Compleat Golfer

Compleat Golfer is the longest standing South Africa golf magazine and has been entertaining golfers for more than twenty years. Covering all aspects of the game, both locally and internationally, and focusing on courses, equipment, travel and instruction, it’s a one-stop shop for golfers looking to be educated and inspired about the game they love.

WELCOME • Dean Burmester soared back into the world's top 100 after back-to-back wins on the DP World Tour saw him go to 77th in the space of a week.

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Ready For 2024 • Our playing editor has had a character-defining year. From losing his DP World Tour card to regaining it through the Challenge Tour. Here he talks about what lies ahead

My Other Passions • Our playing editor is producing a list of the best events he has attended over his almost 30 years. This list varies from golf events to concerts to other sporting events.

THE REAL DEAL • By going back-to-back at the Joburg and SA Opens, this 34-year-old showed himself to be one of the best South African golfers of his generation.

THE NEXT CHAPTER • One of only two South Africans in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking, Erik van Rooyen has had his share of mixed experiences. We catch up with where he's at.

HOWELL'S ABOUT THAT! • Two-time Ryder Cup winner David Howell chalked one up for the good guys when he broke the DP Word Tour appearance record - the perfect bookend to a thoroughly impressive, somewhat underrated career.

Shoulder to the Wheel • Getting the correct movement of your left shoulder in the downswing will add more power to your swing by creating additional leverage in your left arm, explains PGA professional Grant Hepburn

Sway Slide • The latest in our series of wellness, fitness and health columns to help you get your body and mind into the best shape to help your game

All Is Not Always Lost • Another of our series of columns from one of the Sunshine Tour's leading officials to help you get the best from your game.

BEAUTY OF THE BEAST • This monster of a course will test every level of golfer with its length, providing the ultimate challenge.

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A Helping Hand

Fun And Festive • As one year ends and another begins here are some suggestions for last-minute gifts that will fit under the Christmas tree

Altin's Crowning Glory • A roundup of all the latest amateur action as overseen by governing body GolfRSA

On The Ladder • South Africa’s amateurs continue to produce world-class performances. Here are the latest monthly rankings as overseen by GolfRSA

EIGHT YEARS DONE! • With 2023 done and dusted, that’s another milestone behind us for Els for Autism, with Compleat Golfer being media partners

Feeling At Home

JANUARY PICK OF THE MONTH • DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC 18-21 JANUARY

MORE THAN A GAME • The annual tournament at the Lost City raised more than R3-million for charity.

Birdies And Eagles • In the fourth in our series on Southern Africa's most momentous golfing achievers, we revisit some of the magic of Tony Johnstone.

GAINING MOMENTUM • Another product of the GolfRSA system has started making an impression in the pro ranks and a Sunshine Tour breakthrough is looming.

A Legend Visits

A MAJOR DANGER • South Africa’s 88-year-old golfing legend is hopeful that the country’s men can break its 12-year Major drought but fears that over-coaching is destroying promising young careers.

Conveyor Belt • Some of the biggest names in golf cut their teeth on the Sunshine Tour from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. Here is a look at some of the top international players who won on the local Tour before...