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A war memorial surrounded by greens and fairways

Port Elizabeth has several well-known war memorials commemorating the lives lost during the two World Wars. The Cenotaph at St George's Park and the Walmer War Memorial are probably the two main ones. One that very few people know about is the war memorial located on the Walmer Golf Course. When the township of Walmer was laid out in 1852, it was surrounded by a “green belt” referred to as the commonage. It was on this commonage, where the locals…

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04/08/2026
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Tee off at PE Golf Club

I'm not a golfer.  Not really by choice, more by the fact that I just don't still have time for it as well.  I'd rather be out looking for Geocaches somewhere.  It's not that I've never tried though.  I played the 9 hole Kragga Kamma course probably three times and twice at Sardinia Bay's 9 holes but I don't think anybody who knows how to plat would want to play a round with me.  Perhaps one day.  Last week I…

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Humewood links course

We are really fortunate to have a true links golf course in the Humewood Golf Club right here in Port Elizabeth.  This I realised again when I had to go to a meetings at the club and stood on the balcony watching a couple of guys on the 18th fairway while a fishing boat passed in the background.

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30/11/2012