Fulton Allem on two occasions found a watery grave here in the 1989 Million Dollar when he was on his way to a crippling eight, which unfortunately destroyed his chances in the tournament. Frost, Ballesteros and Langer have all won the Million Dollar more than once. He started off his final round with an eagle two at the I'd hole when he sank a wedge shot from about 100 meters out. The Gary Player Country Club is part of the huge Sun City casino, sporting and entertainment complex with the Lost City course right next door and the impressive Pilanesberg Game Reserve on adjacent ground. There are beautiful kikuyu fairways and world-class bent grass greens.
Water comes into play on seven holes.
When the celebrated English novelist, Anthony Trollope, visited this part of the world in 1877, he stated that there was no place on earth prettier than the village of George in South Africa. To the east, a 10 minute drive away, is the famous Wilderness resort with lakes on one side and the sea on the other. To the east lies a fisherman's paradise at Mossel Bay. George can lay claim to two outstanding golf venues. One is the 18-hole George Golf Club and the other is the Fancourt Hotel and Country Club Estate at Bainco on the town's western boundary.