Ebotse, with its undulating fairways, moguls and bunkering, prides itself on its unique linksy design and looks, and in the drier winter months this feature is more prevalent as the ball is running on firm fairways. However, it is thickly grassed around greens in summer, the opposite of linksy. So thick a metre left of the 18th green that the only way to find the ball was to stand on it. It is one of Peter Matkovich’s more interesting designs with a variety of green shapes, some challengingly large so putts can be lengthy. The layout is a test of driving prowess because anything offline can mean a lost ball in long shaggy grass. Fortunately, the fairways are lined with red stakes so another ball can be dropped. There are also blue stakes: environmentally protected areas where you have to take a penalty drop even if your ball is visible.