Dainfern is an exceptionally scenic and leafy course where you often forget you’re in a vast residential estate. The holes slip away into the bushveld and from Nos 5 to 7 you can imagine yourself in the wilds of the Waterberg. After putting out on the seventh green there’s a forest walk to the eighth tee, and one of the most attractive and challenging par 5s in Gauteng where you twice cross the Jukskei River (kept remarkably clean by the estate). It may be a lesser-appreciated Gary Player design, overshadowed by his more famous hits, but it’s a solid creation with 18 well-crafted holes. The rolling landscape adds to the attractiveness and design variety. The bunkering, though, has a distinctly dull 1980s look, similar to Sun City, and while playable I walked away thinking how stunning Dainfern could be with a modern bunker renovation.