Lost City Golf Course
Quick Facts
- Type
- resort
- Founded
- 1993
- Green fee
- Confirm with club
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Overview
Why it matters
Lost City is the eccentric counterpoint to Gary Player Country Club, and that is precisely why it deserves a place in a luxury South Africa itinerary. Also designed by Gary Player, the course opened in 1993 as part of Sun City's theatrical Lost City complex, with desert-style visual language, wide-scale resort drama, and one of the country's most talked-about par 3s: the 13th, where the green sits beside a crocodile pit.
Play Lost City after the Gary Player Country Club and Sun City becomes more than a single championship box tick. It becomes a two-course resort chapter: one polished and tournament-heavy, the other playful, strange, and unmistakably South African. The setting is intentionally cinematic — Sun City at its most theatrical.
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Par
72
Yardage
6,546
Holes
18
Opened
1993
Green fee
Confirm with club
Difficulty
6/10
Architect
Gary Player
Plan the wider route
Video walk-through
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Editors’ notes
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Patrick Osei
★★★★★
The crocodile hole is as outrageous as the photographs suggest. Lost City is not the most serious golf you will play in South Africa, but it is certainly the most memorable for the group dinner conversation.
Dine like a champion
Local tables worth planning around.
Inside Loop pairs every great tee time with restaurants that respect the same destination rhythm: provenance, service, and a room with memory.
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Legends Buffet at Sun City
International buffet and South African grill
Sun City value dining
Relaxed resort dining in the Entertainment Centre with family-friendly energy.
After an afternoon at Lost City, Legends provides a no-fuss finish: wide selection, convenient location, and the Sun City buzz that makes the resort feel like its own world.