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Dullstroom sits at roughly 2,000 meters above sea level in Mpumalanga's Eastern Escarpment, and that elevation shapes everything about golf here. The thin mountain air means the ball travels noticeably farther than you'd expect, winds off the highveld can shift quickly, and the temperature drops sharply once the sun moves behind the ridgeline. It's fishing country as much as golf country — the town is famous for its trout streams and fly-fishing lodges — and Highland Gate carries that same unhurried, retreat-from-the-city energy.
The course occupies terrain that rolls through the characteristic grasslands and rocky outcrops of the Mpumalanga highlands, with the kind of open, windswept character that rewards course management over raw power. At this altitude, even a par 72 layout plays differently hole to hole depending on wind direction, and the light at this elevation has a clarity that makes the countryside feel almost theatrical in the late afternoon.
Highland Gate is positioned as an estate and leisure destination, which means the round tends to be unhurried and the surroundings — indigenous scrub, wetland areas, wide sky — are genuinely part of the experience. For visitors making the drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria, it represents a proper escape into the highveld's cooler, quieter version of South African golf.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Temp · men | 7,338 | 73.6 | 134 | 72 |
| Green · men | 7,300 | 73.9 | 146 | 72 |
| White Temp · men | 6,697 | 70.5 | 132 | 72 |
| White (w) Temp · women | 6,697 | 77.4 | 144 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,672 | 70.5 | 139 | 72 |
| Blue Temp · men | 6,448 | 69.2 | 128 | 72 |
| Blue (w) Temp · women | 6,448 | 75.9 | 140 | 72 |
| Blue · men | 6,435 | 69.3 | 135 | 72 |
| Blue(w) · women | 6,435 | 75.7 | 147 | 72 |
| Red Temp · men | 5,391 | 64.7 | 105 | 72 |
| Red (w) Temp · women | 5,391 | 69.6 | 123 | 72 |
| Red · men | 5,360 | 63.7 | 119 | 72 |
| Red(w) · women | 5,360 | 69.8 | 134 | 72 |
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