The golf annual general meeting took place on the 27th to the 31st of August. Congratulations to the new golf committee members and we wish you all of the best in your "term of office". As usual, many issues were discussed and the committee undertook to discuss these issues and to make decisions to implement some of the suggestions and recomendation which were made.

Catering Facilities

The following catering facilities exist at Reading Country Club :

* Bar Lunches
* Wedding Ceremonies
* A La Carte Menu
* Birthdays (21st, 40th, anything !!)

Any other function can be accomodated for.

Catering can be arranged for any group from a party of 5 up to 120 people. Various standard menu's can be selected or special menu can be made up on request. Prices vary per head, depending on the menu selection.

For futher details, availability and/or quotes, please contact Nico Coetzer at 011-907-8906
Conference Centre

The following conferencing facilities exist and is available for booking, Tuesday through to Sundays :

* Main Hall - Seats 80-100 people
* Conference Room 2 - Seats about 50 - 60 people
* Conference Room 3 - Seats about 15 - 20 people
* Private bar available

The Golf Course

Reading Country Club boasts a 18-hole golf course in a typical woodlands layout. The course is tree-lined with water featuring on 10 of the 18 holes. The fairways are predominantly of the kikuyu-variety grass whilst the greens are bentgrass greens. The course measures 6,500 meters long and is a par-71 course with 11 par-4's, 4 par-3's and 3 par-5's.

The course was redesigned in 1996 by Golf Data where various changes were made to the course.

Following is a stroke & distance card of the course:

Contact Details:

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 18
Alberton
1450

Physical Address:
40 Fore Street
New Redruth
Alberton

Telephone Numbers :

* Office - 011-907-8906
* Fax - 011-907-1376
* Proshop & Booking Office - 011-907-3666

E-mail: or