Livingstone Royal Golf and Country Club honours the tradition and history of the game of golf and offers golfers and unforgettable experience. Beautiful old trees line the fairways and greens. The course layout offers golfers a classic parkland challenge. The course is for traditionalists, as it is a return to golf as a game played on foot, where one enjoys not only the game but the surroundings as well.
Type : Parkland Golf Course
Holes : 18
Par : 72
Fairway Grass : Bermuda
Greens Grass : Hybrid Bermuda
Length : Club - 6265m Ladies - 5482m
Prepared by Patrick Mwendapole, resident Professional Golfer
1st - 360m Par 4, Stroke 7 - A straight hole with an out-of-bounds on the left and an uphill green protected by 2 bunkers. It is driven in one by long-hitters.
2nd - 470m Par 5, Stroke 13 - A short Par 5 with a dogleg right. Out-of-bounds t the left. A good drive and a good second short will make the hole look easy, but mind the shrubs which protect the hole on your right from the approach up to the green.
3rd - 113m Par 3, Stroke 18 - The easiest hole on the course with 3 bunkers protecting the hole. You need to be accurate on this hole, with average golfers a pitching wedge will do. But do keep in mind the wind.
4th - 510m Par 5, Stroke 11 - This hole demands a good tee shot, but mind the bush to the left and right. Rolling up will be the best idea because the approach is not easy. Ther is a dam to your left, which is intimidating and 3 bunkers, one to the left, one to the right and one at the back of the green.
5th - 430m Par 4, Stroke 1 - A very long hole with a dogleg left, very tight from tee and opens to the right. Your tee shot needs to land behind the water and if you are a good hitter, you need to carry your ball to the left of the water and the bush. It has a big green with two big shaped bunkers.
6th - 380m Par 4, Stroke 3 - Long hole with the wind against you most of the time. Needs a lot of accuracy, with bushes to the left and right. It has a big green with 2 bunkers.
7th - 350m Par 4, Stroke 5 - A very favourable hole. A good drive will leave you with a lob or sand wedge to the green. The green has only one pot bunker to the left. The green is quite big, so you will have to go for the flag!
8th - 140m Par 3, Stroke 15 - Keep the ball straight, you have a mall bunker to your left and a star bunker to your right. Aim to hit the green.
9th - 390m Par 4, Stroke 9 - A very straight hole with a tree in the middle of the fairway. It becomes an easy hole, if you are a good hitter and have the wind behind you. It has an uphill green with 3 bunkers, one on the left and two on the right.
10th - 310m Par 4, Stroke 10 - This is the shortest par 4 on the course and long hitters should make the green in one shot. The worry is the bunker on the right.
11th - 380m Par 4, Stroke 2 - A very tricky hole with a dogleg on the right, tight from the tee box. You need to slice the ball to make the fairway. Long hitters need a long iron to the green. The green has 2 bunkers, one pot bunker to the left and one shaped bunker to the right.
12th - 390m Par 4, Stroke 4 - A very tight hole with thorn bushes to the left and right. Watch out for the trees which are on the fairway. If your tee is short, you have no chance to hit the green. If you are a long hitter, you can carry the ball past the trees and have a chance to make a birdie. The green is big and has only one bunker to the left.
13th - 320m Par 4, Stroke 16 - On this hole it is better to favour right with your tee shit so that you have a clear view of the green. The green is unforgiving; it has 2 bunkers, one to the left and one to the right. The green is small, so you have to be extra careful with your approach shot.
14th - 170m Par 3, Stroke 17 - Keep to the left as the water on the right is intimidating. Any tee shot that drifts to the right is likely to end up in the water. This hole is difficult for beginners.
15th - 390m Par 4, Stroke 6 - A downhill hole with a lot of small thorn trees in the middle of the fairway. You need to be very accurate with your tee shot. Using a driver on this hole is a high risk, but if you clear the trees, you have an easy shot to the green. The green looks to be forgiving, as it has just one big bunker to the left, with plenty of space to the right.
16th - 462m Par 5, Stroke 16 - A short Par 5, it has a straight and narrow fairway and out of bounds on the left. The green is small with 3 bunkers protecting the green.
17th - 340m Par 4, Stroke 12 - An easy hole with the only danger o the bunker at the green. When you have hit the green, it is a very easy putt.
18th - 370m Par 4, Stroke 14 - A good finishing hole and it's best to favour a bit to the right. The danger is in the approach to the green, as it is protected by 4 bunkers with an uphill green. If you hit over the green, it becomes difficult to come back.
