- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 8Rated tees
About Simola
Simola Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Knysna, South Africa. Jack Nicklaus designed it, and it opened in 2005. Its course map is traced hole by hole; its greens haven't been mapped from lidar yet. The card below lists 8 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
1 Old Cape Rd, Knysna, 6570, South Africa
+27 44 302 9600
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
| Yards | 531 | 370 | 365 | 366 | 394 | 200 | 471 | 377 | 171 | 3,245 |
| Hcp | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Yards | 413 | 191 | 477 | 408 | 166 | 530 | 398 | 160 | 486 | 3,229 |
| Hcp | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 |
Total72 Yards6,474
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 531 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 370 | 13 |
| 3 | 4 | 365 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 366 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 394 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 200 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 471 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 377 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | 171 | 15 |
| Out | 36 | 3,245 | |
| 10 | 4 | 413 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 191 | 16 |
| 12 | 5 | 477 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 408 | 12 |
| 14 | 3 | 166 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | 530 | 4 |
| 16 | 4 | 398 | 10 |
| 17 | 3 | 160 | 18 |
| 18 | 5 | 486 | 8 |
| In | 36 | 3,229 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,474 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champ | 7,003 | 72 | – |
| Yellow | 7,000 | 72 | 73.7 / 136 81.1 / 147 (W) |
| Club | 6,498 | 72 | – |
| White | 6,475 | 72 | 71.7 / 136 78.5 / 139 (W) |
| Forward | 5,977 | 72 | – |
| Blue | 5,974 | 72 | 69.2 / 125 74.7 / 132 (W) |
| Ladies | 5,271 | 72 | – |
| Red | 5,270 | 72 | 65.4 / 114 70.2 / 123 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Knysna, South Africa
- Address
- 1 Old Cape Rd, Knysna, 6570, South Africa
- Phone
- +27 44 302 9600
- Website
- simola.co.za
- Architect
- Jack Nicklaus
- Opened
- 2005
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Tees on the card
- 12, 8 USGA-rated
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-11-10
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Staff at Simola can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.