Gary Player Country Club
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The Gary Player Country Club is a golf club in Sun City, South Africa, and is home to one of the world's longest golf courses - approximately 8,000 meters. The club is open 6 days a week taking Mondays off for maintenance work. As an alternative, there is always the Lost City course, also designed by Gary Player with its famous crocodile hole, which is on the same entertainment complex.
In December of each year, the club hosts the Million Dollar Challenge hosted by Gary Player and sponsored by South Africa's Nedbank. The club also has a Gary Player Spa, restaurant and pro shop. The Gary Player designed championship course is widely considered the best in South Africa and one of the world's top 100. Gary Player has designed and completed over 250 championship courses around the world but this is the only course that officially carries his name. Gary Player Design is currently working on over 60 new deaigns around the globe and is widely considered the worlds most pre-eminant golf course architechtural firm.
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