, the Hall of Famers, Major winners, various subsets, research Library, and a retail merchandise shop, and is unique insofar as it is entertaining, interactive, and informative.
Click to view a selection of images from Museum opening [view]The building entrance is the main focus of the whole building with an outside foyer area where all founders are honoured and exhibitions staged.
The building entrance automatically leads to a central reception/information area & retail shop.
The entry fee is
- R50.00 for adults
- R25.00 for children
- FREE for children under 12
Museum Galleries
- Origins of Golf
- Museum Founding
- The Majors, Southern Africa winners, Senior Major winners, and those who came close – including banner of the 11 major winners
- History of South African golf
- Women’s golf
- South African Amateur & Open winners
- Golfing trivia and point of interest
- International victories
- Golfers through the ages
- The story of Pre-Democracy golf 1960-1992
- Golf Hall of Fame Inductions to-date
- Extinct golf courses & Golf course design
- Hall of Fame
- Retail store
- Social Responsibility
- Junior Golf
- Louis Oosthuizen's 4-iron with which he holed for an albatross at the 2012 Masters
- Display of golf clubs and balls 1850-1960
- Display of illegal, adjustable, locally hand-forged, locally stamped clubs, putters
- Golf balls including the feathery and guttie balls dating from 1850
- Making of golf balls
- Desmond North collection
- Various displays including from the office, bar, silver, smoking, porcelain, …
- Numerous trophies including the Canada Cup and Freddie Tait trophies
- Various display cabinets
- Many other displays in additional cabinets and on the walls
- Enclosed exhibition area comprising early golf bags and related items
- Enclosed glass storeroom with early golf bags and clubs
- Bobby Locke putter
- Sid Brews golf clubs and letter to him from the Duke of Windsor
- Sally Little golf clubs
- Memorabilia from inductees such as Bobby Locke, Sid Brews, Reg Taylor, Sally Little, John Bland, Vincent Tshabalala, Mark McNulty, David Suddards, Phil Ritson, Harold Henning, Cobie Legrange
- Largest golf research library in Southern Africa
- Putting green
- Televisions (5)
- Playstation
- Wall set-aside for “Bricks” with the name and message of Friends of the Museum engraved thereon
- Wall for “Hole-in-One” achievement by registered golfers