Pecanwood has an excellent Jack Nicklaus layout that remains as challenging as ever. The greens are relatively small, the bunkers deep and plentiful, and it can play long. The greens currently are patchy and soft and not what you would expect, but the course has had many different greenkeepers in recent times. The new man is Dean van Staden, who was an excellent golfer (runner-up in 1985 SA Amateur) and pro caddie (on the bag with Hennie Otto in his 2012 SA Open win).